Hou Yifan vs Wei Yi

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6.6
Date 2016.01.22
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/1N6/8/4k3/1r6/1K6/8/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qb3 Nb6
  6. 6.d4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bf4 Be6
  8. 8.Qa3 O-O
  9. 9.e3 N8d7
  10. 10.Rd1 c6
  11. 11.Ne4 Bd5
  12. 12.Bd3 f5
  13. 13.Nc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Qxc5 Bxa2
  15. 15.h4 Bb3
  16. 16.Ra1 Nd5
  17. 17.Be5 a5
  18. 18.h5 Nb4
  19. 19.Bb1 Bd5
  20. 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
  21. 21.Ne5 Qd6
  22. 22.Qc3 Be4
  23. 23.Bxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Rh4 Nd5
  25. 25.Qd2 Qb4
  26. 26.Qxb4 axb4
  27. 27.Rxa8 Rxa8
  28. 28.hxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.Rxe4 Nf6
  30. 30.Rh4 Ra1+
  31. 31.Ke2 Rc1
  32. 32.Kd2 Rg1
  33. 33.g3 g5
  34. 34.Rh2 c5
  35. 35.Nf3 Ra1
  36. 36.dxc5 Ne4+
  37. 37.Kc2 Ra5
  38. 38.Nd4 Nxc5
  39. 39.g4 Ne4
  40. 40.Nf5+ Kf6
  41. 41.f3 Nc5
  42. 42.Rh6+ Ke5
  43. 43.Nxe7 Ra1
  44. 44.Ng6+ Kd5
  45. 45.Rh5 b3+
  46. 46.Kc3 Kc6
  47. 47.Rxg5 Kb5
  48. 48.Rxc5+ Kxc5
  49. 49.Ne5 Rc1+
  50. 50.Kxb3 Kd5
  51. 51.Nd3 Rf1
  52. 52.Nb4+ Ke5
  53. 53.f4+ Ke4
  54. 54.Nc2 Rg1
  55. 55.g5 Kd3
  56. 56.Nd4 Kxe3
  57. 57.Ne6 Ke4
  58. 58.Kc4 Rg2
  59. 59.b4 Kf5
  60. 60.Kd5 Rd2+
  61. 61.Nd4+ Kxf4
  62. 62.Kc4 Rg2
  63. 63.Ne6+ Ke5
  64. 64.Nc5 Rxg5
  65. 65.Nxb7 Rg4+
  66. 66.Kb3 Rxb4+

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