Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.6
Date 2015.01.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2R3pk/3q4/P5Bp/1P2p2P/3r1pK1/1Q3P2/8 w - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Be7
  9. 9.Bg2 b5
  10. 10.Nd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Bg5 Bb7
  13. 13.Nc3 Qe6
  14. 14.a3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Rfc8
  16. 16.Re1 Rab8
  17. 17.Re2 Nb6
  18. 18.Qe1 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 Nb6
  20. 20.b3 Nbd7
  21. 21.h4 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Ne4 N5f6
  24. 24.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  25. 25.Bg5 Qf5
  26. 26.Bxb7 Rxb7
  27. 27.Qa5 Rbc7
  28. 28.Qxa6 Rxc2
  29. 29.Be3 Nf6
  30. 30.Qxb5 Ng4
  31. 31.Rf1 Rxe2
  32. 32.Qxe2 Rc2
  33. 33.Qd1 Rb2
  34. 34.Bc5 e4
  35. 35.Bd4 Ra2
  36. 36.a4 Kh7
  37. 37.b4 Ra3
  38. 38.a5 Rf3
  39. 39.Qb1 Rd3
  40. 40.Qb2 Qd5
  41. 41.Bc5 Ne5
  42. 42.Be3 Nf3+
  43. 43.Kg2 f5
  44. 44.Rc1 f4
  45. 45.Rc7 Nxh4+
  46. 46.gxh4 f3+
  47. 47.Kg3 Qd6+
  48. 48.Bf4 Qg6+
  49. 49.Bg5 Qd6+

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