Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 17
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1q3k2/4pNp1/1p1nPpPp/1P1r1n1P/p7/P1PQ4/2K2R2 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Be3 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.f4 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 c5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nh6
  9. 9.Be4 Rb8
  10. 10.dxc5 dxc5
  11. 11.h3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bxb7 Rxb7
  13. 13.g4 Qc8
  14. 14.Nd5 f5
  15. 15.g5 Ng8
  16. 16.Qe2 e6
  17. 17.Nf6+ Kf7
  18. 18.O-O-O Ne7
  19. 19.Rd6 Nb6
  20. 20.Rhd1 Nc4
  21. 21.R6d3 a5
  22. 22.Qf2 Rc7
  23. 23.h4 h5
  24. 24.Kb1 a4
  25. 25.Bc1 Qb7
  26. 26.Rd7 Rhc8
  27. 27.Rxc7 Rxc7
  28. 28.b3 Nb6
  29. 29.Be3 Nbd5
  30. 30.Qe1 c4
  31. 31.b4 c3
  32. 32.Bc5 Nxf4
  33. 33.Qxc3 Ned5
  34. 34.Qd2 Bf8
  35. 35.Bxf8 Kxf8
  36. 36.Kc1 Kf7
  37. 37.Nd4 a3
  38. 38.Re1 Rc4
  39. 39.Rf1 Rxd4

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