Wenjun Ju vs Hou Yifan

WSCC 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wenjun Ju
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.21
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2B3kp/4K3/1r6/8/8/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nc6
  4. 4.O-O Bd7
  5. 5.Re1 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.Bf1 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.d3 e6
  10. 10.Bf4 Be7
  11. 11.Nbd2 O-O
  12. 12.a3 b5
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.Nh4 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxg6 fxg6
  16. 16.Bg3 Bh4
  17. 17.Bg2 Bxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Qf6
  19. 19.Qe2 h5
  20. 20.gxh5 Qe5
  21. 21.Nf3 Qxg3
  22. 22.hxg6 Nde5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Rf1 Nxg6
  25. 25.Rf3 Qg5
  26. 26.Raf1 Nf4
  27. 27.Qc2 e5
  28. 28.Kh2 Rf6
  29. 29.Bh1 Raf8
  30. 30.d4 Kh7
  31. 31.dxc5 dxc5
  32. 32.Qd2 Rh6
  33. 33.Bg2 Nxh3
  34. 34.Qxg5 Nxg5+
  35. 35.Kg3 Nxf3
  36. 36.Bxf3 Rd6
  37. 37.Rh1+ Kg8
  38. 38.Bg4 Rd3+
  39. 39.Kh4 Rf6
  40. 40.Kg5 Kf7
  41. 41.Rh8 Rg6+
  42. 42.Kh4 Rh6+
  43. 43.Rxh6 gxh6
  44. 44.Bc8 Rd2
  45. 45.b4 cxb4
  46. 46.axb4 Rd6
  47. 47.Kg4 Rc6
  48. 48.Bb7 Rxc3
  49. 49.Bxa6 Rc4
  50. 50.Bxb5 Rxe4+
  51. 51.Kf5 Rxb4
  52. 52.Bc6 Kg7
  53. 53.Kxe5 Kg6

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