Hou Yifan vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 1.3
Date 2013.08.13
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/5p1p/1P4p1/2N1rn2/2P5/2K1k3/7P/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nge2 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.f3 Bd7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Bxa4 a5
  14. 14.O-O Qc7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfb8
  16. 16.Bxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.b3 Rb4
  18. 18.Ne2 Qb7
  19. 19.Kh1 Nd7
  20. 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
  21. 21.Nf4 Nf6
  22. 22.Nd3 Rb5
  23. 23.Ra4 Rc8
  24. 24.Rda1 Qc7
  25. 25.Ne1 d5
  26. 26.Rxa5 Rxa5
  27. 27.Qxa5 dxe4
  28. 28.Qxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Kg1 exf3
  30. 30.gxf3 Nd5
  31. 31.c4 Nb4
  32. 32.Kf2 e5
  33. 33.Ke3 Kf6
  34. 34.Ra4 Rb7
  35. 35.Kd2 Kf5
  36. 36.Kc3 Nc6
  37. 37.b4 e4
  38. 38.fxe4+ Kxe4
  39. 39.Nd3 Ke3
  40. 40.Ra8 Re7
  41. 41.b5 Nd4
  42. 42.Nc5 Re5
  43. 43.Rc8 Nf5
  44. 44.b6

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