Hou Yifan vs Wenjun Ju

WSCC 2025 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wenjun Ju
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1K6/5pR1/3kb3/6P1/8 b - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bxc4
  10. 10.Nxc4 Re8
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Nh5
  14. 14.Bh2 Nf4
  15. 15.d4 Ba7
  16. 16.Ne3 Qf6
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd8
  18. 18.Bxf4 gxf4
  19. 19.Nh2 Kg7
  20. 20.Qg4+ Qg5
  21. 21.Nxc7 exd4
  22. 22.Nxa8 Rxa8
  23. 23.cxd4 Bxd4
  24. 24.Nf3 Qxg4
  25. 25.hxg4 Bxb2
  26. 26.Rab1 Bc3
  27. 27.Red1 Bb4
  28. 28.Nh4 Ne7
  29. 29.a3 Bxa3
  30. 30.Rxb7 Kf6
  31. 31.Ra1 Bc5
  32. 32.Ra4 Nc6
  33. 33.Nf5 Rh8
  34. 34.Nxd6 Bxd6
  35. 35.Rb6 Rc8
  36. 36.Rc4 a4
  37. 37.Rcxc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.Rxc6 Ke5
  39. 39.Ra6 a3
  40. 40.Kf1 Bb4
  41. 41.Ke2 Kd4
  42. 42.Rc6 Bc5
  43. 43.Kd1 Kc4
  44. 44.Kc2 Kb5
  45. 45.Rc8 Bxf2
  46. 46.Kb3 Bc5
  47. 47.Rh8 Bd4
  48. 48.Rxh6 f6
  49. 49.Kxa3 Kc4
  50. 50.Rg6 Kd3
  51. 51.g5 fxg5
  52. 52.Rxg5 Kxe4
  53. 53.Kb4 Be3
  54. 54.Rg4 Kd3
  55. 55.Kb5

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