Hikaru Nakamura vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 20
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3kb2/PR6/4K3/8/1p1B4/8/8/8 b - - 16 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 Nf6
  2. 2.Bb2 g6
  3. 3.e3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.dxc5 bxc5
  9. 9.c4 e6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bb7
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Rc1 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qe7
  15. 15.Ba3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Na4 Ne4
  17. 17.Qa5 a6
  18. 18.Nb6 Nxb6
  19. 19.Qxb6 Nc3
  20. 20.Re1 Nxe2+
  21. 21.Rxe2 d4
  22. 22.Rxc5 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Rxc5
  24. 24.Qxc5 Qb7
  25. 25.Qe7 Qa8
  26. 26.Qe4 Qxe4
  27. 27.fxe4 dxe3
  28. 28.fxe3 Re8
  29. 29.Rc2 Bh6
  30. 30.Rc4 Bxe3+
  31. 31.Kg2 Re6
  32. 32.Rc8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Bf8+ Kf6
  34. 34.Kf3 Bd4
  35. 35.b4 h5
  36. 36.a4 g5
  37. 37.h3 g4+
  38. 38.hxg4 hxg4+
  39. 39.Kxg4 Rxe4+
  40. 40.Kf3 Re3+
  41. 41.Kf4 Re6
  42. 42.Ra8 Be3+
  43. 43.Kf3 Kf5
  44. 44.Rd8 Bb6
  45. 45.Rd3 Kg6
  46. 46.a5 Bc7
  47. 47.Rd7 Be5
  48. 48.Bc5 f5
  49. 49.Rb7 Kf6
  50. 50.b5 axb5
  51. 51.Bb6 Re8
  52. 52.a6 Ra8
  53. 53.a7 b4
  54. 54.Be3 Bd6
  55. 55.Ke2 Ke6
  56. 56.Kd3 Kd5
  57. 57.Rb5+ Kc6
  58. 58.Rxf5 Kb7
  59. 59.Rf7+ Kc6
  60. 60.Kc4 Re8
  61. 61.Bd4 Ra8
  62. 62.Rf6 Kd7
  63. 63.Kd5 Be7
  64. 64.Rf7 Ke8
  65. 65.Ke6 Bf8
  66. 66.Rb7

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