Hou Yifan vs Wenjun Ju

WSCC 2025 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wenjun Ju
Result 0-1
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.16
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7k/3n3p/1P1Pq1p1/5R2/7P/5RPK/8 w - g6 0 54

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 a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ba7
  10. 10.Bb5 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 Ng6
  12. 12.Nf1 Qc8
  13. 13.Ng3 c6
  14. 14.Bd3 Re8
  15. 15.Bg5 Nd7
  16. 16.d5 cxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxg6 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  20. 20.Qxf3+ Kg8
  21. 21.Qd5+ Kh8
  22. 22.Qxd6 Nc5
  23. 23.Rad1 e4
  24. 24.Be3 Nd3
  25. 25.Re2 Bxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Qc4
  27. 27.Qd4 Qxa2
  28. 28.Nxe4 Rad8
  29. 29.Nd6 Ne5
  30. 30.Nxe8 Rxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Ng6
  32. 32.Nd6 h6
  33. 33.Nxb7 Qb3
  34. 34.Ra1 Qxb7
  35. 35.Rxa5 Nf4
  36. 36.Rf2 Qe4
  37. 37.Re5 Qb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Nd3
  39. 39.Re8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Rfe2 Qd1
  41. 41.R8e3 Nf4
  42. 42.Rf2 Nd5
  43. 43.Ref3 Qe1
  44. 44.c4 Nf6
  45. 45.d5 Qe4
  46. 46.Rf4 Qe5
  47. 47.Kg1 Ne4
  48. 48.R2f3 Nd2
  49. 49.Rf2 Qe1+
  50. 50.Kh2 Nxc4
  51. 51.b3 Nd6
  52. 52.b4 Qe5
  53. 53.b5 g5

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