Vassily Ivanchuk vs Hou Yifan

Hou-Ivanchuk Match 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hou-Ivanchuk Match 2017
Site Shenzhen CHN
Round 3
Date 2017.04.07
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

rnbq1rk1/p7/4pp2/1p1nP2Q/1bpP4/6P1/1P3PBP/R1B2RK1 w - - 4 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nbd2 dxc4
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.a4 c6
  9. 9.axb5 cxb5
  10. 10.Ng5 Nd5
  11. 11.e4 Ne7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxh7 Kxh7
  14. 14.Qh5+ Kg8
  15. 15.Ne4 f6
  16. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.Qg6+ Kh8
  18. 18.Qh5+ Kg8

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