Hou Yifan vs A Kosteniuk

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black A Kosteniuk
Result 0-1
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2023.11.16
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4ppk/1b5p/5P2/1p4P1/1P3Q2/P3B3/5Kq1 w - - 6 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d3 Qc7
  4. 4.g3 e5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O dxe4
  7. 7.dxe4 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.b3 O-O
  11. 11.Bb2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Qe2 b5
  13. 13.Nh4 Bc5
  14. 14.Nf5 Bxf5
  15. 15.exf5 Rfe8
  16. 16.g4 Nb6
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Nd5
  19. 19.Qf3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rad1 Nf4
  21. 21.Bc1 b4
  22. 22.Bxf4 exf4
  23. 23.Bxc6 Rxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Re7
  25. 25.Kg2 Bb6
  26. 26.Rd2 Qe5
  27. 27.Bd7 Qc3
  28. 28.Rd5 Qxc2
  29. 29.Bb5 Qc7
  30. 30.Rd1 Qc2
  31. 31.Bc4 Re3
  32. 32.Qxf4 Qxd1
  33. 33.fxe3 Qd2+
  34. 34.Kf3 Qd1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Qd2+
  36. 36.Kf3 Qd1+
  37. 37.Be2 Qh1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Qc1
  39. 39.Qb8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qb7 Qxe3+
  41. 41.Ke1 Qc3+
  42. 42.Kf1 Qxh3+
  43. 43.Ke1 Qc3+
  44. 44.Kf1 Qe3
  45. 45.Qf3 Qg1#

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