Hou Yifan vs Fabiano Caruana

4th GRENKE Chess Classic · 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 4th GRENKE Chess Classic
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 1.2
Date 2017.04.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/1p1r1r1p/1q3p1k/3p4/1P6/2P3bQ/5PP1/4R1K1 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 O-O
  8. 8.d4 Nf5
  9. 9.Nf3 d5
  10. 10.c3 Bd6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nce7
  12. 12.Qc2 c6
  13. 13.Bd3 g6
  14. 14.Nf1 f6
  15. 15.h3 Rf7
  16. 16.Bd2 Bd7
  17. 17.Re2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Bf4 Rc8
  20. 20.Rae1 g5
  21. 21.Ng3 Nxg3
  22. 22.Bxg3 a5
  23. 23.Qd2 a4
  24. 24.b4 axb3
  25. 25.axb3 Ng6
  26. 26.h4 gxh4
  27. 27.Nxh4 Nxh4
  28. 28.Bxh4 Qf8
  29. 29.Qf4 Bd6
  30. 30.Qd4 Rd8
  31. 31.Re3 Bc8
  32. 32.b4 Kg7
  33. 33.Bb5 Bc7
  34. 34.Re8 Qd6
  35. 35.Bg3 Qb6
  36. 36.Qd3 Bd7
  37. 37.Bxd7 Rdxd7
  38. 38.Qf5 Bxg3
  39. 39.Qg4+ Kh6
  40. 40.Qh3+

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