Wenjun Ju vs Hou Yifan

WSCC 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Wenjun Ju
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WSCC 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.11
Date 2025.08.22
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/1p2p2p/1P2P2P/4KP2/8/P7/2b5 b - - 18 56

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.Bd2 a6
  12. 12.Rac1 Nc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Ne6
  14. 14.Be3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rfd1 b6
  16. 16.Nd5 Nc5
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bh4 Qd7
  19. 19.b4 Ne6
  20. 20.b5 Ncd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Bxe7 axb5
  24. 24.cxb5 Rfc8
  25. 25.Rd1 Bg7
  26. 26.Bf6 Qe6
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kh7
  28. 28.Nxc8 Bxf6
  29. 29.Rxd6 Rxc8
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rc1+
  31. 31.Qf1 Rxf1+
  32. 32.Kxf1 fxe6
  33. 33.f4 Bc3
  34. 34.Ke2 Kg7
  35. 35.Kd3 Ba5
  36. 36.g3 Kf6
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke7
  38. 38.e5 Kf7
  39. 39.Ke4 Bb4
  40. 40.h4 Bc5
  41. 41.Kf3 Bd4
  42. 42.Ke4 Bf2
  43. 43.Kf3 Be1
  44. 44.Kg4 Kg7
  45. 45.Kf3 g5
  46. 46.h5 gxf4
  47. 47.gxf4 Kf7
  48. 48.Ke4 Ke7
  49. 49.Kf3 Kd7
  50. 50.Ke4 Ke7
  51. 51.Kf3 Kd7
  52. 52.Ke4 Bd2
  53. 53.Kf3 Bc1
  54. 54.Ke4 Ke7
  55. 55.Kf3 Kf7
  56. 56.Ke4

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