Hou Yifan vs Sergey Karjakin

Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Stars 5.0 Rapid
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.5
Date 2025.06.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3b4/pp1q1pkp/2p3p1/3p4/3P4/2P4P/PP1Q1PP1/4NK2 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.c3 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 c6
  13. 13.Bf4 Ne8
  14. 14.Nd2 d5
  15. 15.Bd3 g6
  16. 16.Qe2 Ng7
  17. 17.Re1 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 Nxf5
  19. 19.h3 Qd7
  20. 20.Nf3 Ng7
  21. 21.Be5 Re8
  22. 22.Qd2 Bd8
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Kf1 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Nxe1

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