Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

Aeroflot Open · 2008 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Aeroflot Open
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2008.02.14
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/5Np1/8/5kP1/8/8/K7 w - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.h3 Nf6
  10. 10.c4 d4
  11. 11.Nb3 e5
  12. 12.c5 Be7
  13. 13.f4 Be6
  14. 14.fxe5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bf4 O-O
  16. 16.Rc1 Rad8
  17. 17.Qh5 g6
  18. 18.Qf3 Nxe5
  19. 19.Qg3 f6
  20. 20.Rf2 Rfe8
  21. 21.Nd2 Bf8
  22. 22.Kh1 Qb7
  23. 23.b3 Nxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Qb4
  25. 25.Bd6 Bxd6
  26. 26.cxd6 Rf8
  27. 27.Rxc6 Rxd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.Nf3 Rc8
  30. 30.Rf1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rd1 Qa3
  32. 32.Nxd4 Qxa2
  33. 33.Qf3 Rd6
  34. 34.e5 Bd5
  35. 35.exd6 Bxf3
  36. 36.Nxf3 Qxb3
  37. 37.Rd2 Qb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qb8
  39. 39.g3 Kf7
  40. 40.d7 Qd8
  41. 41.Ne1 Ke7
  42. 42.Nc2 a5
  43. 43.Na3 a4
  44. 44.Nc4 h5
  45. 45.Rd4 Qc7
  46. 46.d8=Q+ Qxd8
  47. 47.Rxd8 Kxd8
  48. 48.Kg2 Kc7
  49. 49.Kf3 Kc6
  50. 50.Ke4 Kc5
  51. 51.Kd3 Kb4
  52. 52.Nd2 a3
  53. 53.Kc2 a2
  54. 54.Kb2 a1=B+
  55. 55.Kxa1 Kc3
  56. 56.Ne4+ Kd4
  57. 57.Nxf6 Ke3
  58. 58.g4 hxg4
  59. 59.hxg4 Kf4

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