A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.4
Date 2023.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/1q3pp1/3R3p/4p3/n3P3/5B2/bpP2PPP/1Q1N2K1 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  12. 12.Bf3 a5
  13. 13.a4 Rfc8
  14. 14.Ra3 Rc4
  15. 15.Nd2 Rc6
  16. 16.Rd3 Nc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Rxc5
  18. 18.b3 b5
  19. 19.axb5 Rxb5
  20. 20.Qa1 h6
  21. 21.Rd1 Rb6
  22. 22.Nf1 Nd7
  23. 23.Ne3 Nc5
  24. 24.R3d2 a4
  25. 25.Qa3 Qb7
  26. 26.Rxd6 Rxd6
  27. 27.Rxd6 axb3
  28. 28.Qb2 Na4
  29. 29.Qb1 b2
  30. 30.Nd1 Ba2

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