Anish Giri vs Hou Yifan

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 95 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13.2
Date 2016.01.31
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 95
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Final Position

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

8/r7/1K6/8/1k6/8/8/8 w - - 0 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 d5
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bd6
  7. 7.Ne5 Qc7
  8. 8.Ndf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 b6
  10. 10.Nxc6 Qxc6
  11. 11.Ne5 Qc7
  12. 12.Qf3 Ne4
  13. 13.Nc4 Bxf4
  14. 14.Qxf4 Qxf4
  15. 15.exf4 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Nd2 cxd4
  18. 18.Nxe4 f5
  19. 19.Ng5 dxc3
  20. 20.O-O-O Bc4
  21. 21.b3 Bd5
  22. 22.Rhe1 Rfe8
  23. 23.Re3 Rac8
  24. 24.Rdd3 Bxg2
  25. 25.Rd7 Red8
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.Nxe6 Rd6
  28. 28.Ng5 Bc6
  29. 29.Rxc3 h6
  30. 30.Nh3 Bb5
  31. 31.Re3 Bf1
  32. 32.Ng1 Rd4
  33. 33.Re1 Bg2
  34. 34.Ne2 Re4
  35. 35.Kd2 Bf3
  36. 36.Ng3 Rxf4
  37. 37.Re8+ Kf7
  38. 38.Ke3 g5
  39. 39.Rh8 Kg7
  40. 40.Rc8 Bg4
  41. 41.Rc7+ Kf6
  42. 42.h3 Rf3+
  43. 43.Kd4 Bxh3
  44. 44.Rc6+ Ke7
  45. 45.Rxh6 Bg4
  46. 46.Rg6 Rxf2
  47. 47.Rxg5 Kf7
  48. 48.b4 Rf3
  49. 49.Ne2 Rh3
  50. 50.Nc3 Rh8
  51. 51.Nd5 Re8
  52. 52.a3 Re4+
  53. 53.Kd3 Be2+
  54. 54.Kd2 Rd4+
  55. 55.Kxe2 Rxd5
  56. 56.Rh5 Kg6
  57. 57.Rh8 Rd7
  58. 58.a4 Kf6
  59. 59.a5 Ke5
  60. 60.Rc8 bxa5
  61. 61.bxa5 Rd5
  62. 62.a6 Ra5
  63. 63.Rc6 Kd5
  64. 64.Rf6 Ke4
  65. 65.Re6+ Kf4
  66. 66.Kd3 Ra4
  67. 67.Rg6 Kf3
  68. 68.Kc3 f4
  69. 69.Kb3 Ra1
  70. 70.Kb4 Ke3
  71. 71.Kb5 f3
  72. 72.Re6+ Kd4
  73. 73.Rf6 Rb1+
  74. 74.Ka4 Rf1
  75. 75.Kb3 Ke3
  76. 76.Re6+ Kd2
  77. 77.Rd6+ Ke3
  78. 78.Re6+ Kd4
  79. 79.Rf6 Ke4
  80. 80.Rf7 Ra1
  81. 81.Re7+ Kd4
  82. 82.Rf7 Ke3
  83. 83.Re7+ Kd2
  84. 84.Rd7+ Ke1
  85. 85.Re7+ Kf1
  86. 86.Rxa7 f2
  87. 87.Kc4 Ke2
  88. 88.Re7+ Kd2
  89. 89.Rf7 f1=Q+
  90. 90.Rxf1 Rxf1
  91. 91.Kb5 Kc3
  92. 92.a7 Rf8
  93. 93.Kc6 Kb4
  94. 94.Kb7 Rf7+
  95. 95.Kb6 Rxa7

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