Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.6
Date 2016.01.21
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

1k1K4/1p6/PP6/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 1 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.h4 h6
  11. 11.a3 Rg8
  12. 12.Nd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 c5
  14. 14.Qf4 d5
  15. 15.Qg3 O-O-O
  16. 16.Be2 g5
  17. 17.hxg5 hxg5
  18. 18.Rh7 Qa4
  19. 19.Kb1 Rd7
  20. 20.Bc1 Bd6
  21. 21.Qd3 Bf4
  22. 22.Be3 Bxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Qe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 dxe4
  25. 25.Kc1 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Kxd1 Kd7
  27. 27.Kd2 Kd6
  28. 28.Bh5 Ke7
  29. 29.Ke3 Kf6
  30. 30.Be2 Kg6
  31. 31.Rh1 f5
  32. 32.g3 Rd8
  33. 33.a4 Kf6
  34. 34.a5 Ke5
  35. 35.Rh5 Rg8
  36. 36.f4+ exf3
  37. 37.Bxf3 Rg7
  38. 38.Rh8 Re7
  39. 39.Ra8 a6
  40. 40.Rd8 f4+
  41. 41.gxf4+ gxf4+
  42. 42.Kf2 Rc7
  43. 43.Rb8 Bc8
  44. 44.c4 Kd6
  45. 45.c3 Ke5
  46. 46.Bd5 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf3 Kf5
  48. 48.b3 Ke5
  49. 49.b4 cxb4
  50. 50.cxb4 Kf5
  51. 51.Ke2 Ke5
  52. 52.Kd3 Bf5+
  53. 53.Kd2 Kd4
  54. 54.Rf8 Ke5
  55. 55.Kc3 Re7
  56. 56.Rh8 Be4
  57. 57.Rh5+ Kd6
  58. 58.Kd4 Bxd5
  59. 59.Rxd5+ Kc6
  60. 60.Rc5+ Kd6
  61. 61.Rf5 Rh7
  62. 62.Rf6+ Kc7
  63. 63.Rxf4 Rh5
  64. 64.Rf7+ Kc6
  65. 65.Rf6+ Kc7
  66. 66.Re6 Rg5
  67. 67.Re5 Rg6
  68. 68.b5 axb5
  69. 69.cxb5 Rg1
  70. 70.Re7+ Kb8
  71. 71.b6 Rd1+
  72. 72.Kc5 Rc1+
  73. 73.Kd6 Rd1+
  74. 74.Ke6 Re1+
  75. 75.Kd7 Rxe7+
  76. 76.Kxe7 Ka8
  77. 77.Kd7 Kb8
  78. 78.Kd8 Ka8
  79. 79.a6 Kb8

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