Anatoly Karpov vs Hou Yifan

Hou vs Karpov Match 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Hou vs Karpov Match 2018
Site Harbin CHN
Round 1
Date 2018.02.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R3n1k1/8/6N1/4PK1p/P6P/5P2/6r1/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qb3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3+
  10. 10.Qxc3 b6
  11. 11.e3 O-O
  12. 12.Be2 Nc6
  13. 13.dxc5 Qxc3+
  14. 14.bxc3 bxc5
  15. 15.Rb1 Rd8
  16. 16.Rb5 c4
  17. 17.O-O Ba6
  18. 18.Rc5 Ne7
  19. 19.Nd4 Rac8
  20. 20.Ra5 Rd6
  21. 21.Rb1 Ra8
  22. 22.Bf3 Kf8
  23. 23.Rb4 Bc8
  24. 24.Rxc4 Bg4
  25. 25.Rc7 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 a6
  27. 27.Ra4 Rc8
  28. 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  29. 29.Ra5 g6
  30. 30.f4 Ke7
  31. 31.h4 Kd7
  32. 32.Kg2 Ne7
  33. 33.Ra4 Ng8
  34. 34.c4 dxc4
  35. 35.Rxc4 Nf6
  36. 36.Kf3 Rb6
  37. 37.f5 h5
  38. 38.fxg6 fxg6
  39. 39.Rc2 Ng4
  40. 40.Kf4 Rb1
  41. 41.f3 Nf6
  42. 42.e4 Rd1
  43. 43.Rc4 Ke7
  44. 44.Nc6+ Ke6
  45. 45.Ne5 Rg1
  46. 46.Rc6+ Ke7
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rg2
  48. 48.a4 Rh2
  49. 49.Nxg6+ Kf7
  50. 50.Kf5 Ne8
  51. 51.Ra7+ Kg8
  52. 52.e5 Rg2
  53. 53.Ra8

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