Hou Yifan vs Viswanathan Anand

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.3
Date 2013.01.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p1p/1P1k4/6P1/4p3/8/3K4 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qe2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g6
  9. 9.f4 e5
  10. 10.fxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.O-O-O Be7
  12. 12.Nf3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qc4 Qb8
  14. 14.Nd5 b5
  15. 15.Qc6 Nxd5
  16. 16.Rxd5 Qb7
  17. 17.Qc3 f6
  18. 18.Bf2 Nb6
  19. 19.Rd1 Na4
  20. 20.Qb3 Qc6
  21. 21.Qd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Bc5
  23. 23.Bg3 Nb6
  24. 24.Bd3 Bf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Rhf1 O-O-O
  27. 27.Bf2 Bxf2
  28. 28.Rxf2 Rxd5
  29. 29.g3 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Kxd1 Nd5
  31. 31.Nh4 f4
  32. 32.Rd2 Ne3+
  33. 33.Ke2 Nc4
  34. 34.Rd1 fxg3
  35. 35.b3 Rd8
  36. 36.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  37. 37.hxg3 Nd6
  38. 38.Kd3 b4
  39. 39.c4 bxc3
  40. 40.Kxc3 Kd7
  41. 41.Kd3 Ke6
  42. 42.b4 Nf5
  43. 43.Nxf5 Kxf5
  44. 44.a4 Ke6
  45. 45.g4 Kd5
  46. 46.Kc3 Ke4
  47. 47.Kc2 Kd4
  48. 48.Kb3 e4
  49. 49.b5 axb5
  50. 50.axb5 e3
  51. 51.Kc2 Ke4
  52. 52.Kd1 Kd5

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