Hou Yifan vs Anish Giri

16th Unive Crown · 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 16th Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 2
Date 2012.10.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/2N2p1k/5P1P/5K2/4n3 b - - 7 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Kh1 Nc5
  12. 12.Qe2 Bd7
  13. 13.fxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Bg5 Be6
  15. 15.Nh4 Nxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Ne8
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Nf3 f6
  19. 19.d4 Rc8
  20. 20.Rac1 exd4
  21. 21.Nd5 Qd6
  22. 22.Rxc8 Bxc8
  23. 23.Qc4 Be6
  24. 24.Nxd4 Rf7
  25. 25.h3 Bxd5
  26. 26.exd5 Nc7
  27. 27.Nf5 Qxd5
  28. 28.Qg4 h5
  29. 29.Qxh5 Rd7
  30. 30.Re1 Kf8
  31. 31.Qh8+ Qg8
  32. 32.Qh4 a5
  33. 33.Qg4 Qf7
  34. 34.Nh4 g5
  35. 35.Nf5 Qd5
  36. 36.Rf1 Qd3
  37. 37.Ng3 Ne8
  38. 38.Rf3 Qd1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rd3
  40. 40.Qxg5 Rxf3
  41. 41.Qc5+ Qd6
  42. 42.Qxd6+ Nxd6
  43. 43.gxf3 Nc4
  44. 44.Ne4 Nxb2
  45. 45.Nc5 Kf7
  46. 46.Nxb7 Nxa4
  47. 47.Nxa5 Kg6
  48. 48.Kg3 Nc3
  49. 49.Nb3 Ne2+
  50. 50.Kg4 f5+
  51. 51.Kh4 Kh6
  52. 52.Nd2 Nd4
  53. 53.Kg3 Kg5
  54. 54.Nf1 f4+
  55. 55.Kg2 Kh4
  56. 56.Nd2 Nc2
  57. 57.Nc4 Ne1+
  58. 58.Kf2

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