Ritvik Krishnan vs Hou Yifan

ch-Paris IdF Masters 2025 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Ritvik Krishnan
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event ch-Paris IdF Masters 2025
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.12
Date 2025.07.17
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B45)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/4b2r/p2p3R/5bp1/1p1B4/P3K3/1Pr2P2/3R4 w - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.g4 Nge7
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.h4 b5
  9. 9.Nxc6 Nxc6
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.g5 Qa5
  13. 13.Rd1 Ne5
  14. 14.Rh3 Be7
  15. 15.h5 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Rxc4
  17. 17.Bd4 O-O
  18. 18.g6 h6
  19. 19.Rg3 b4
  20. 20.Ne2 Qxh5
  21. 21.Qd3 Rcc8
  22. 22.Nf4 Qh1+
  23. 23.Ke2 Qxe4+
  24. 24.Qxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.gxf7+ Rxf7
  26. 26.Nxe6 g5
  27. 27.Ke3 Bd5
  28. 28.Rh3 Rxc2
  29. 29.Kd3 Bxe6
  30. 30.Rxh6 Bf5+
  31. 31.Ke3 Rh7

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