Anatoly Karpov vs Hou Yifan

Hou vs Karpov Match 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event Hou vs Karpov Match 2018
Site Harbin CHN
Round 3
Date 2018.02.05
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4rk/5p2/1R3q1p/2pP1p2/3NpP2/1K2P2B/3Q1b2/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.d5 Bb7
  4. 4.a3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qe7
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 d6
  8. 8.e3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rc1 c5
  10. 10.Nb5 Ne5
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Qa4 Kd8
  13. 13.Nc3 f5
  14. 14.Rd1 Qd7
  15. 15.Qc2 Rg8
  16. 16.a4 Be7
  17. 17.b3 Ke8
  18. 18.g3 Kf8
  19. 19.Bg2 Ng6
  20. 20.Kf1 Rd8
  21. 21.Nge2 a6
  22. 22.h4 Bf6
  23. 23.f4 e5
  24. 24.Bh3 Bc8
  25. 25.Kf2 Re8
  26. 26.h5 Ne7
  27. 27.Ng1 Qd8
  28. 28.Nf3 e4
  29. 29.Ng1 Rg7
  30. 30.Nge2 Ng8
  31. 31.a5 bxa5
  32. 32.Ra1 Qc7
  33. 33.Ra3 Bd8
  34. 34.Rha1 Nf6
  35. 35.Rxa5 Nxh5
  36. 36.Rxa6 Bxa6
  37. 37.Rxa6 Nxg3
  38. 38.Nxg3 Bh4
  39. 39.Ne2 Qe7
  40. 40.Ke1 Bxg3+
  41. 41.Kd2 Be1+
  42. 42.Kc1 Qf6
  43. 43.Kb1 Bf2
  44. 44.Qd2 Kg8
  45. 45.Kc2 Kh8
  46. 46.b4 cxb4
  47. 47.c5 b3+
  48. 48.Kxb3 Rb8+
  49. 49.Rb6 Rgg8
  50. 50.Nd4 dxc5

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