Hou Yifan vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2017.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/R2Q1pp1/8/4P3/3PpBP1/3n4/4KP2/7q w - - 11 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.h3 Ne7
  8. 8.Ba4 Ng6
  9. 9.Re1 c6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bb4
  13. 13.Bc2 c5
  14. 14.a3 Ba5
  15. 15.b4 cxb4
  16. 16.Nb3 Bb6
  17. 17.axb4 d5
  18. 18.e5 Ne4
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.bxc5 Bf5
  21. 21.Ra3 b6
  22. 22.g4 Be6
  23. 23.cxb6 Qxb6
  24. 24.Rb3 Qd8
  25. 25.Nd2 Rc8
  26. 26.Nxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Ra3 Bd5
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rc3
  29. 29.Re3 Rxe3
  30. 30.Bxe3 Nh4
  31. 31.Ba4 Nf3+
  32. 32.Kg2 Rf8
  33. 33.Bb3 h5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Qxd5
  35. 35.Qb1 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 Qc6
  37. 37.Qb7 Qg6
  38. 38.Qd7 Qh7
  39. 39.Bf4 Ne1+
  40. 40.Kf1 Qh1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Nd3

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