Hou Yifan vs Kateryna Lagno

WSCC 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Kateryna Lagno
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2025.08.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/3R4/7r/8/2R4p/7P/1r3PPK/8 b - - 16 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.a3 Rb8
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 Re8
  12. 12.Nd5 Bf8
  13. 13.a4 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Ne7
  15. 15.Bb3 Ng6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Ra7 Be6
  18. 18.Bxe6 Rxe6
  19. 19.d4 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Be3 Qb6
  22. 22.Rd7 Qc6
  23. 23.Qd5 Ne7
  24. 24.Qxc6 Nxc6
  25. 25.c3 c4
  26. 26.Ra1 b4
  27. 27.Nd2 bxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Rc8
  29. 29.Ra4 Nb8
  30. 30.Rb7 Na6
  31. 31.Ra7 Nc5
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rd8
  33. 33.Bxc5 Bxc5
  34. 34.Rxc5 Rxd2
  35. 35.Rc8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rxf7 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Re1
  38. 38.Rc4 Re2
  39. 39.Rf5 Rd6
  40. 40.Rc5 Rxe4
  41. 41.Rcxe5 Ra4
  42. 42.Re7 Rc4
  43. 43.Rff7 Rg6
  44. 44.Rf3 h5
  45. 45.Re5 h4
  46. 46.Rh5+ Kg8
  47. 47.Rd5 Rh6
  48. 48.Rd4 Rc5
  49. 49.c4 g5
  50. 50.Rd5 Rxc4
  51. 51.Rxg5+ Kh7
  52. 52.Rff5 Rc2
  53. 53.Rf7+ Kh8
  54. 54.Rd5 Kg8
  55. 55.Rf4 Kh7
  56. 56.Rdd4 Rb2
  57. 57.Rd7+ Kg8
  58. 58.Rg4+ Kh8
  59. 59.Rc4

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