Hou Yifan vs Richard Rapport

Geneva Grand Prix 2017 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Richard Rapport
Result 0-1
Event Geneva Grand Prix 2017
Site Geneva SUI
Round 5.9
Date 2017.07.10
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p5k/2pB4/P6p/1Pr3r1/4P3/6p1/3R2K1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nc6
  2. 2.Nf3 e5
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.Re1 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Nd7
  10. 10.Na3 Nb6
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd7
  12. 12.Be3 Kh7
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Nc4 Qe7
  15. 15.a4 Rad8
  16. 16.Qe2 Nxc4
  17. 17.Qxc4 Qf6
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Bxc6
  20. 20.Bxa7 Rg8
  21. 21.a5 f5
  22. 22.exf5 gxf5
  23. 23.Red1 Ra8
  24. 24.Be3 f4
  25. 25.Bd2 Bf6
  26. 26.Ne1 Rg7
  27. 27.c4 Rag8
  28. 28.Kf1 Bxg2+
  29. 29.Nxg2 f3
  30. 30.Be3 e4
  31. 31.Ra3 Be5
  32. 32.Rb3 c6
  33. 33.Bd4 fxg2+
  34. 34.Kg1 Rd8
  35. 35.Rbd3 Rgd7
  36. 36.Bxe5 Rxd3
  37. 37.Re1 Rg8
  38. 38.h4 Rh3
  39. 39.Bh2 Rxh4
  40. 40.Rd1 Rg7
  41. 41.b4 e3
  42. 42.fxe3 Rxc4
  43. 43.Be5 Rgg4
  44. 44.Bd6 h5

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