Hou Yifan vs Vassily Ivanchuk

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13.1
Date 2015.01.25
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

1b2rrk1/1p4p1/p1p2p1p/2PnpP1P/1P1pN1P1/3P4/1P1BKP2/R2R4 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.Bb3 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 d5
  12. 12.Qe2 Qd7
  13. 13.Nf1 d4
  14. 14.b4 Rad8
  15. 15.Rd1 Ne8
  16. 16.Ng3 f6
  17. 17.Qe1 Kh8
  18. 18.c4 Bb8
  19. 19.h4 Nd6
  20. 20.h5 Rde8
  21. 21.c5 Nc8
  22. 22.Nh4 N8e7
  23. 23.Bd2 Qg4
  24. 24.Nhf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.exf5 Ne7
  26. 26.Qe4 Qxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 c6
  28. 28.g4 Nd5
  29. 29.Kf1 h6
  30. 30.Ke2 Kg8

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