Hou Yifan vs A Kosteniuk

Women's Speed Chess Main · 2022 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black A Kosteniuk
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess Main
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.37
Date 2022.07.28
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6P1/4nP2/1p3k2/1K6/8/8/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.Ng5 h6
  10. 10.Ne4 Bb6
  11. 11.Bb3 f5
  12. 12.Nec3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5+ Qxd5
  15. 15.Nc3 Qf7
  16. 16.Be3 Rad8
  17. 17.Bxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Qf3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Nb5 Re7
  20. 20.a4 Nb4
  21. 21.Re2 c6
  22. 22.Na3 Rde8
  23. 23.Nc4 e4
  24. 24.Qf4 Nd5
  25. 25.Qd2 exd3
  26. 26.Rxe7 Qxe7
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qf6
  28. 28.c3 Re4
  29. 29.Nd2 Re8
  30. 30.Nf3 Nf4
  31. 31.Qd2 Nd5
  32. 32.Re1 Re4
  33. 33.Rxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Nd4 Qe5
  35. 35.Nc2 Nf4
  36. 36.Ne3 Nd3
  37. 37.Qc2 Qg5
  38. 38.Qb3+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qe6 Qf4
  40. 40.Qf5+ Qxf5
  41. 41.Nxf5 Nxb2
  42. 42.Nd6 Nxa4
  43. 43.Nxe4 b5
  44. 44.Kf1 b6
  45. 45.Ke2 c5
  46. 46.Kd3 Nb2+
  47. 47.Kc2 Nc4
  48. 48.Kd3 Kg6
  49. 49.g4 Kf7
  50. 50.f4 Ke6
  51. 51.Ng3 Nd6
  52. 52.f5+ Ke5
  53. 53.Nh5 Ne8
  54. 54.Ke3 b4
  55. 55.cxb4 cxb4
  56. 56.Kd3 b5
  57. 57.Kc2 Ke4
  58. 58.Kb3 Kf3
  59. 59.Kxb4 Kg2
  60. 60.h4 Kh3
  61. 61.g5 hxg5
  62. 62.hxg5 Kg4
  63. 63.Nxg7 Nxg7
  64. 64.f6 Ne6
  65. 65.g6 Kf5
  66. 66.g7

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