Hou Yifan vs Anatoly Karpov

Trophee CCAS GpB Playoff · 2008 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Trophee CCAS GpB Playoff
Site Cap d'Agde FRA
Round 2
Date 2008.10.28
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/5p2/2Np2p1/4q3/4P2p/2P2Q1P/6P1/5R1K w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Bb3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Ba7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nh5
  10. 10.Re1 Qf6
  11. 11.Nf1 Nf4
  12. 12.Be3 Be6
  13. 13.d4 Bxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Ng3 g6
  16. 16.Kh1 Kg7
  17. 17.b4 h5
  18. 18.b5 axb5
  19. 19.d5 Bxe3
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.fxe3 Na5
  22. 22.exf4 exf4
  23. 23.Ne2 Nc4
  24. 24.Qc1 Ra2
  25. 25.Nxf4 Rxb2
  26. 26.Nd3 Ra2
  27. 27.Rf1 Qe7
  28. 28.Qf4 Ra8
  29. 29.Nd4 Ne5
  30. 30.Qg3 Kg8
  31. 31.Nf5 Qf8
  32. 32.Nd4 Qe7
  33. 33.Nxb5 h4
  34. 34.Qe3 Ra2
  35. 35.Nd4 Nc4
  36. 36.Qf4 Ne5
  37. 37.Nb4 Ra3
  38. 38.Nb5 Ra8
  39. 39.Nd4 Ra3
  40. 40.Qe3 Nc4
  41. 41.Qd3 Ne5
  42. 42.Qd2 Nc4
  43. 43.Qe2 Ne5
  44. 44.Nb5 Ra8
  45. 45.Nd3 c6
  46. 46.dxc6 bxc6
  47. 47.Nd4 Ra3
  48. 48.Nxe5 Qxe5
  49. 49.Qf3 Ra7
  50. 50.Nxc6 Ra8

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