Hou Yifan vs I Gaponenko

Online Olym KO Stage 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black I Gaponenko
Result 1-0
Event Online Olym KO Stage 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.08.27
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k5qr/4R3/1pp2Pr1/p1p3B1/P3PQ1P/1P1P2N1/2P3K1/8 b - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Be3 e5
  9. 9.Qd2 h6
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Nh2 Nf8
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.Rxf4 Be6
  14. 14.Raf1 g5
  15. 15.R4f2 Qd6
  16. 16.Ng4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Nf6 Nd7
  18. 18.Nh5 Be5
  19. 19.g4 Nf8
  20. 20.a4 a5
  21. 21.b3 Ng6
  22. 22.Ne2 Nh4
  23. 23.Qe1 f5
  24. 24.Rxf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.gxf5 Bf7
  26. 26.Neg3 Rhg8
  27. 27.Kg2 g4
  28. 28.h4 Bxh5
  29. 29.Nxh5 g3
  30. 30.Qe2 Qe7
  31. 31.f6 Qf7
  32. 32.Rf5 Rde8
  33. 33.Bxh6 Rg6
  34. 34.Bg5 Rh8
  35. 35.Rxe5 Qh7
  36. 36.Qg4+ Kb8
  37. 37.Nxg3 Qg8
  38. 38.Qf4 Ka8
  39. 39.Re7

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