Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.1
Date 2018.01.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/6p1/1PKP4/2N2r2/8/8/8/8 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.Bd3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Qg4 Nf6
  11. 11.Qg3 Qxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Bd6
  13. 13.Nf3 b6
  14. 14.a4 Bb7
  15. 15.a5 Ke7
  16. 16.Ke2 Ne4
  17. 17.Be1 h6
  18. 18.c4 Nf6
  19. 19.Bc3 Be4
  20. 20.Rhb1 Bxd3+
  21. 21.Kxd3 Nd7
  22. 22.Nd2 Rhd8
  23. 23.Ne4 Bc7
  24. 24.Bb4+ Ke8
  25. 25.f4 Rac8
  26. 26.axb6 axb6
  27. 27.Ra7 Nb8
  28. 28.Rxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Nd6+ Kd7
  30. 30.Nxf7 Rdc8
  31. 31.Ne5+ Ke8
  32. 32.Bd6 Rb7
  33. 33.c5 Nc6
  34. 34.Rxb6 Rxb6
  35. 35.cxb6 Nd8
  36. 36.Bc7 Ra8
  37. 37.Kc4 Nb7
  38. 38.Kb5 Ra2
  39. 39.g4 Ke7
  40. 40.g3 Nd6+
  41. 41.Bxd6+ Kxd6
  42. 42.Nc4+ Kd7
  43. 43.Kc5 Rc2
  44. 44.f5 exf5
  45. 45.gxf5 Rf2
  46. 46.Nd6 Rg2
  47. 47.Ne4 Rb2
  48. 48.g4 Rb1
  49. 49.Nd2 Rh1
  50. 50.d5 h5
  51. 51.d6 Kc8
  52. 52.gxh5 Rxh5
  53. 53.Kc6 Kb8
  54. 54.Ne4 Rxf5
  55. 55.Nc5

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