Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Bishop's Opening · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 2.1
Date 2018.04.01
Opening Bishop's Opening (C24)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3R1n2/5r2/3p1N1P/1P3K2/1P6/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Qe2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.c3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O a5
  9. 9.d4 a4
  10. 10.Bc2 Re8
  11. 11.Re1 Bf8
  12. 12.Qd1 b5
  13. 13.Nbd2 Qc7
  14. 14.Nf1 g6
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bd2 Bg7
  17. 17.Ng3 Nb6
  18. 18.b3 axb3
  19. 19.axb3 Rxa1
  20. 20.Qxa1 Bg4
  21. 21.Qc1 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 h5
  23. 23.Bh6 Qe7
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Qg5 Kh7
  26. 26.f4 Nfd7
  27. 27.Qxe7 Rxe7
  28. 28.fxe5 dxe5
  29. 29.Rd1 Re8
  30. 30.dxe5 Nxe5
  31. 31.f4 Ng4
  32. 32.Rd6 Re6
  33. 33.Rd8 Kg7
  34. 34.Nf1 Rf6
  35. 35.h3 Nh6
  36. 36.f5 gxf5
  37. 37.Ng3 Rg6
  38. 38.Kf2 fxe4
  39. 39.Nxh5+ Kh7
  40. 40.Bxe4 f5
  41. 41.Bg2 Nf7
  42. 42.Rf8 Ne5
  43. 43.Nf4 Rd6
  44. 44.Rxf5 Nbd7
  45. 45.Ke2 Kg7
  46. 46.h4 Nf7
  47. 47.Be4 Nde5
  48. 48.Nh5+ Kh6
  49. 49.Ng3 Re6
  50. 50.Ke3 Kg7
  51. 51.Rf1 Kf8
  52. 52.Nf5 Ng4+
  53. 53.Kf4 Nf6
  54. 54.Bf3 Nd5+
  55. 55.Bxd5 cxd5
  56. 56.Ra1 Kg8
  57. 57.Ra8+ Kh7
  58. 58.Ra7 Rf6
  59. 59.h5 Kg8
  60. 60.Rd7 b4
  61. 61.cxb4

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