Hou Yifan vs Wenjun Ju

WSCC 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wenjun Ju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/1p2Q3/p2Pp1p1/P3q3/8/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 9 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.a4 Be6
  8. 8.Bxe6 fxe6
  9. 9.c3 a5
  10. 10.h3 Qd7
  11. 11.Na3 h6
  12. 12.Nc4 Rf7
  13. 13.d4 exd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Raf8
  15. 15.Bd2 b6
  16. 16.Bc3 Nh7
  17. 17.d5 Nd8
  18. 18.Re3 Ng5
  19. 19.Ncd2 e5
  20. 20.Rc1 Rf4
  21. 21.Nxg5 Bxg5
  22. 22.Nf3 Rxf3
  23. 23.Rxf3 Rxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Bxc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Qxh3
  26. 26.Bd2 Qxf3
  27. 27.Qxc7 Nf7
  28. 28.Qc8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Qe6 Ng5
  30. 30.Bxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Qxd6 Qxe4
  32. 32.Qe6 Qe1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Qe4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Qe1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Qe4+
  36. 36.Kg1

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