Fabiano Caruana vs Hou Yifan

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 98 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 6.2
Date 2018.04.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 98
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/BK6/P3n3/2pk4/8 w - - 0 99

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nf6
  10. 10.h3 c5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be6
  12. 12.a3 d5
  13. 13.Ng5 Bd7
  14. 14.g4 Bc6
  15. 15.Bg2 Re8
  16. 16.Qd3 Bd6
  17. 17.Qg3 Bxf4+
  18. 18.Qxf4 h6
  19. 19.Nf3 Qb8
  20. 20.Qxb8 Raxb8
  21. 21.Nd2 Re2
  22. 22.Rhf1 b6
  23. 23.Rde1 Rbe8
  24. 24.Rxe2 Rxe2
  25. 25.Kd1 Re6
  26. 26.f4 Kf8
  27. 27.Re1 Ke7
  28. 28.Rxe6+ Kxe6
  29. 29.Ke2 g5
  30. 30.fxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Nf3 Ne4
  32. 32.Ke3 f6
  33. 33.Bf1 Nd6
  34. 34.Nd2 f5
  35. 35.gxf5+ Nxf5+
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke5
  37. 37.Nf3+ Kf4
  38. 38.Ne1 c4
  39. 39.Ng2+ Ke5
  40. 40.Be2 Ba4
  41. 41.Bd1 Be8
  42. 42.Bg4 Bg6
  43. 43.Be2 Nd6
  44. 44.Ne3 Ne4+
  45. 45.Kf3 Nf6
  46. 46.Kf2 Bf7
  47. 47.Ng2 Be6
  48. 48.h4 Ne4+
  49. 49.Kf3 Bh3
  50. 50.hxg5 Nxg5+
  51. 51.Kg3 Bxg2
  52. 52.Kxg2 Ne6
  53. 53.Kf2 Nc5
  54. 54.Bh5 Na4
  55. 55.Be8 Nxb2
  56. 56.Ke2 a6
  57. 57.Kd2 b5
  58. 58.Bh5 Na4
  59. 59.Bf7 Nc5
  60. 60.Kc1 Ne6
  61. 61.Kb2 Nf4
  62. 62.Be8 Ke4
  63. 63.Bc6 Ke3
  64. 64.Bb7 a5
  65. 65.Kc1 Ne2+
  66. 66.Kb2 Kd2
  67. 67.Bxd5 Nxc3
  68. 68.Bc6 Nd1+
  69. 69.Kb1 Ne3
  70. 70.Be4 c3
  71. 71.Bh7 Nc4
  72. 72.Ka2 Ne5
  73. 73.Be4 Ke3
  74. 74.Bh7 Nc6
  75. 75.Bg6 Kd2
  76. 76.Be4 Nd4
  77. 77.Kb1 Kd1
  78. 78.Bd5 Nf5
  79. 79.Be4 Ne3
  80. 80.Bg6 Kd2
  81. 81.Bd3 Nc4
  82. 82.Ka2 Nb6
  83. 83.Kb1 Nc4
  84. 84.Ka2 a4
  85. 85.Bg6 Kc1
  86. 86.Bd3 Nd6
  87. 87.Ka1 Nb7
  88. 88.Ka2 Nc5
  89. 89.Bf5 Na6
  90. 90.Bg6 Kd2
  91. 91.Bh7 Nb8
  92. 92.Bd3 Nc6
  93. 93.Bxb5 Nd4
  94. 94.Bxa4 Nxc2
  95. 95.Kb3 Nd4+
  96. 96.Kc4 Nc2
  97. 97.Kb3 Ne3
  98. 98.Kb4 c2

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