A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.20
Date 2023.11.16
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r7/2kb1p1r/1p2pR2/1P1pPP1p/2pP1K1P/p1P2B2/R7/8 w - - 10 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qg4 g6
  8. 8.Qf4 h6
  9. 9.h4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 c4
  11. 11.a4 Bd7
  12. 12.g4 Nge7
  13. 13.Ne2 Rh7
  14. 14.Bg2 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O Qc7
  16. 16.Rfb1 Na5
  17. 17.Bc1 Re8
  18. 18.Ba3 b6
  19. 19.Bd6 Qd8
  20. 20.Qg3 Kb7
  21. 21.Nc1 Nec6
  22. 22.Na2 Ka8
  23. 23.Nb4 Bc8
  24. 24.Nxc6 Nxc6
  25. 25.Bb4 Nxb4
  26. 26.cxb4 a6
  27. 27.b5 a5
  28. 28.Ra3 Bb7
  29. 29.Rf3 Qe7
  30. 30.Rf6 Rc8
  31. 31.Qc3 Rc7
  32. 32.f4 Ka7
  33. 33.Kf2 Rg7
  34. 34.Ke3 h5
  35. 35.gxh5 gxh5
  36. 36.Bf3 Qf8
  37. 37.Qe1 Qa3+
  38. 38.c3 Qxa4
  39. 39.Qc1 Qa2
  40. 40.Qb2 Qxb2
  41. 41.Rxb2 Rh7
  42. 42.Rg2 Bc8
  43. 43.f5 Bd7
  44. 44.Rb2 Kb8
  45. 45.Kf4 Rc8
  46. 46.Rg2 Kc7
  47. 47.Rg5 a4
  48. 48.Rg2 a3
  49. 49.Ra2 Ra8
  50. 50.Kg5 Rg8+
  51. 51.Kf4 Ra8
  52. 52.Kg5 Rg8+
  53. 53.Kf4 Ra8

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