Levon Aronian vs Hou Yifan

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 2.6
Date 2017.09.08
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2k2/5p2/2N5/8/2R2PK1/8/8/8 b - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.d5 exd5
  8. 8.cxd5 Bg7
  9. 9.e4 a6
  10. 10.a4 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Ne8
  14. 14.Bf4 Qe7
  15. 15.Qg3 h6
  16. 16.Rae1 Nd7
  17. 17.Bc1 g5
  18. 18.Nd1 Ne5
  19. 19.Ne3 Ng6
  20. 20.Nf5 Qe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Be2 Ng6
  23. 23.g3 Kh7
  24. 24.Kg2 Bf6
  25. 25.h4 gxh4
  26. 26.Bxh6 Ng7
  27. 27.Bxg7 Bxg7
  28. 28.b3 hxg3
  29. 29.Kxg3 Bc3
  30. 30.Rd1 Rfe8
  31. 31.Bd3 b5
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.f4 c4
  34. 34.bxc4 bxc4
  35. 35.Bxc4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Nxd6 Re3+
  37. 37.Rf3 Be1+
  38. 38.Kg4 Rxf3
  39. 39.Kxf3 Ra3+
  40. 40.Bd3 Kg7
  41. 41.Nc4 Rb3
  42. 42.d6 Bh4
  43. 43.Kg4 Bd8
  44. 44.Bxg6 Kxg6
  45. 45.Ne5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Nc6 Bf6
  47. 47.d7 Rb6
  48. 48.d8=Q Bxd8
  49. 49.Nxd8 Kf8
  50. 50.Rc1 Rb8
  51. 51.Nc6 Rc8
  52. 52.Rc4

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