A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess Main · 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event Women's Speed Chess Main
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2022.07.28
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/p1b2b1p/3r4/P4Bq1/4QNP1/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 a6
  6. 6.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Qd1 e6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Ba2 O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 b6
  12. 12.Qd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Rfe1 Rac8
  14. 14.Rac1 Rfe8
  15. 15.h3 h6
  16. 16.Bf4 Ne5
  17. 17.Qe2 Nfd7
  18. 18.Nd2 Nc6
  19. 19.Bg3 Nde5
  20. 20.f4 Nd7
  21. 21.Bf2 Bf6
  22. 22.Nc4 Nb4
  23. 23.Bb3 d5
  24. 24.Nd2 Qxf4
  25. 25.exd5 Be5
  26. 26.g3 Qf5
  27. 27.dxe6 Rxe6
  28. 28.Bxe6 Qxe6
  29. 29.Nf3 Qxh3
  30. 30.Ne4 Bxb2
  31. 31.Rcd1 Nf6
  32. 32.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  33. 33.c4 Nc2
  34. 34.Rf1 Qg4
  35. 35.Kg2 Rxc4
  36. 36.Rd2 Re4
  37. 37.Qd3 Nb4
  38. 38.Qb3 Re5
  39. 39.Bxb6 Rg5
  40. 40.Bc7 Bd5
  41. 41.Qe3 Bc6
  42. 42.Bf4 Nd5
  43. 43.Rxd5 Rxd5

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