Hou Yifan vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 4
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2P3kp/1R4p1/4p3/5p1K/6rP/1P5r/2R5 w - - 8 45

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.d5 Nb8
  8. 8.h3 c6
  9. 9.Be3 b6
  10. 10.Qd2 Bb7
  11. 11.a4 a6
  12. 12.Rfd1 cxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bh6 Qc7
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Nd4 Rac8
  17. 17.Rac1 Ne5
  18. 18.Qe3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Nf3 Qc5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 dxe5
  22. 22.d6 Rc5
  23. 23.dxe7 Rxe7
  24. 24.Rd6 b5
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Nxb5 Ne4
  27. 27.Rb6 Ng3
  28. 28.Bd3 Be4
  29. 29.Nc3 Rxc3
  30. 30.Bxe4 Rxe3
  31. 31.Kf2 Rxe4
  32. 32.Kxg3 Rd7
  33. 33.c4 Rd2
  34. 34.c5 Ree2
  35. 35.c6 Rxg2+
  36. 36.Kf3 Rgf2+
  37. 37.Ke3 Rfe2+
  38. 38.Kf3 f5
  39. 39.c7 Rf2+
  40. 40.Ke3 f4+
  41. 41.Ke4 Rfe2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Re3+
  43. 43.Kg4 Rg3+
  44. 44.Kh4 Rh2

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