Hou Yifan vs Anatoly Karpov

Hou vs Karpov Match 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Hou vs Karpov Match 2018
Site Harbin CHN
Round 6
Date 2018.02.06
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Bb3k1/P1PP4/r7/6p1/p5P1/K1R4P/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bf5
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.d3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 d4
  9. 9.Nb5 a6
  10. 10.Na3 Be7
  11. 11.Qb3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc4 b5
  13. 13.Nce5 Na5
  14. 14.Qd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Bd2 Qb6
  16. 16.Bxa5 Qxa5
  17. 17.Nxd4 Qb6
  18. 18.Nxf5 exf5
  19. 19.d4 Rfd8
  20. 20.e3 Nd7
  21. 21.Nd3 Rc7
  22. 22.a4 Rdc8
  23. 23.a5 Qd6
  24. 24.b4 Rc4
  25. 25.Rb1 g6
  26. 26.Nc5 Nxc5
  27. 27.bxc5 Qc7
  28. 28.Ra1 Rd8
  29. 29.Qb3 g5
  30. 30.Rfb1 f4
  31. 31.Bf1 fxe3
  32. 32.fxe3 Ra4
  33. 33.Rxa4 bxa4
  34. 34.Qb7 Qxb7
  35. 35.Rxb7 a3
  36. 36.Bc4 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf1 g4
  38. 38.Ke2 h5
  39. 39.c6 Rc8
  40. 40.d5 f5
  41. 41.Kd3 Bc5
  42. 42.Rh7 Kg8
  43. 43.Rxh5 Kg7
  44. 44.Rxf5 Rb8
  45. 45.Rf2 Re8
  46. 46.Bxa6 Rxe3+
  47. 47.Kc4 Bd6
  48. 48.Bb7 Re4+
  49. 49.Kb3 Rb4+
  50. 50.Ka2 Ra4
  51. 51.a6 Ra5
  52. 52.Rc2 Bc7
  53. 53.d6

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