Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.9
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2P4r/KP4R1/8/7p/7k/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 h6
  10. 10.O-O-O b4
  11. 11.Na4 Ne5
  12. 12.Kb1 Bd7
  13. 13.b3 Bxa4
  14. 14.bxa4 Qc7
  15. 15.Be2 Be7
  16. 16.h4 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Qxc4
  18. 18.Qd3 Qc7
  19. 19.g5 Nd7
  20. 20.g6 Ne5
  21. 21.gxf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Qb3 Nc4
  23. 23.f4 Rhc8
  24. 24.e5 dxe5
  25. 25.fxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Rhe1 Qd5
  27. 27.Bc1 Bf6
  28. 28.Nxe6 Na3+
  29. 29.Bxa3 Qxb3+
  30. 30.axb3 bxa3
  31. 31.Rd7+ Kg6
  32. 32.Rg1+ Kh5
  33. 33.Nxg7+ Bxg7
  34. 34.Rdxg7 Rc6
  35. 35.R7g2 Re8
  36. 36.Ka2 Re4
  37. 37.Kxa3 Rxh4
  38. 38.Rd2 Rh3
  39. 39.Kb4 Kh4
  40. 40.Ka5 Rhc3
  41. 41.Rh2+ Rh3
  42. 42.Rxh3+ Kxh3
  43. 43.c4 h5
  44. 44.Rg5 h4
  45. 45.c5 Kh2
  46. 46.b4 h3
  47. 47.b5 axb5
  48. 48.axb5 Rh6
  49. 49.c6

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