Hou Yifan vs Polina Shuvalova

Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Polina Shuvalova
Result 0-1
Event Julius Baer WSCC 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.7
Date 2024.09.02
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/6pk/1P6/4pp2/P5p1/r7/5K2 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.a3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 h6
  8. 8.Be3 a6
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Re8
  11. 11.Qd2 Bf8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Bxd5
  13. 13.Bxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Ne7
  15. 15.c4 Nf5
  16. 16.Qc2 Nxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 e4
  18. 18.dxe4 g6
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Rad1 e4
  21. 21.Nd4 Qg5
  22. 22.Qf2 Bd6
  23. 23.Ne2 b5
  24. 24.cxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Nf4 h5
  26. 26.Rf1 Re7
  27. 27.Qe2 Rb8
  28. 28.Qf2 Qe5
  29. 29.g3 Kg7
  30. 30.Rd4 Qf5
  31. 31.Qg2 Qe5
  32. 32.Qf2 Rh8
  33. 33.Qe2 Qg5
  34. 34.Qg2 Rhe8
  35. 35.h4 Qg4
  36. 36.Rd2 Re5
  37. 37.Qe2 Qxg3+
  38. 38.Qg2 Qxh4
  39. 39.Nh3 Qg4
  40. 40.Qxg4 hxg4
  41. 41.Nf4 Bc5
  42. 42.Re1 Rf5
  43. 43.Kg2 Bxe3
  44. 44.Rxe3 Rxf4
  45. 45.Rc2 Rf3
  46. 46.Ree2 Re7
  47. 47.Rc5 f5
  48. 48.Rxb5 Rd3
  49. 49.Rc2 Rd7
  50. 50.Rb7 Kh6
  51. 51.Rcxc7 Rxc7
  52. 52.Rxc7 Rxd5
  53. 53.b4 Rd2+
  54. 54.Kf1 Ra2
  55. 55.Ra7 f4
  56. 56.b5 g3

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