Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.1
Date 2016.01.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1pk5/8/1KPp1p1p/5P1P/2P5/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.b3 Bf6
  11. 11.h3 O-O-O
  12. 12.g4 h6
  13. 13.Bg2 Kb8
  14. 14.Rhe1 Rhe8
  15. 15.Kb2 a6
  16. 16.Re2 Qe7
  17. 17.Rde1 Qf8
  18. 18.Nd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Bd7
  21. 21.f4 Rxe2
  22. 22.Rxe2 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  24. 24.Qb4 c6
  25. 25.Bf1 Kc8
  26. 26.g5 Qe7
  27. 27.gxh6 gxh6
  28. 28.Qd4 f6
  29. 29.Qa7 Bd7
  30. 30.a4 Qd8
  31. 31.Qg1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qg6 Qe1
  33. 33.Bd3 Qh4
  34. 34.Bf5 Bxf5
  35. 35.Qxf5+ Kb8
  36. 36.c4 Kc7
  37. 37.Qa5+ Kc8
  38. 38.Qd2 Kd7
  39. 39.c5 d5
  40. 40.Qe3 Qh5
  41. 41.Qg3 Qf7
  42. 42.Qg4+ f5
  43. 43.Qg3 Qf6+
  44. 44.Qc3 Qxc3+
  45. 45.Kxc3 h5
  46. 46.Kb4 Kc8
  47. 47.Ka5 Kc7
  48. 48.h4 Kb8
  49. 49.Kb6 Kc8
  50. 50.b4 Kb8
  51. 51.b5 cxb5
  52. 52.axb5 axb5
  53. 53.Kxb5 Kc7
  54. 54.c3

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