Hou Yifan vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Hou-Ivanchuk Match 2017 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 20 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Hou-Ivanchuk Match 2017
Site Shenzhen CHN
Round 4
Date 2017.04.08
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 20
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b2rk1/1pp1qp2/r5pQ/p3p3/P3PP2/1BP1b3/1P4PP/3R1R1K w - - 5 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Bg5 Ne7
  9. 9.Nh4 d5
  10. 10.Bb3 dxe4
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Nd2 Ng6
  13. 13.Nxe4 Be7
  14. 14.Nxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Qd2 f5
  16. 16.Qh6 Ra6
  17. 17.f4 fxe4
  18. 18.dxe4 Bc5+
  19. 19.Kh1 Be3
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe7

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