Hou Yifan vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 3.2
Date 2018.04.02
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4pk1p/5pp1/8/1p5P/1Pn1N1P1/P4K2/8 w - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.b3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 b6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Nc6
  10. 10.Qc3 Qc7
  11. 11.Rd1 Rad8
  12. 12.Na3 a6
  13. 13.Rac1 Rfe8
  14. 14.Qe1 Qb8
  15. 15.Nc2 b5
  16. 16.c5 d5
  17. 17.cxd6 Rxd6
  18. 18.Rxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Nfd4 Nd5
  20. 20.Ba3 Qd7
  21. 21.Nxc6 Bxc6
  22. 22.e4 Nc7
  23. 23.Nb4 Bb7
  24. 24.Rd1 Qc8
  25. 25.Qe3 a5
  26. 26.Nd3 b4
  27. 27.Bb2 Bxb2
  28. 28.Nxb2 Nb5
  29. 29.Nc4 Nc3
  30. 30.Rd2 Rd8
  31. 31.Nxa5 Rxd2
  32. 32.Qxd2 Ba6
  33. 33.Bf1 Bxf1
  34. 34.Kxf1 Qa8
  35. 35.Nc4 Qxe4
  36. 36.Kg1 Ne2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Nd4
  38. 38.f3 Qxf3+
  39. 39.Qf2 Qh1+
  40. 40.Qg1 Qe4
  41. 41.Qf2 f6
  42. 42.Ne3 Kf7
  43. 43.h4 Qh1+
  44. 44.Qg1 Qxg1+
  45. 45.Kxg1 Ne2+
  46. 46.Kf2 Nc3

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