Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/6p1/1p6/p1p5/P1PrRN2/1P1P4/6K1/8 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Bd6
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Nd2 b6
  12. 12.Nc4 Ba6
  13. 13.Nxd6 cxd6
  14. 14.f4 f6
  15. 15.Qg4 Nf8
  16. 16.Qg3 Ra7
  17. 17.Rf3 Rf7
  18. 18.Raf1 Ne6
  19. 19.Qf2 Rb7
  20. 20.Rg3 Kh8
  21. 21.Rg4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Nxf4
  23. 23.Rxf4 Rf7
  24. 24.Ne2 Bc8
  25. 25.Ng3 Re5
  26. 26.c4 c5
  27. 27.b3 Kg8
  28. 28.Ne2 Be6
  29. 29.g4 Rf8
  30. 30.Qg3 Bf7
  31. 31.Kh2 Rfe8
  32. 32.Ng1 h6
  33. 33.h4 Qd7
  34. 34.Nf3 Rd8
  35. 35.g5 hxg5
  36. 36.hxg5 fxg5
  37. 37.Nxg5 Bg6
  38. 38.Kg2 Qe7
  39. 39.Nf3 Re6
  40. 40.Rh1 Rf8
  41. 41.Rfh4 Ref6
  42. 42.e5 dxe5
  43. 43.Rh8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Nxe5+ Ke8
  45. 45.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  46. 46.Nxg6 Qd6
  47. 47.Re1+ Kd8
  48. 48.Qxd6+ Rxd6
  49. 49.Nf4 Rd4
  50. 50.Re4

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