A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.8
Date 2023.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1K6/p1P5/4n3/PP2k3/5p2/8/4B3 b - - 0 60

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 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 Qd6
  10. 10.Nb5 Qd8
  11. 11.Bf4 Nd5
  12. 12.Bg3 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 Bd7
  14. 14.h3 Qb6
  15. 15.Re1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bd3 Ncb4
  17. 17.Nc7 Rac8
  18. 18.Nxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Re2 Rxc1
  20. 20.Qxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Qb1 h6
  22. 22.Bh7+ Kf8
  23. 23.Rc2 Rxc2
  24. 24.Bxc2 Bc6
  25. 25.Bb3 Nf6
  26. 26.Qd1 Bd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Nxd5
  28. 28.Qc2 Qd8
  29. 29.a3 Nf6
  30. 30.Be5 Kg8
  31. 31.Nd2 Nd7
  32. 32.Bf4 Nb6
  33. 33.Be5 Qc8
  34. 34.Qxc8+ Nxc8
  35. 35.Kf1 Nb6
  36. 36.Ke2 Kf8
  37. 37.Kd3 g6
  38. 38.Bb8 a6
  39. 39.Ne4 Nd7
  40. 40.Bf4 g5
  41. 41.Be3 f5
  42. 42.Nc5 Bxc5
  43. 43.dxc5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kc4 Ne5+
  45. 45.Kd4 Nc6+
  46. 46.Kc4 f4
  47. 47.Bd2 e5
  48. 48.Kd5 Kf6
  49. 49.Bc3 Kf5
  50. 50.f3 h5
  51. 51.b4 g4
  52. 52.hxg4+ hxg4
  53. 53.a4 gxf3
  54. 54.gxf3 Ne7+
  55. 55.Kd6 Ng6
  56. 56.Kc7 e4
  57. 57.fxe4+ Kxe4
  58. 58.Kxb7 f3
  59. 59.Be1 Ne5
  60. 60.c6

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