Hou Yifan vs Wesley So

43rd GM 2015 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd GM 2015
Site Dortmund GER
Round 4.3
Date 2015.07.01
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1R6/p3p2p/4p1pQ/8/P7/1P6/K1q5 w - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bd2 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 Qb6
  14. 14.Ne4 Rd8
  15. 15.c4 O-O
  16. 16.Qe2 c5
  17. 17.Bc3 cxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Qc6
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  20. 20.g4 Bxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Qc5
  22. 22.Nf3 Nf6
  23. 23.Ne5 Rd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Rd1 Qf4
  26. 26.Re1 Qd4
  27. 27.Rd1 Qf4
  28. 28.f3 a6
  29. 29.a3 Ra8
  30. 30.Rd6 Re8
  31. 31.Ka2 Nxg4
  32. 32.fxg4 f6
  33. 33.Rd7 fxe5
  34. 34.Rxb7 Qd4
  35. 35.g5 hxg5
  36. 36.h6 gxh6
  37. 37.Qh5 Qxc4+
  38. 38.Ka1 Qc1+
  39. 39.Ka2 Qc4+
  40. 40.Ka1 Qc1+

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