Ding Liren vs Hou Yifan

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.7
Date 2016.01.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/4k3/3p2pn/2PP4/3BKP2/8/8 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Nbd7
  8. 8.e3 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Ne4
  10. 10.Qb3 c5
  11. 11.Rc1 Qa5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nxg3
  13. 13.hxg3 cxd4
  14. 14.exd4 Nf6
  15. 15.Bd3 Be6
  16. 16.a3 Bxc3
  17. 17.Rxc3 Rc8
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  19. 19.Qb4 Qxb4
  20. 20.axb4 Ke7
  21. 21.Nb1 Bd7
  22. 22.Nc3 a6
  23. 23.f3 Kd6
  24. 24.Kf2 Ng8
  25. 25.Ra1 Ne7
  26. 26.Ra5 Rc8
  27. 27.g4 Rc6
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.Rxb5 Rxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Bxb5
  31. 31.Bxb5 f5
  32. 32.gxf5 Nxf5
  33. 33.Bd3 Ke6
  34. 34.g4 Ng7
  35. 35.Ke3 h5
  36. 36.gxh5 Nxh5
  37. 37.c4

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