A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.6
Date 2023.11.16
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p1k2p1p/7P/3Np3/1r1bN3/1B3PP1/6K1 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.O-O c4
  7. 7.Re1+ Be7
  8. 8.Bf1 O-O
  9. 9.b3 cxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nb4
  12. 12.Ba3 Re8
  13. 13.Rxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.c3 Bg4
  15. 15.Nbd2 a5
  16. 16.cxb4 axb4
  17. 17.Bb2 Rxa1
  18. 18.Qxa1 Ne4
  19. 19.Bxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Ne5 Bf5
  21. 21.Nec4 Qg5
  22. 22.Ne3 Bd7
  23. 23.Qa7 Qb5
  24. 24.d5 f6
  25. 25.Ndc4 Qa6
  26. 26.Qxa6 bxa6
  27. 27.Nb6 Bb5
  28. 28.Nbc4 Rd8
  29. 29.Na5 Kf7
  30. 30.h4 h6
  31. 31.h5 Be2
  32. 32.Nc6 Ra8
  33. 33.d6 Bb5
  34. 34.Nxb4 Ke6
  35. 35.Nbc2 Kxd6
  36. 36.Nf5+ Kc5
  37. 37.Nxg7 Bd3
  38. 38.Ba3+ Kd5
  39. 39.Ne3+ Kc6
  40. 40.Ngf5 Rb8
  41. 41.Bb2 Rxb3
  42. 42.Nd4+

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