Hou Yifan vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 2.5
Date 2017.09.08
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/5r1p/2R5/6PK/3p4/3k4/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Rb8
  11. 11.f4 Be7
  12. 12.b3 d6
  13. 13.Qf3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Rae1 Nc5
  16. 16.e5 Qd8
  17. 17.exd6 cxd6
  18. 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  19. 19.f5 Qe5
  20. 20.f6 Qd4+
  21. 21.Rf2 g6
  22. 22.Ne2 Qa1+
  23. 23.Rf1 Qe5
  24. 24.h3 Be6
  25. 25.Qf4 Qxf4
  26. 26.Nxf4 Re8
  27. 27.Kh2 Kf8
  28. 28.a3 g5
  29. 29.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  30. 30.Rf3 d5
  31. 31.b4 Nd7
  32. 32.Bf5 Ne5
  33. 33.Rc3 Rxf6
  34. 34.g4 Ke7
  35. 35.Rc5 Nc4
  36. 36.Bd3 Nxa3
  37. 37.Ra5 Nb1
  38. 38.Rxa7+ Kd6
  39. 39.Kg2 Nc3
  40. 40.Bf5 Nb5
  41. 41.Ra6 Ke5
  42. 42.Bd3 Nc3
  43. 43.Bf5 Ne4
  44. 44.Ra7 Nd6
  45. 45.Bd3 Kd4
  46. 46.Rc7 Nc4
  47. 47.Re7 Kc3
  48. 48.Rb7 Ne3+
  49. 49.Kg3 Nxc2
  50. 50.Bxc2 Kxc2
  51. 51.b5 cxb5
  52. 52.Rxb5 d4
  53. 53.Rc5+ Kd2
  54. 54.h4 gxh4+
  55. 55.Kxh4 d3

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