Hou Yifan vs Sergey Karjakin

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6.3
Date 2018.01.19
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

1Bnk4/5p2/1p2pP2/pP6/r7/8/3R2P1/2K5 b - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Nd7
  11. 11.f4 Be7
  12. 12.Bd2 Nxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bxh4
  14. 14.O-O-O Bxg3
  15. 15.Qxg3 Ne7
  16. 16.Qxg7 Rg8
  17. 17.Qf6 Nf5
  18. 18.Bxh6 Qxf6
  19. 19.exf6 Rd8
  20. 20.Bf4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Rd2 c5
  22. 22.c3 Nc6
  23. 23.Bd6 b6
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.cxb4 a5
  26. 26.b5 Na7
  27. 27.a4 Nc8
  28. 28.Rhd1 Rg4
  29. 29.Bb8 Rxd2
  30. 30.Rxd2 Rxa4
  31. 31.Rc2 Kd8
  32. 32.Rd2+

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