Hou Yifan vs Vladimir Kramnik

Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 12.4
Date 2023.04.25
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p6P/1p6/1P4K1/P2k4/4p3/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Qb6
  8. 8.a3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bc5
  10. 10.Na4 Qa5+
  11. 11.c3 Bxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 b6
  14. 14.Bd3 Ba6
  15. 15.Bc2 Qb5
  16. 16.Qd2 Rc8
  17. 17.b4 Qc6
  18. 18.Rc1 O-O
  19. 19.Nb2 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.a4 Bc4
  22. 22.Nxc4 Qxc4
  23. 23.Bd3 Qc6
  24. 24.Bb5 Qd6
  25. 25.O-O Ne4
  26. 26.Qe3 Rc7
  27. 27.Bd3 Nxc3
  28. 28.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  29. 29.Rxc3 Rcf7
  30. 30.Qh3+ Kg8
  31. 31.Re3 Rf6
  32. 32.Qg4 d4
  33. 33.Rg3 R8f7
  34. 34.b5 d3
  35. 35.Qd1 Qd4+
  36. 36.Kh1 Rxf4
  37. 37.Rxf4 Qxf4
  38. 38.Rf3 Qe4
  39. 39.Rxd3 g6
  40. 40.Rf3 Rxf3
  41. 41.gxf3 Qd5
  42. 42.Qe2 Kf7
  43. 43.Kg2 Qd4
  44. 44.Qc2 Kf6
  45. 45.Kg3 g5
  46. 46.Qe4 Qxe4
  47. 47.fxe4 Ke5
  48. 48.Kg4 Kxe4
  49. 49.Kxg5 Kd4
  50. 50.h4 e5
  51. 51.h5 e4
  52. 52.h6 e3
  53. 53.h7

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