Hou Yifan vs Sergey Karjakin

Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz · 2024 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Stars 4.0 Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.5
Date 2024.07.01
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

1b6/8/6k1/7p/8/5K1P/8/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.f4 b5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bb7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nd7
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.Ne2 Ngf6
  10. 10.Ng3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.c3 a5
  13. 13.Kh1 e6
  14. 14.e5 Nd5
  15. 15.Bd2 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 dxe5
  18. 18.fxe5 f6
  19. 19.exf6 N7xf6
  20. 20.Qe2 Qd6
  21. 21.Rab1 Nb4
  22. 22.Bc4 Rae8
  23. 23.Bxb4 axb4
  24. 24.Qd2 Nd5
  25. 25.Ne4 Qf4
  26. 26.Qxf4 Nxf4
  27. 27.Nd6 Bxf3
  28. 28.Rxf3 Rd8
  29. 29.Nb5 Nd5
  30. 30.Bxd5 exd5
  31. 31.Rxb4 Rfe8
  32. 32.Rf1 Re2
  33. 33.h3 h5
  34. 34.Rbb1 Ra8
  35. 35.Ra1 Ra5
  36. 36.Rae1 Rxe1
  37. 37.Rxe1 Rxa4
  38. 38.Re8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Rd8 Bxd4
  40. 40.Rxd5 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Bg1+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rb1
  43. 43.Nc3 Re1
  44. 44.Rd3 Kh6
  45. 45.Kf3 Rf1+
  46. 46.Kg3 Bf2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Ba7+
  48. 48.Ke4 Rf2
  49. 49.Nd5 Rxg2
  50. 50.Nf4 Rg1
  51. 51.Rd6 Bb8
  52. 52.Rxg6+ Rxg6
  53. 53.Nxg6 Kxg6
  54. 54.Kf3

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