Hou Yifan vs Polina Shuvalova

Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Polina Shuvalova
Result 0-1
Event Julius Baer WSCC 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2024.09.02
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/5pk1/6pp/1pQ1p3/1P1rP3/7P/3r1qP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 38

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.d3 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 b5
  10. 10.Bc2 Re8
  11. 11.d4 Bf8
  12. 12.h3 Bb7
  13. 13.a3 g6
  14. 14.b3 Bg7
  15. 15.Bb2 a5
  16. 16.Bd3 Na7
  17. 17.b4 c6
  18. 18.Qc2 Nd7
  19. 19.dxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.c4 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 Qf6
  23. 23.Bxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Nb3 bxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Nb5
  26. 26.Bxb5 cxb5
  27. 27.Nc5 Bc6
  28. 28.Qc3 Rad8
  29. 29.Ra6 Rd6
  30. 30.Ra7 Red8
  31. 31.Qe3 Kg7
  32. 32.Nb7 Bxb7
  33. 33.Rxb7 Rd3
  34. 34.Qe2 Rd2
  35. 35.Qe3 R8d3
  36. 36.Qc5 Rd4
  37. 37.Rb8 Qxf2+

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