Hou Yifan vs Nilufar Yakubbaeva

Asian Games Women Team · 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Nilufar Yakubbaeva
Result 1-0
Event Asian Games Women Team
Site Hangzhou CHN
Round 1.1
Date 2023.09.29
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2n3k/2p2pRp/2p2P2/Pp2P3/1P1PK2P/2P5/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.Be3 Qe7
  8. 8.Qe1 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Bxe3
  10. 10.Qxe3 c5
  11. 11.Nd2 c6
  12. 12.Qg3 Nf6
  13. 13.Nc4 Re8
  14. 14.Qh4 Ng4
  15. 15.Qg3 Nf6
  16. 16.Ne2 b6
  17. 17.a4 Bd7
  18. 18.b3 Rad8
  19. 19.h3 Bc8
  20. 20.Kh1 h6
  21. 21.Qe3 Nh5
  22. 22.g4 Nf6
  23. 23.Ng3 Nh7
  24. 24.Nf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.gxf5 Qg5
  26. 26.f4 exf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 Rd4
  28. 28.Rg1 Qh5
  29. 29.Nd2 f6
  30. 30.Rfg4 Rd7
  31. 31.Qg3 Qf7
  32. 32.Qf4 Kh8
  33. 33.Nc4 Qf8
  34. 34.Qg3 Qe7
  35. 35.Ne3 Rg8
  36. 36.Ng2 Nf8
  37. 37.Nf4 b5
  38. 38.Nh5 Kh7
  39. 39.Qh4 Qe5
  40. 40.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  41. 41.Qxf6 gxf6
  42. 42.Rxg8 Rf7
  43. 43.R8g3 b4
  44. 44.Rd1 Rd7
  45. 45.Kg2 Rd8
  46. 46.Kf2 Nd7
  47. 47.Rdg1 Ne5
  48. 48.Rg7+ Kh8
  49. 49.Rb7 Rd7
  50. 50.Rxd7 Nxd7
  51. 51.Rg6 Kh7
  52. 52.Ke3

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