Hikaru Nakamura vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 16
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1Q2n3/r3r3/2B5/2K1P3/8/8/8 b - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 e4
  6. 6.Nfd2 f5
  7. 7.c4 d6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nf6
  9. 9.h4 Ne7
  10. 10.d5 c6
  11. 11.h5 Nxh5
  12. 12.dxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rxh5 gxh5
  14. 14.Qxh5+ Ng6
  15. 15.O-O-O Qe7
  16. 16.Be2 Be6
  17. 17.g4 fxg4
  18. 18.Ndxe4 O-O
  19. 19.Ng5 Bf6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Qxe6
  21. 21.Bxg4 Qe7
  22. 22.Bf5 Qg7
  23. 23.Kc2 Ne7
  24. 24.Rg1 Nxf5
  25. 25.Rxg7+ Nxg7
  26. 26.Qe2 Rae8
  27. 27.b4 h5
  28. 28.b5 cxb5
  29. 29.cxb5 h4
  30. 30.Qg4 d5
  31. 31.a4 Re5
  32. 32.a5 Rg5
  33. 33.Qd7 Rf7
  34. 34.Qc8+ Rf8
  35. 35.Qh3 Bxc3
  36. 36.Bxc3 Rxf2+
  37. 37.Kd3 Nf5
  38. 38.Be5 Kf7
  39. 39.b6 axb6
  40. 40.axb6 Rg1
  41. 41.Kc3 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kb4 Rb1+
  43. 43.Kc5 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kxd5 Ne7+
  45. 45.Ke4 Rxb6
  46. 46.Bd4 Re6+
  47. 47.Kd3 Rf2
  48. 48.Qxh4 Rf5
  49. 49.Qh7+ Ke8
  50. 50.Qh1 Kd7
  51. 51.Qa8 Rd5
  52. 52.e4 Rdd6
  53. 53.Kc4 Ra6
  54. 54.Qb7+ Ke8
  55. 55.Bc5

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