A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess Main · 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event Women's Speed Chess Main
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.34
Date 2022.07.28
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/7p/8/4N1k1/4p3/3p1p1P/3K4 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.c4 Nc6
  7. 7.Nc2 b6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bb7
  9. 9.b3 e6
  10. 10.O-O Ne5
  11. 11.f4 Nxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Be7
  13. 13.Ba3 b5
  14. 14.cxb5 Qb6+
  15. 15.Qd4 Qxd4+
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Rfe1 Bd5
  19. 19.bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.Nb5 Kd7
  21. 21.Bb2 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc3 Bc6
  23. 23.Rad1 d5
  24. 24.Re2 Bc5+
  25. 25.Kh1 Bd6
  26. 26.Rc2 Bxf4
  27. 27.Ne4 Rxa2
  28. 28.Nc5+ Ke8
  29. 29.Nd3 Rxb3
  30. 30.Nxf4 Raxb2
  31. 31.Rxc6 Rb1
  32. 32.Rcc1 Rxc1
  33. 33.Rxc1 g5
  34. 34.Ne2 Ke7
  35. 35.Kg1 h6
  36. 36.Kf2 Rb2
  37. 37.Ke3 Kf6
  38. 38.Rf1+ Kg6
  39. 39.Rf2 f5
  40. 40.g3 Rb3+
  41. 41.Kd2 e5
  42. 42.Kc2 Ra3
  43. 43.Nc1 d4
  44. 44.Kb2 Ra5
  45. 45.Rc2 e4
  46. 46.Rc6+ Kh5
  47. 47.Nb3 Rd5
  48. 48.Kc2 d3+
  49. 49.Kd2 f4
  50. 50.gxf4 gxf4
  51. 51.Rc5 e3+
  52. 52.Kd1 Rxc5
  53. 53.Nxc5 d2
  54. 54.Ke2 Kg4
  55. 55.Ne4 f3+
  56. 56.Kd1 f2

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