A Kosteniuk vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White A Kosteniuk
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.10
Date 2023.11.16
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4B1/8/8/1pn3R1/1k3P2/r5P1/4K3 b - - 6 57

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 Bg4
  12. 12.c3 Bh5
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bg6
  14. 14.Bxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bd6
  16. 16.Ndf3 Ne4
  17. 17.c4 Nxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Bb4
  19. 19.Rf1 dxc4
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  21. 21.bxc4 Rdc8
  22. 22.Be3 a5
  23. 23.Rfc1 Nc3
  24. 24.Rc2 Rxc4
  25. 25.e6 fxe6
  26. 26.Ne5 Rc7
  27. 27.Nxg6 Rac8
  28. 28.Nf4 Rc6
  29. 29.Nd3 Nd5
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rxc6
  31. 31.Nxb4 axb4
  32. 32.Kf1 Ra6
  33. 33.Rb1 Kf7
  34. 34.Bd2 Ra4
  35. 35.Ke2 Ke7
  36. 36.Kd3 Kd6
  37. 37.Kc4 Kc6
  38. 38.Kb3 Kb5
  39. 39.Re1 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kb2 Ra6
  41. 41.Re4 Rc6
  42. 42.h4 Rc4
  43. 43.Rxe6 Rxh4
  44. 44.Re5 Kc4
  45. 45.f3 Rd4
  46. 46.Bc1 Rd3
  47. 47.Re4+ Kb5
  48. 48.Rg4 Nb6
  49. 49.Rg5+ Ka4
  50. 50.Rg4 Rb3+
  51. 51.Ka2 Rc3
  52. 52.Bb2 Rc2
  53. 53.Kb1 Re2
  54. 54.Bxg7 Kb3
  55. 55.Kc1 Nc4
  56. 56.Kd1 Ra2
  57. 57.Ke1

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