Hou Yifan vs Polina Shuvalova

Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Polina Shuvalova
Result 0-1
Event Julius Baer WSCC 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2024.09.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7N/4k3/np6/3PK1p1/2P5/6P1/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Bg4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.c3 Bh5
  12. 12.Bh4 Bg6
  13. 13.Qc2 c6
  14. 14.Bg3 Bxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 Qc7
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Ng5 a5
  19. 19.Ndf3 Qd6
  20. 20.a4 Ng4
  21. 21.Qd2 Ndf6
  22. 22.Qd3 Rab8
  23. 23.Rad1 Rbd8
  24. 24.Rd2 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Nxe1 Re8
  26. 26.Re2 Qd7
  27. 27.f3 Nh6
  28. 28.g4 Rxe2
  29. 29.Qxe2 Ne8
  30. 30.Nd3 b6
  31. 31.Kf1 f6
  32. 32.Ne6 Nf7
  33. 33.Nef4 g5
  34. 34.Qe6 Qxe6
  35. 35.Nxe6 Ned6
  36. 36.Nc7 Nd8
  37. 37.Na8 b5
  38. 38.axb5 cxb5
  39. 39.Nb6 Nc4
  40. 40.Nxd5 Nc6
  41. 41.Ke2 a4
  42. 42.Ne3 Nd6
  43. 43.Kd2 Na5
  44. 44.Kc2 Kf7
  45. 45.Nc5 Nc6
  46. 46.b3 axb3+
  47. 47.Kxb3 Na5+
  48. 48.Kb4 Nc6+
  49. 49.Kb3 Na5+
  50. 50.Kc2 g6
  51. 51.Kd3 Ke7
  52. 52.Ne4 Nxe4
  53. 53.fxe4 Kd6
  54. 54.Nd5 f5
  55. 55.gxf5 gxf5
  56. 56.Nf6 Ke6
  57. 57.Nh7 fxe4+
  58. 58.Kxe4 g4

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