Hou Yifan vs Sergey Karjakin

Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz · 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.5
Date 2025.06.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/2r2pk1/3p1qp1/3Pp2p/4P2P/5PQ1/R5PK/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bc4 Rc8
  12. 12.b3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Qxe6
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Qd3 Nd7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rc6
  18. 18.Nd2 Rd8
  19. 19.Nc4 Nf6
  20. 20.Ne3 g6
  21. 21.f3 h5
  22. 22.Rd2 Qc8
  23. 23.Qe2 Rc3
  24. 24.Nd1 Rc5
  25. 25.Ne3 b5
  26. 26.axb5 axb5
  27. 27.c4 bxc4
  28. 28.bxc4 Kg7
  29. 29.Qf2 Qc7
  30. 30.Nd5 Nxd5
  31. 31.cxd5 Rc1+
  32. 32.Rd1 Rc2
  33. 33.Rd2 Rc3
  34. 34.h4 Rc8
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe7
  36. 36.Ra7 Qf6
  37. 37.Qg3 Rc1
  38. 38.Rb2 R8c7
  39. 39.Rxc7 Rxc7
  40. 40.Ra2

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