A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 37 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 2.12
Date 2023.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

3r4/p2nkppp/1p6/1B4P1/PP1R3P/4P3/8/6K1 w - - 8 38

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 Be7
  8. 8.c4 Qd8
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 Bxc5
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd7
  13. 13.a3 Rac8
  14. 14.b4 Be7
  15. 15.Bd6 Bxd6
  16. 16.Rxd6 Ne7
  17. 17.Rad1 Bc6
  18. 18.Ne5 Nf5
  19. 19.R6d2 b6
  20. 20.Nxc6 Rxc6
  21. 21.g4 Ne7
  22. 22.g5 Nfd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 exd5
  24. 24.cxd5 Rc3
  25. 25.d6 Ng6
  26. 26.d7 Rd8
  27. 27.Bb5 Nf4
  28. 28.Re1 Ne6
  29. 29.a4 Kf8
  30. 30.h4 Ke7
  31. 31.Re3 Rxe3
  32. 32.fxe3 Nf8
  33. 33.Rd4 Nxd7
  34. 34.Re4+ Kd6
  35. 35.Rd4+ Ke7
  36. 36.Re4+ Kd6
  37. 37.Rd4+ Ke7

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