Sergey Karjakin vs Hou Yifan

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.7
Date 2013.01.12
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/p7/7N/5p2/7K/R6P/6r1/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Ba6
  9. 9.O-O Bxe2
  10. 10.Nxe2 Nc6
  11. 11.c4 dxc4
  12. 12.d5 exd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Nb4
  14. 14.Qxc4 b5
  15. 15.Qe4 Qc8
  16. 16.Nc3 Qc6
  17. 17.Qxc6 Nxc6
  18. 18.Nxb5 Rb8
  19. 19.Nc7+ Kd8
  20. 20.Nd5 Rxb2
  21. 21.Rfd1 Re8
  22. 22.Rac1 Rxa2
  23. 23.Nd2 g5
  24. 24.Ne4 gxf4
  25. 25.Bxc5 Bxc5+
  26. 26.Nxc5 Rg8
  27. 27.g3 fxg3
  28. 28.h3 Ndxe5
  29. 29.Nb4+ Ke8
  30. 30.Nxa2 Nf3+
  31. 31.Kg2 Nh4+
  32. 32.Kf1 Nf3
  33. 33.Ne4 g2+
  34. 34.Kf2 g1=Q+
  35. 35.Rxg1 Rxg1
  36. 36.Rxc6 Ra1
  37. 37.Nf6+ Ke7
  38. 38.Nc3 Ne5
  39. 39.Ncd5+ Kd8
  40. 40.Rc3 Ra2+
  41. 41.Kg3 Rd2
  42. 42.Kf4 Ng6+
  43. 43.Kg5 Ne7
  44. 44.Nxe7 Kxe7
  45. 45.Re3+ Kd8
  46. 46.Ra3 Rg2+
  47. 47.Ng4 h6+
  48. 48.Kh4 f5
  49. 49.Nxh6

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