Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

16th Unive Crown · 2012 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 16th Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 5
Date 2012.10.26
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/5K2/3kB3/b2P2p1/6P1/7P/8/8 b - - 28 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 e5
  5. 5.Qd1 h6
  6. 6.Bc4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be6
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qe2 Na5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qc7
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Nc4
  15. 15.c3 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 a6
  17. 17.b3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Bd7
  19. 19.Rc2 Kh7
  20. 20.Nd2 g6
  21. 21.Qa7 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc4 f5
  23. 23.Qb6 Rfc8
  24. 24.Qxc7 Rxc7
  25. 25.Nb6 Bc6
  26. 26.f3 Bg5
  27. 27.Nc4 b5
  28. 28.Bxc6 bxc4
  29. 29.Bd5 cxb3
  30. 30.axb3 Rb6
  31. 31.Kf2 a5
  32. 32.Ra1 Rc5
  33. 33.Ke2 Kg7
  34. 34.Kd3 Rb8
  35. 35.Ra4 Bd8
  36. 36.b4 axb4
  37. 37.cxb4 Rxc2
  38. 38.Kxc2 Bb6
  39. 39.Kb3 Kf6
  40. 40.Kc4 Ke7
  41. 41.h3 Kd7
  42. 42.Bf7 fxe4
  43. 43.fxe4 Ke7
  44. 44.Bd5 Kd7
  45. 45.Ra3 Rf8
  46. 46.Ra6 Kc7
  47. 47.Ra2 g5
  48. 48.Rc2 Rf2
  49. 49.Rxf2 Bxf2
  50. 50.g4 Be1
  51. 51.Be6 d5+
  52. 52.exd5 e4
  53. 53.Kd4 Bxb4
  54. 54.Kxe4 Kd6
  55. 55.Kf5 Ba5
  56. 56.Kg6 Bd8
  57. 57.Kxh6 Ke5
  58. 58.Kg6 Be7
  59. 59.Kf7 Bb4
  60. 60.Ke8 Kd6
  61. 61.Bg8 Bd2
  62. 62.Kf8 Ba5
  63. 63.Kg7 Ke5
  64. 64.Kg6 Bd8
  65. 65.Kg7 Be7
  66. 66.Kf7 Bb4
  67. 67.Kg6 Be7
  68. 68.Be6 Bd8
  69. 69.Kf7 Kd6
  70. 70.Ke8 Ba5
  71. 71.Kf7

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