Hou Yifan vs Vladimir Kramnik

Zakovat Gambit Final 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zakovat Gambit Final 2023
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 3.2
Date 2023.11.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/2K5/1r6/8/8/8/4k3/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 g6
  7. 7.g4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.g5 Nh5
  13. 13.Bxg7 Nxg7
  14. 14.e5 Ra7
  15. 15.exd6 Rd7
  16. 16.Ne4 Bb7
  17. 17.O-O-O Bxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Rxd6
  19. 19.Qe3 Qc7
  20. 20.Rxd6 Qxd6
  21. 21.Rd1 Qe6
  22. 22.Bd5 Qxe3+
  23. 23.fxe3 Nf5
  24. 24.Rd3 Rb8
  25. 25.b4 Kg7
  26. 26.Kb2 Nd6
  27. 27.e4 f6
  28. 28.h4 h6
  29. 29.gxh6+ Kxh6
  30. 30.e5 fxe5
  31. 31.Re3 e4
  32. 32.Kb3 g5
  33. 33.Bxe4 gxh4
  34. 34.Bd3 Rb7
  35. 35.a4 Kg5
  36. 36.axb5 axb5
  37. 37.Re6 h3
  38. 38.Rg6+ Kf4
  39. 39.Rh6 Kg3
  40. 40.Rg6+ Kf4
  41. 41.Rh6 Rb6
  42. 42.Rxh3 e5
  43. 43.Rh4+ Kg5
  44. 44.Rh8 e4
  45. 45.Be2 Nf5
  46. 46.c3 Kf4
  47. 47.Rf8 Ke3
  48. 48.Rxf5 Kxe2
  49. 49.c4 e3
  50. 50.cxb5 Kd3
  51. 51.Rd5+ Ke4
  52. 52.Rd8 Rxb5
  53. 53.Re8+ Kf3
  54. 54.Kc4 Rb7
  55. 55.b5 e2
  56. 56.Kc5 Rc7+
  57. 57.Kd6 Rc1
  58. 58.Rxe2 Kxe2
  59. 59.b6 Rb1
  60. 60.Kc7 Rxb6

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