Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Sicilian Defense (B28)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1rk5/1p4rp/pBb2p2/3Np3/8/7P/1PRb1PP1/R4BK1 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 a6
  3. 3.c3 e6
  4. 4.d4 d5
  5. 5.e5 Bd7
  6. 6.Be3 Qb6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qxb3
  8. 8.axb3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Ne7
  10. 10.Nd2 Nec6
  11. 11.Nb5 Kd8
  12. 12.Bb6+ Kc8
  13. 13.Nf3 Be7
  14. 14.b4 f6
  15. 15.exf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Be2 Rg8
  17. 17.O-O Rg4
  18. 18.h3 Rg7
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bf8
  20. 20.Bf1 Nxb4
  21. 21.cxb4 Bxb4
  22. 22.Rec1+ Nc6
  23. 23.Nc7 Rb8
  24. 24.Nd4 e5
  25. 25.Nxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Nxd5 Bd2
  27. 27.Rc2

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