Hou Yifan vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com IoM Masters · 2016 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 6.2
Date 2016.10.06
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p3pk/3p4/Q2P1K2/P1P5/6qp/8/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Re1 h6
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Na3 Bxa3
  11. 11.Bxe6 Bxb2
  12. 12.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  13. 13.Bxb2 Qd7
  14. 14.c4 Raf8
  15. 15.Nh4 Kh7
  16. 16.f4 exf4
  17. 17.d4 Re8
  18. 18.Qb1 Kg8
  19. 19.Nf3 Rfe7
  20. 20.d5 Ne5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qxb7 f3
  24. 24.Qb3 fxg2
  25. 25.Qf3 Qe8
  26. 26.Ra2 Nxe4
  27. 27.Rae2 Ng5
  28. 28.Qg4 Rxe2
  29. 29.Rxe2 Qxe2
  30. 30.Qxe2 Nxh3+
  31. 31.Kh2 g1=Q+
  32. 32.Kxh3 Kh7
  33. 33.Qd2 h5
  34. 34.Qxa5 Qh1+
  35. 35.Kg3 h4+
  36. 36.Kf4 Qh2+
  37. 37.Kf5 Qe5+
  38. 38.Kg4 Qg3+
  39. 39.Kf5 h3

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