Hou Yifan vs Anatoly Karpov

Hou vs Karpov Match 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hou vs Karpov Match 2018
Site Harbin CHN
Round 4
Date 2018.02.05
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4bk2/2p4P/7r/2P1KB2/8/6R1 b - - 17 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Be7
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.axb5 axb5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.c3 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Re1 Bf6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Nf4
  14. 14.Ne4 Qxd3
  15. 15.Bxf4 Qxd1
  16. 16.Raxd1 exf4
  17. 17.Bd5 Rb6
  18. 18.Nxf6+ gxf6
  19. 19.Re4 Rd8
  20. 20.Rd2 Kg7
  21. 21.Rxf4 b4
  22. 22.h3 bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Ne7
  24. 24.Bc4 Rb1+
  25. 25.Kh2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Nxd2 Rc1
  27. 27.Rf3 Ng6
  28. 28.Nb3 Rc2
  29. 29.Nd4 Rc1
  30. 30.Re3 Ne5
  31. 31.Be2 Bd7
  32. 32.f4 Ng6
  33. 33.Kg3 Kf8
  34. 34.Bf3 Ne7
  35. 35.Be4 h6
  36. 36.Kf2 Ra1
  37. 37.g4 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Ba4
  39. 39.Nf5 Nxf5+
  40. 40.Bxf5 Rd2
  41. 41.Kh4 Bd7
  42. 42.Be4 Be6
  43. 43.g5 fxg5+
  44. 44.fxg5 hxg5+
  45. 45.Kxg5 Kg7
  46. 46.Rg3 Re2
  47. 47.Bf3 Re5+
  48. 48.Kf4+ Kf6
  49. 49.h4 Rc5
  50. 50.Be2 Rf5+
  51. 51.Ke3 Re5+
  52. 52.Kd2 Re4
  53. 53.h5 Rh4
  54. 54.Ke3 c5
  55. 55.Bf3 Rc4
  56. 56.Kd3 Rh4
  57. 57.Rg1 Rh3
  58. 58.Ke4 Rh4+
  59. 59.Ke3 Rc4
  60. 60.Kd2 Rh4
  61. 61.Ke3 Rc4
  62. 62.Kd2 Rh4
  63. 63.Ke3

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