Hou Yifan vs A Kosteniuk

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black A Kosteniuk
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.9
Date 2023.11.16
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q3b1k/p4B1n/5P2/2pNp3/2PnP3/2B5/P5QK/1r3R2 b - - 0 40

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.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bb2 h6
  11. 11.Qe2 b5
  12. 12.Ne1 O-O
  13. 13.Nd3 c5
  14. 14.c4 bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Bxc4
  16. 16.bxc4 Bd6
  17. 17.f4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rae1 Nh7
  19. 19.Bc3 Nhf8
  20. 20.f5 Nh7
  21. 21.Nf2 Nb8
  22. 22.Ng4 Nc6
  23. 23.f6 h5
  24. 24.Ne3 g6
  25. 25.Nd5 Qd7
  26. 26.Rb1 Nd4
  27. 27.Qe3 Rab8
  28. 28.h3 Bf8
  29. 29.Kh2 Qd6
  30. 30.Qf2 Rxb1
  31. 31.Rxb1 Qc6
  32. 32.h4 Qd6
  33. 33.Bh3 Rb8
  34. 34.Rf1 Rb7
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.Bxg4 Qb8
  37. 37.h5 gxh5
  38. 38.Bxh5 Rb1
  39. 39.Qg2+ Kh8
  40. 40.Bxf7

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