Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.21
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3k1q/3bR1p1/1p1p1pQ1/3P4/PpP2P1P/8/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.O-O Ne7
  6. 6.Re1 Nxb5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Nc6
  8. 8.d4 a6
  9. 9.Nc3 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Qc7
  11. 11.Nd5 exd5
  12. 12.exd5+ Ne7
  13. 13.a4 d6
  14. 14.Ra3 Bd7
  15. 15.Bg5 f6
  16. 16.Bf4 Kf7
  17. 17.Ne6 Qa5
  18. 18.c4 Ng6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qb6
  20. 20.Rb3 Qa7
  21. 21.Be3 Qb8
  22. 22.Bb6 Qc8
  23. 23.Qd4 Be7
  24. 24.Rbe3 Rb8
  25. 25.f4 Bd8
  26. 26.Nxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.Bxd8 Qxd8
  28. 28.b4 b6
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.Qd3 a5
  31. 31.Qe2 axb4
  32. 32.Qxh5 Qh8
  33. 33.Re7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qxg6

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