Hou Yifan vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 2.41
Date 2013.08.12
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/4nppp/p2pb3/2q1p3/4P3/2P1N3/P2QBPPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.N1c3 a6
  7. 7.Na3 Be6
  8. 8.Nc4 b5
  9. 9.Ne3 Nf6
  10. 10.Ned5 Be7
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.Be2 b4
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  14. 14.Nd5 Bg5
  15. 15.O-O Bxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 Qb6
  17. 17.c3 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Qc5
  19. 19.Qd2 Ne7

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