Wenjun Ju vs Hou Yifan

WSCC 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wenjun Ju
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2025.08.22
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6R1/pr2k1p1/1p3pP1/4PK2/P4P2/8/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.b3 b6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bb7
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d4 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 a6
  10. 10.e3 Bd6
  11. 11.Nd2 Qe7
  12. 12.a3 c5
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Nc4 Bc7
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Rad8
  19. 19.Qf5 b5
  20. 20.Ne5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Nxb3
  22. 22.Bc3 Nxa1
  23. 23.Bb4 Qd7
  24. 24.Qxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.Bxf8 Nc2
  26. 26.Bc5 Rd5
  27. 27.Be7 Rd7
  28. 28.Rc1 Rxe7
  29. 29.Rxc2 g6
  30. 30.h4 Kg7
  31. 31.Kg2 Re6
  32. 32.Kf3 Kf6
  33. 33.g4 h6
  34. 34.Rc7 Rd6
  35. 35.Ra7 Ke6
  36. 36.Kf4 Kf6
  37. 37.g5+ hxg5+
  38. 38.hxg5+ Ke6
  39. 39.f3 Rc6
  40. 40.e4 Rb6
  41. 41.Kg4 f6
  42. 42.Rg7 f5+
  43. 43.Kf4

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