Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.15
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b2rr1k1/R2nqpp1/1p3B1p/1B6/4P3/5P2/3Q1NPP/5RK1 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.e3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be4
  9. 9.Be2 d6
  10. 10.Ng5 Bb7
  11. 11.f3 c5
  12. 12.e4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Be3 Qe7
  14. 14.Qd2 h6
  15. 15.Nh3 Rad8
  16. 16.a4 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 e5
  18. 18.a5 exd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nf2 d5
  21. 21.cxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.axb6 axb6
  23. 23.Ra7 Ba8
  24. 24.Bb5 N5f6
  25. 25.Bxf6

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