Hou Yifan vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 2.4
Date 2015.09.16
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p2k3/1P2p2p/7n/2N1PK2/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nc6
  3. 3.d3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Bb3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 a6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Nf1 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 d5
  11. 11.Qe2 Qd7
  12. 12.Ng3 a5
  13. 13.Bg5 dxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 Qe6
  15. 15.Qb5 Bb6
  16. 16.O-O Nd7
  17. 17.Rad1 f6
  18. 18.Be3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Nb6
  20. 20.Ra1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Ra3 Rd7
  22. 22.Qe2 Rad8
  23. 23.Nf5 g6
  24. 24.Nh6+ Kg7
  25. 25.Ng4 Rd6
  26. 26.Nf2 Nd7
  27. 27.Qb5 b6
  28. 28.b4 Na7
  29. 29.Qe2 Nc6
  30. 30.b5 Ne7
  31. 31.b4 axb4
  32. 32.cxb4 c5
  33. 33.bxc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.Ra7 Rdc8
  35. 35.Rd1 R8c7
  36. 36.Qa6 Rxa7
  37. 37.Qxa7 Rd6
  38. 38.Rc1 Rc6
  39. 39.Ra1 Rd6
  40. 40.Qb7 Qc4
  41. 41.Ra7 Qc1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qc8
  43. 43.g4 Qxb7
  44. 44.Rxb7 h6
  45. 45.Ne1 Kf7
  46. 46.Kg2 Ke6
  47. 47.Kf3 Rc6
  48. 48.Ra7 Kd6
  49. 49.Ned3 Rc7
  50. 50.Ra2 Rc4
  51. 51.h4 h5
  52. 52.gxh5 gxh5
  53. 53.Nh1 f5
  54. 54.Ndf2 Nf6
  55. 55.Ng3 Ke6
  56. 56.b5 fxe4+
  57. 57.Nfxe4 Nxe4
  58. 58.Nxe4 Nf5
  59. 59.Ng5+ Kf6
  60. 60.Ne4+ Ke6
  61. 61.Rh2 Ke7
  62. 62.Rh3 Rb4
  63. 63.Nc3 Ke6
  64. 64.Rh1 Rxh4
  65. 65.Rxh4 Nxh4+

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