Hou Yifan vs Wesley So

8th Asian Continental Open · 2009 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Asian Continental Open
Site Subic Bay PHI
Round 10
Date 2009.05.22
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/p1k1b1p1/7p/1PPK4/5P2/1B5P/8 w - - 11 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.a3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd3 Qb6
  11. 11.Qf2 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bc5
  13. 13.Nce2 b4
  14. 14.axb4 Nxb4
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Nc1 f6
  17. 17.exf6 Rxf6
  18. 18.c3 Nxd3
  19. 19.Nxd3 e5
  20. 20.Nxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Nf3 Qc7
  22. 22.fxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Bd4 Nxf3+
  24. 24.gxf3 Re6
  25. 25.Kh1 Rae8
  26. 26.Rg1 g6
  27. 27.Raf1 Bc8
  28. 28.Qh4 Qe7
  29. 29.Qh6 Qf8
  30. 30.Qg5 Re2
  31. 31.Qxd5+ Be6
  32. 32.Qg5 Bh3
  33. 33.Qh4 Bf5
  34. 34.Rf2 Re1
  35. 35.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  36. 36.Kg2 h5
  37. 37.Rd2 Qe7
  38. 38.Bf6 Qe6
  39. 39.Bd4 Re2+
  40. 40.Rxe2 Qxe2+
  41. 41.Qf2 Qxf2+
  42. 42.Kxf2 Kf7
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke6
  44. 44.c4 Kd6
  45. 45.b4 Kc6
  46. 46.Bc3 Be6
  47. 47.Kd4 Bf7
  48. 48.Bb2 Be6
  49. 49.Bc3 Bf7
  50. 50.Bb2 Be6

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