Hou Yifan vs I Bulmaga

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · King's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black I Bulmaga
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 5.5
Date 2025.06.12
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 42
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2k5/1R4p1/p1np3q/4p3/Q7/2P3K1/PP4B1/8 b - - 26 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Qd6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.d3 O-O-O
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.Nh4 Nd4
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Ne4 Qd7
  14. 14.c3 Nc6
  15. 15.Be3 f5
  16. 16.Nc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Nf6
  18. 18.Qa4 Nd5
  19. 19.Be3 Nxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 Qxd3
  21. 21.Rae1 Rd6
  22. 22.Kh2 a6
  23. 23.gxf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Rd1 Qxe3
  25. 25.Rxd6 cxd6
  26. 26.Rxf5 Qd3
  27. 27.Rf7 Qe2
  28. 28.Rxb7 Rxh3+
  29. 29.Kxh3 Qh5+
  30. 30.Kg3 Qg5+
  31. 31.Kf2 Qd2+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qd3+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qe3+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qh6+
  35. 35.Kg3 Qg5+
  36. 36.Kf2 Qd2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qd3+
  38. 38.Ke1 Qe3+
  39. 39.Kf1 Qd3+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qe3+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qh6+
  42. 42.Kg3

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Hou Yifan games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.