Anish Giri vs Hou Yifan

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.2
Date 2018.01.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/p1pk1P2/P7/1PPK4/8/8/8 b - - 6 64

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 Nc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Be6
  9. 9.Qe2 Bf6
  10. 10.O-O-O Qe7
  11. 11.Kb1 a6
  12. 12.Rhe1 O-O-O
  13. 13.h3 Rhe8
  14. 14.g4 h6
  15. 15.Nd2 Bg5
  16. 16.f4 Bh4
  17. 17.Bf2 Bxf2
  18. 18.Qxf2 Qf8
  19. 19.f5 Bd7
  20. 20.f6 g6
  21. 21.Be4 Kb8
  22. 22.Nc4 Re6
  23. 23.Bxc6 Rxe1
  24. 24.Rxe1 Bxc6
  25. 25.Na5 Re8
  26. 26.Nxc6+ bxc6
  27. 27.Qg3 Qh8
  28. 28.Re7 Rxe7
  29. 29.fxe7 Qe8
  30. 30.Qe3 Kc8
  31. 31.h4 Kd7
  32. 32.Qxh6 Qxe7
  33. 33.b3 Qe4
  34. 34.g5 Qe5
  35. 35.Qf8 Qd5
  36. 36.Kb2 c5
  37. 37.Qg8 Qf3
  38. 38.Qf8 Qd5
  39. 39.Qg7 Qf5
  40. 40.Qg8 Qf3
  41. 41.a4 Qf1
  42. 42.Qf8 Qf5
  43. 43.Qa8 Qf1
  44. 44.Qe4 Kd8
  45. 45.Qg4 d5
  46. 46.a5 Qe1
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.Qxh5 Qe6
  49. 49.Qh8+ Ke7
  50. 50.b4 cxb4
  51. 51.cxb4 Kd7
  52. 52.Qd4 Kc8
  53. 53.Qf6 Qxf6+
  54. 54.gxf6 Kd7
  55. 55.Kb3 Kc6
  56. 56.c4 d4
  57. 57.Kc2 Kd6
  58. 58.Kd2 c6
  59. 59.Ke2 Kd7
  60. 60.Kd3 Kc7
  61. 61.Kxd4 Kd6
  62. 62.Kd3 Kc7
  63. 63.Ke4 Kd6
  64. 64.Kd4

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