Hou Yifan vs Kateryna Lagno

WSCC 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Kateryna Lagno
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.13
Date 2025.08.20
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n3/8/2p1N1k1/4Kp2/p2P3P/P1P5/8/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 Be6
  12. 12.Qe1 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.exd4 Re8
  16. 16.Qf2 Nf6
  17. 17.Rae1 Bxb3
  18. 18.Nxb3 Qd5
  19. 19.Nh4 Rxe1
  20. 20.Rxe1 Re8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  22. 22.Qf3 Qxf3
  23. 23.Nxf3 Nd6
  24. 24.Nc5 a5
  25. 25.Na6 Ne8
  26. 26.Kf2 Ne7
  27. 27.Ne5 f6
  28. 28.Nd3 Kf7
  29. 29.Ke3 Ke6
  30. 30.Nac5+ Kf5
  31. 31.Kf3 Nd6
  32. 32.g4+ Kg6
  33. 33.Ne6 Nd5
  34. 34.Ndf4+ Nxf4
  35. 35.Kxf4 Ne8
  36. 36.Ke4 h5
  37. 37.Nf4+ Kg5
  38. 38.gxh5 Nd6+
  39. 39.Kf3 Nc4
  40. 40.Ne6+ Kxh5
  41. 41.b3 Nd6
  42. 42.Nxg7+ Kg6
  43. 43.Ne6 Ne8
  44. 44.Ke4 f5+
  45. 45.Ke5 c6
  46. 46.h4 a4
  47. 47.bxa4 bxa4
  48. 48.a3

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