Hou Yifan vs Ding Liren

Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
Site Sharjah UAE
Round 6.5
Date 2017.02.24
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

R7/5pk1/5p1p/2r5/6P1/7P/p5PK/8 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Qxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Ne2 Bd6
  15. 15.Rad1 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Re8
  17. 17.h3 Rb6
  18. 18.Ng3 c5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Rxe1 Be6
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Bxg3
  23. 23.fxg3 Bxc4
  24. 24.bxc4 Rb4
  25. 25.Re8+ Kg7
  26. 26.Ra8 Ra4
  27. 27.g4 a5
  28. 28.Kh2 Rxa2
  29. 29.Rc8 a4
  30. 30.Rxc5 Rc2
  31. 31.Rc8 a3
  32. 32.Ra8 a2
  33. 33.c5 Rxc5

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