Hou Yifan vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Corus B · 2008 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus B
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2008.01.20
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

b7/P4k2/4p3/4K3/6P1/8/8/8 w - - 1 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.Nb3 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd3 b5
  13. 13.Rhf1 Na5
  14. 14.Bd4 Nxb3+
  15. 15.cxb3 Bc5
  16. 16.Ne2 Bxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Qb6
  18. 18.Kb1 Nc5
  19. 19.Rc1 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Rc6 Qd8
  22. 22.Rd6 Qh4
  23. 23.g3 Qh3
  24. 24.Rc1 Bb7
  25. 25.a3 h6
  26. 26.Ka2 Rac8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Nc2 Qf1
  29. 29.Ne3 Qg1
  30. 30.Rd8+ Rxd8
  31. 31.Qxd8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qd2 a5
  33. 33.f5 exf5
  34. 34.Nxf5 a4
  35. 35.bxa4 Bc8
  36. 36.Nd4 bxa4
  37. 37.b4 axb3+
  38. 38.Kxb3 Ba6
  39. 39.Nc2 Qb6+
  40. 40.Nb4 e3
  41. 41.Qc2+ g6
  42. 42.Qe4 e2
  43. 43.e6 fxe6
  44. 44.Qe5 h5
  45. 45.Kc3 Bb5
  46. 46.Nc2 Ba4
  47. 47.Ne1 Qb3+
  48. 48.Kd2 Qd1+
  49. 49.Ke3 Qxe1
  50. 50.Qc7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Qb8+ Kf7
  52. 52.Qa7+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qc5+ Ke8
  54. 54.Qc8+ Kf7
  55. 55.Qc7+ Kf6
  56. 56.Qd8+ Kf5
  57. 57.Qd3+ Kg4
  58. 58.Qxg6+ Kh3
  59. 59.Qxh5+ Kg2
  60. 60.Qxe2+ Qxe2+
  61. 61.Kxe2 Kxh2
  62. 62.Kf3 Kh3
  63. 63.Kf4 Bb3
  64. 64.Ke5 Kg4
  65. 65.a4 Kg5
  66. 66.a5 Kg6
  67. 67.a6 Kf7
  68. 68.a7 Bd5
  69. 69.g4 Ba8

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