Hou Yifan vs Fabiano Caruana

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.1
Date 2013.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/pP1R2pk/3P3p/3rr3/3K3P/6P1/5R2 w - - 9 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Be7
  7. 7.Qg4 g6
  8. 8.Qe2 d6
  9. 9.Na3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Rb8
  11. 11.O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Bh6 e5
  13. 13.Bg7 Rg8
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nc4 Bg5
  16. 16.Ne3 Ne7
  17. 17.a4 Bd7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd2 Kf8
  20. 20.a5 Kg7
  21. 21.Ndc4 Bc6
  22. 22.Nb6 Rgf8
  23. 23.Ra3 Rbd8
  24. 24.c4 Bxe3
  25. 25.Qxe3 Bd7
  26. 26.Nd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.exd5 Rb8
  28. 28.Qb6 Qxb6
  29. 29.axb6 Rfe8
  30. 30.f3 f5
  31. 31.b4 e4
  32. 32.fxe4 fxe4
  33. 33.Be2 h5
  34. 34.Kf2 Bg4
  35. 35.h3 e3+
  36. 36.Ke1 Bxe2
  37. 37.Kxe2 Re4
  38. 38.Rxe3 Rxc4
  39. 39.Re7+ Kh6
  40. 40.Re6 Rxb4
  41. 41.Rxd6 Re8+
  42. 42.Kd3 Ree4
  43. 43.Rf1 Rbd4+
  44. 44.Kc3 Rc4+
  45. 45.Kd3 Rcd4+

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