Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 23
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p6p/2N2kp1/5p2/8/Pr6/3K4/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Be2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.d5 Nb8
  8. 8.h3 c6
  9. 9.Be3 b6
  10. 10.dxc6 Nxc6
  11. 11.Nd4 Bb7
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfe1 Ne5
  14. 14.f3 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Qxd5
  17. 17.b3 Rfd8
  18. 18.c4 Qc5
  19. 19.Rad1 Qa3
  20. 20.Qc2 Nc6
  21. 21.Nb5 Qa5
  22. 22.a3 Ne5
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.b4 Qa6
  25. 25.f4 Nd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Bc8
  27. 27.Bf3 Rf8
  28. 28.Qb3 Nc5
  29. 29.bxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.Bxc5 Qf6
  31. 31.Qe3 Be6
  32. 32.Bd4 Qh4
  33. 33.Bxg7 Kxg7
  34. 34.c5 Bxh3
  35. 35.Qf2 Qxf4
  36. 36.gxh3 Rc8
  37. 37.Qd4+ Qxd4+
  38. 38.Nxd4 Rxc5
  39. 39.Rd3 e5
  40. 40.Nb3 Rc2
  41. 41.Be4 Rc7
  42. 42.Bd5 f5
  43. 43.Kf2 e4
  44. 44.Rd2 Kf6
  45. 45.Na5 Rc3
  46. 46.Bb3 e3+
  47. 47.Ke2 exd2
  48. 48.Kxd2 Rxh3
  49. 49.Nc6 Rxb3

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