Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

43rd GM 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 43rd GM 2015
Site Dortmund GER
Round 6.1
Date 2015.07.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5p2/1n3QPp/8/2n1pP1P/2P5/6RK/2q5 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 c6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Ba6
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.Ne5 Re8
  13. 13.a5 Bxd3
  14. 14.Nxd3 Nc6
  15. 15.axb6 axb6
  16. 16.Rxa8 Qxa8
  17. 17.dxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Ne5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nc4
  20. 20.Nf4 h6
  21. 21.Qd4 Re4
  22. 22.Qc5 Re5
  23. 23.f3 Qa2
  24. 24.Qd4 Qa4
  25. 25.h4 Qb5
  26. 26.g4 Nd7
  27. 27.Nd3 Re6
  28. 28.Kg2 Ndb6
  29. 29.Nf4 Re5
  30. 30.Nh5 Qb1
  31. 31.e4 dxe4
  32. 32.f4 Rxh5
  33. 33.gxh5 Qc2+
  34. 34.Kh1 Qe2
  35. 35.Rg1 Qf3+
  36. 36.Rg2 g6
  37. 37.hxg6 Qf1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qxc1
  39. 39.Qf6

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