Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.23
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/7k/8/8/K7/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 a6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.e5 Nc6
  7. 7.Qf4 Nh5
  8. 8.Qe4 d6
  9. 9.exd6 Qxd6
  10. 10.Be3 Bg7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qb4
  12. 12.Qxb4 Nxb4
  13. 13.Rd2 Be6
  14. 14.Bg2 Rc8
  15. 15.Nge2 Rc7
  16. 16.Nd4 O-O
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.a3 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Rxc3
  22. 22.Kd2 Rxa3
  23. 23.Rd7 Nf6
  24. 24.Rxe7 Nd5
  25. 25.Rxb7 Nxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Rf2+
  27. 27.Kc1 Rc3
  28. 28.Rb2 Rxe3
  29. 29.Rd1 Kg7
  30. 30.Rb7+ Kh6
  31. 31.Rdd7 Rc3
  32. 32.Rxh7+ Kg5
  33. 33.Rb2 a5
  34. 34.Kb1 a4
  35. 35.h4+ Kg4
  36. 36.Rg7 Kxg3
  37. 37.Rxg6+ Kxh4
  38. 38.Rb4+ Kh5
  39. 39.Rg1 Rcxc2
  40. 40.Rxa4 Rb2+
  41. 41.Ka1 Rg2
  42. 42.Rxg2 Rxg2
  43. 43.Ra2 Rxa2+
  44. 44.Kxa2

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