Hikaru Nakamura vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/6K1/8/8/8/5k2/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 b6
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.e5 Bb7
  14. 14.Qe3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bd3 h6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qg5
  17. 17.Qxg5 hxg5
  18. 18.Ne4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Rc4
  20. 20.Rad1 Nxe5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Nd7
  22. 22.d5 Nc5
  23. 23.Bf3 Re8
  24. 24.dxe6 Rxe6
  25. 25.Rd8+ Kh7
  26. 26.Rf1 Re7
  27. 27.h3 g6
  28. 28.Rd2 Kg7
  29. 29.Rfd1 Rc3
  30. 30.Kh2 Kf6
  31. 31.Rd6+ Re6
  32. 32.R6d2 Ra3
  33. 33.Rc2 Ke7
  34. 34.Rd5 Kf6
  35. 35.Rd1 Rd3
  36. 36.Rb1 Red6
  37. 37.Rbb2 Na4
  38. 38.Rb4 R3d4
  39. 39.Rb5 Rd2
  40. 40.Rc7 a6
  41. 41.Rb4 Rxa2
  42. 42.Bc6 Rc2
  43. 43.Rxa4 Rcxc6
  44. 44.Rxc6 Rxc6
  45. 45.Rxa6 Ke5
  46. 46.Ra7 Rf6
  47. 47.Kg3 Kd4
  48. 48.f3 b5
  49. 49.Rb7 Rf5
  50. 50.Kf2 Kc3
  51. 51.g4 Rc5
  52. 52.Rxf7 b4
  53. 53.Rf6 b3
  54. 54.Rxg6 b2
  55. 55.Rb6 Kc2
  56. 56.Kg3 b1=Q
  57. 57.Rxb1 Kxb1
  58. 58.h4 gxh4+
  59. 59.Kxh4 Kc2
  60. 60.g5 Kd3
  61. 61.g6 Rc1
  62. 62.Kg5 Rg1+
  63. 63.Kf6 Ke3
  64. 64.g7 Rxg7
  65. 65.Kxg7 Kxf3

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