Hou Yifan vs Ding Liren

7th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2016 · Alekhine's Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site Danzhou CHN
Round 6.1
Date 2016.07.13
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6K1/8/2Nk4/8/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 Bg7
  7. 7.a4 dxe5
  8. 8.a5 N6d7
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Bxf7 e6
  13. 13.Bg5+ Kd7
  14. 14.Ra3 Rf8
  15. 15.Rf3 Nc6
  16. 16.Bxe6+ Ke8
  17. 17.Bxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.Re3 Kd7
  19. 19.c3 Rf5
  20. 20.Bh4 Rh5
  21. 21.Re4 Re8
  22. 22.Kd2 Nxa5
  23. 23.Kc2 Bd6
  24. 24.Rxe8 Kxe8
  25. 25.Re1+ Re5
  26. 26.Rxe5+ Bxe5
  27. 27.Nd2 Kd7
  28. 28.Kd3 b5
  29. 29.Ke4 Bg7
  30. 30.f4 Nb7
  31. 31.Bf2 a5
  32. 32.g4 a4
  33. 33.Bd4 Nd6+
  34. 34.Kd3 Bf8
  35. 35.c4 b4
  36. 36.Bc5 Bg7
  37. 37.Bxb4 Bxb2
  38. 38.Nb1 Bc1
  39. 39.Nc3 a3
  40. 40.Na2 Bxf4
  41. 41.h3 Nf7
  42. 42.Bxa3 Ng5
  43. 43.h4 Nf7
  44. 44.Bb2 Be5
  45. 45.Bd4 Bxd4
  46. 46.Kxd4 Nh6
  47. 47.g5 Nf5+
  48. 48.Ke5 Nxh4
  49. 49.Nc3 Nf3+
  50. 50.Kf6 Nd2
  51. 51.c5 Nf3
  52. 52.Ne4 Kc6
  53. 53.Kg7 Nh4
  54. 54.Nf6 Kxc5
  55. 55.Nxh7 Kd4
  56. 56.Nf8 c5
  57. 57.Nxg6 Nf3
  58. 58.Kf6 Nxg5
  59. 59.Kxg5 c4
  60. 60.Nf4 c3
  61. 61.Ne2+ Kd3
  62. 62.Nxc3

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