Hou Yifan vs Vassily Ivanchuk

7th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site Danzhou CHN
Round 4.1
Date 2016.07.11
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pb1pbppp/1p2p1n1/3N4/3BP3/5BP1/qP3P1P/R2Q1RK1 b - - 5 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Ng6
  7. 7.Be3 Qc7
  8. 8.Be2 Nxd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 Bd6
  10. 10.g3 O-O
  11. 11.c4 b6
  12. 12.Nc3 Be7
  13. 13.Rc1 Bb7
  14. 14.Bf3 Qxc4
  15. 15.Nd5 Qxa2
  16. 16.Ra1 Qc4
  17. 17.Rc1 Qa2
  18. 18.Ra1

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