Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.2
Date 2013.01.17
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/3N1p1k/5P1P/p1n5/1p6/1Pr5/1K1R4 w - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 a6
  9. 9.f3 d6
  10. 10.Qd2 Na5
  11. 11.Bh6 Bxh6
  12. 12.Qxh6 e5
  13. 13.Nde2 b5
  14. 14.Qd2 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 a5
  17. 17.O-O-O Ra6
  18. 18.h4 Be6
  19. 19.h5 Qe7
  20. 20.g4 Nd7
  21. 21.f4 Bxg4
  22. 22.f5 gxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Kh8
  24. 24.Qd3 Rc6
  25. 25.Rd2 Nf6
  26. 26.Ng3 e4
  27. 27.Qe3 Qe5
  28. 28.Rf1 Bf3
  29. 29.Ne2 Ng4
  30. 30.Qd4 Rfc8
  31. 31.c4 Bxe2
  32. 32.Qxe5+ Nxe5
  33. 33.Rxe2 d5
  34. 34.Kb1 dxc4
  35. 35.Rxe4 f6
  36. 36.bxc4 Rxc4
  37. 37.Re2 Rh4
  38. 38.Nb6 Rd8
  39. 39.Rc2 b3
  40. 40.Rc3 Rb4
  41. 41.Rc8 Rxc8
  42. 42.Nxc8 Kg7
  43. 43.Rg1+ Rg4
  44. 44.Re1 Rg2
  45. 45.Nd6 Kh6
  46. 46.Rd1 a4
  47. 47.Kc1 Rc2+
  48. 48.Kb1 Nc4

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