A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess Main · 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess Main
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2022.07.28
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/kp5p/p4N2/8/3R4/P5P1/1P5r/1K6 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Qd3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg5 e6
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.Bxc6 Bxc6
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Nd4 Qa5
  12. 12.Bxf6 gxf6
  13. 13.f4 Bd7
  14. 14.Kb1 O-O-O
  15. 15.f5 Kb8
  16. 16.Rhf1 Rc8
  17. 17.Qh3 Qe5
  18. 18.fxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Nd5 Bd8
  20. 20.Nf4 Bb6
  21. 21.Qd3 d5
  22. 22.Nfe2 dxe4
  23. 23.Qb3 Ka7
  24. 24.g3 Rc7
  25. 25.c3 Rhc8
  26. 26.Nf4 e3
  27. 27.Rfe1 Qe4+
  28. 28.Rd3 e5
  29. 29.Rxe3 Qh1+
  30. 30.Rd1 Qxh2
  31. 31.Nd5 Bxd4
  32. 32.cxd4 Bf5+
  33. 33.Red3 Bxd3+
  34. 34.Qxd3 Qc2+
  35. 35.Qxc2 Rxc2
  36. 36.Nxf6 exd4
  37. 37.a3 Rh2
  38. 38.Rxd4

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