Hou Yifan vs Wei Yi

ch-CHN 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-CHN 2014
Site Xinghua CHN
Round 7.4
Date 2014.03.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/kp2bp2/1R1p1P2/K2P4/3p4/3B4/2P5/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Qd3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O-O Qb6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Bd3 O-O-O
  17. 17.f4 h5
  18. 18.a4 Rde8
  19. 19.b4 Re3
  20. 20.Kb2 Kb8
  21. 21.a5 Ka7
  22. 22.Ra1 h4
  23. 23.Kb3 g6
  24. 24.Rhe1 Rc8
  25. 25.Reb1 Rc3+
  26. 26.Ka4 Bd8
  27. 27.Rb3 Rxb3
  28. 28.Kxb3 Bf6
  29. 29.Kc4 Kb8
  30. 30.b5 axb5+
  31. 31.Kxb5 Re7
  32. 32.Ka4 Rc7
  33. 33.Re1 g5
  34. 34.g3 hxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 gxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Rc5
  37. 37.Re8+ Rc8
  38. 38.Re2 Rc5
  39. 39.Rg2 Rc8
  40. 40.Rg1 Ka7
  41. 41.Rh1 Rh8
  42. 42.Rb1 Rc8
  43. 43.Rb6 Be7
  44. 44.f5 Rc5
  45. 45.f6 Rxa5+
  46. 46.Kxa5

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