Hou Yifan vs Polina Shuvalova

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Polina Shuvalova
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2023.11.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6pp/P4k2/8/q4Q1P/6P1/7K b - - 16 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.a4 Bf8
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Bd5 Rab8
  15. 15.Na3 b4
  16. 16.Nc4 bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Nd8
  18. 18.Bxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.Rb1 Qe6
  20. 20.Qd3 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Ne3 Qc6
  25. 25.Ne5 Nc5
  26. 26.Qc4 Qe6
  27. 27.dxc5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Rc1 c6
  29. 29.Qxa6 Bxc5
  30. 30.Qxc6 Bxe3
  31. 31.fxe3 Qxe3+
  32. 32.Kh1 Re6
  33. 33.Qc8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qc2+ g6
  35. 35.Rf1 Qa7
  36. 36.Qc4 Kg7
  37. 37.Qc3+ Kh7
  38. 38.a5 Ra6
  39. 39.Qc4 Kg7
  40. 40.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  41. 41.Qxa6 Qc7
  42. 42.Qb6 Qc1+
  43. 43.Qg1 Qa3
  44. 44.Qd4+ Kf7
  45. 45.Qd7+ Kf6
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kf5
  47. 47.Qd5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Qc6+ Kf5
  49. 49.Qf3+

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