Hou Yifan vs Polina Shuvalova

Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Polina Shuvalova
Result 1-0
Event Julius Baer WSCC 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2024.09.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1r1k1/3b1pB1/1p2qP2/2p1n3/8/P5QP/2B3P1/3RR1K1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 Bb6
  7. 7.Bb3 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Be6
  10. 10.h3 Re8
  11. 11.Re1 Na5
  12. 12.Ba4 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxb6 axb6
  14. 14.d4 Bd7
  15. 15.Bc2 b5
  16. 16.a3 Na5
  17. 17.b3 Nc6
  18. 18.Bb2 b6
  19. 19.Qd2 Qe7
  20. 20.Rad1 Na5
  21. 21.Qe2 Rad8
  22. 22.c4 bxc4
  23. 23.b4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nc6
  25. 25.Qxc4 Nxd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 Be6
  27. 27.Qc3 c5
  28. 28.Be3 Rc8
  29. 29.bxc5 dxc5
  30. 30.e5 Nd7
  31. 31.f4 Nf8
  32. 32.f5 Bd7
  33. 33.f6 Qe6
  34. 34.Bxh6 Ng6
  35. 35.Bxg7 Nxe5
  36. 36.Qg3

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