Hikaru Nakamura vs Hou Yifan

16th Unive Crown · 2012 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 16th Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 3
Date 2012.10.23
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k2r2/p4PN1/1p2K3/8/8/8/3R4 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.Rg1 e5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nbd7
  9. 9.Nf5 a6
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.g5 Nxe4
  12. 12.Nxg7+ Bxg7
  13. 13.Nxe4 Qc6
  14. 14.Qd3 Ke7
  15. 15.gxh6 Bxh6
  16. 16.Bxh6 Rxh6
  17. 17.Qe3 Rh5
  18. 18.Rd1 Bf5
  19. 19.Ng3 Bxc2
  20. 20.Nxh5 Bxd1
  21. 21.Kxd1 Qd5+
  22. 22.Ke2 Qxa2
  23. 23.Qg5+ Kd7
  24. 24.Qf5+ Ke7
  25. 25.Qc2 Qa5
  26. 26.Ng3 Qb5+
  27. 27.Kf3 Qc6+
  28. 28.Qe4 Rh8
  29. 29.Nf5+ Kd7
  30. 30.h4 Qb5
  31. 31.Rd1 Qxb2
  32. 32.Nxd6 Kc7
  33. 33.Nc4 Qb5
  34. 34.Nxe5 f6
  35. 35.Rc1+ Kb8
  36. 36.Rb1 f5
  37. 37.Qxf5 Qd5+
  38. 38.Qe4 Rf8+
  39. 39.Ke3 Qc5+
  40. 40.Qd4 Qxd4+
  41. 41.Kxd4 Rf4+
  42. 42.Ke3 Rxh4
  43. 43.f4 Kc7
  44. 44.f5 Kd6
  45. 45.Ng6 Rh7
  46. 46.Rd1+ Kc7
  47. 47.Kf4 b5
  48. 48.f6 Rf7
  49. 49.Ke5

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