Hou Yifan vs Kateryna Lagno

WSCC 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Kateryna Lagno
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2025.08.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5qpk/3rR3/7P/4Qp2/2B5/1P2pPP1/6K1 b - - 1 52

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.Nd5 Re8
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  13. 13.Re1 Ng6
  14. 14.c3 c5
  15. 15.Bc2 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Qxd5
  17. 17.d4 cxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 e4
  19. 19.Nh2 Be6
  20. 20.Be3 Rbd8
  21. 21.Nf1 Nh7
  22. 22.Ng3 f5
  23. 23.Ne2 Nf6
  24. 24.a4 Qd6
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Qd2 Nd5
  27. 27.Bb3 Kh7
  28. 28.Bxd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.Nf4 Ne7
  30. 30.h4 Bf7
  31. 31.Ra7 Kg8
  32. 32.Rea1 Nc6
  33. 33.R7a6 Qd7
  34. 34.d5 Ne5
  35. 35.Ra7 Qd6
  36. 36.R1a6 Qf8
  37. 37.Qd4 Nc4
  38. 38.Ng6 Bxg6
  39. 39.Rxg6 Re7
  40. 40.Bxh6 Rdd7
  41. 41.Rxd7 Rxd7
  42. 42.Bf4 Qf7
  43. 43.h5 Kh7
  44. 44.d6 Na5
  45. 45.Qe5 Nc6
  46. 46.Qxb5 Nd4
  47. 47.Qa6 Ne6
  48. 48.Be5 f4
  49. 49.Qc4 e3
  50. 50.Rxe6 e2
  51. 51.Bc3 Rxd6
  52. 52.Qe4+

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