Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/6p1/1p1R4/8/pr3P1P/6P1/4K3 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Be2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.h3 e5
  8. 8.Be3 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Re8
  10. 10.Bd3 Nb4
  11. 11.a3 Nxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 d5
  13. 13.Nf3 dxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rfxd1 c6
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd4 Nb6
  18. 18.Rc2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 Rd8
  20. 20.Nde2 Be6
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  22. 22.Bg5 Re8
  23. 23.f3 f5
  24. 24.Bc1 b5
  25. 25.Kf1 a5
  26. 26.Ng3 f4
  27. 27.Bxf4 Nxb2
  28. 28.e5 Nd3
  29. 29.Nge2 Nxf4
  30. 30.Nxf4 Bb3
  31. 31.Rc1 Bxe5
  32. 32.Nfe2 Bc4
  33. 33.Ne4 a4
  34. 34.Rc2 Rd8
  35. 35.Ke1 Rd3
  36. 36.Nd2 Bd5
  37. 37.Nb1 Rb3
  38. 38.Nbc3 Bxc3+
  39. 39.Nxc3 Rxa3
  40. 40.Nxd5 cxd5
  41. 41.Rc5 Rb3
  42. 42.Rxd5 a3

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