A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess Main · 2022 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess Main
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.32
Date 2022.07.28
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R3k1/5pp1/p2r4/8/b7/P2BpPP1/4K2P/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 d5
  3. 3.exd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 Qc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Rd8
  10. 10.Rd1 Qb6
  11. 11.Be3 Nc6
  12. 12.dxc5 Rxd1+
  13. 13.Bxd1 Bxc5
  14. 14.Bxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.a3 b6
  16. 16.b4 Qe7
  17. 17.Nbd2 Bb7
  18. 18.Be2 e5
  19. 19.Nb3 e4
  20. 20.Nfd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 e3
  22. 22.f3 h5
  23. 23.Rd1 h4
  24. 24.Nf5 Qe5
  25. 25.Nxh4 Re8
  26. 26.Nf5 Bc6
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.c5 bxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Qxc5
  30. 30.bxc5 Rc8
  31. 31.Rc1 Ba4
  32. 32.Ba6 Rc7
  33. 33.g3 Nd5
  34. 34.Kf1 Rd7
  35. 35.c6 Rd8
  36. 36.c7 Nxc7
  37. 37.Rxc7 Rxd4
  38. 38.Ke2 Rd6
  39. 39.Bd3 a6
  40. 40.Rc8+

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