Wenjun Ju vs Hou Yifan

WSCC 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wenjun Ju
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.7
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3B4/1p6/p3k1p1/P1P3Pp/3KN2P/8/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Bxd7 Nfxd7
  10. 10.Qe3 Nc6
  11. 11.b3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qd2 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Bd2 Nc5
  16. 16.Rae1 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Rxf5
  18. 18.Nd5 Rxf2
  19. 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 Nd3+
  21. 21.Ke3 Nxe1
  22. 22.Bxe1 Kf7
  23. 23.g4 e6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rd8
  25. 25.Bh4 Rd7
  26. 26.Ne4 h6
  27. 27.g5 h5
  28. 28.Nf6 Rc7
  29. 29.Bg3 Rc6
  30. 30.a4 a6
  31. 31.h4 Ke7
  32. 32.Kd4 Rb6
  33. 33.Kc3 Rc6
  34. 34.a5 d5
  35. 35.Kd4 dxc4
  36. 36.bxc4 Rc8
  37. 37.c5 e5+
  38. 38.Bxe5 Ke6
  39. 39.Ne4 Rf8
  40. 40.Bf6 Rd8+
  41. 41.Bxd8

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