Hou Yifan vs Ding Liren

ch-CHN 2012 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-CHN 2012
Site Xinghua CHN
Round 2
Date 2012.03.28
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

3R4/8/8/3n4/3k4/r7/4K3/8 b - - 15 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.Ra2 Qb6
  11. 11.g3 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bc5
  13. 13.Nce2 a5
  14. 14.c3 a4
  15. 15.Bh3 Na5
  16. 16.Bf2 Nc4
  17. 17.Qc2 f6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Ndxe5
  20. 20.Bxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.Qf5 Rb8
  22. 22.Nf4 g6
  23. 23.Qe6+ Qxe6
  24. 24.Ndxe6 Bxf2+
  25. 25.Kxf2 Kf7
  26. 26.h3 Rhe8
  27. 27.Nc7 g5
  28. 28.Nxe8 Rxe8
  29. 29.Rd1 gxf4
  30. 30.gxf4 Nd7
  31. 31.Rxd5 Nf6
  32. 32.Rxb5 Re3
  33. 33.b3 Ne4+
  34. 34.Kg2 Ncd2
  35. 35.Rb7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rxd2 Nxd2
  37. 37.bxa4 Rxc3
  38. 38.f5 Ne4
  39. 39.a5 Rg3+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rxa3
  41. 41.Ra7 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Ng5
  43. 43.f6 Nxh3+
  44. 44.Kh1 Nf2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Ne4
  46. 46.Rg7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Rxh7 Rxa5
  48. 48.Rh4 Nxf6
  49. 49.Kg2 Kf7
  50. 50.Rd4 Ke6
  51. 51.Kf3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Ke2 Nd5
  53. 53.Rh4 Ke5
  54. 54.Rh8 Ke4
  55. 55.Re8+ Kd4
  56. 56.Rd8

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