Hikaru Nakamura vs Hou Yifan

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 · 2018 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 12
Date 2018.07.26
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/p2pB1pk/B1r5/4P3/5P2/8/3K4 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.c4 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.d4 e4
  7. 7.Nfd2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nc3 Qe7
  9. 9.d5 Ne5
  10. 10.Ncxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bg4
  12. 12.Qc1 O-O
  13. 13.Nd2 f5
  14. 14.f3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qc2 f4
  16. 16.e4 Qh4+
  17. 17.Ke2 Qe7
  18. 18.Re1 Bf6
  19. 19.Kd1 g5
  20. 20.Be2 Bg6
  21. 21.g3 Bg7
  22. 22.Reg1 c6
  23. 23.h4 cxd5
  24. 24.h5 Be8
  25. 25.h6 Bh8
  26. 26.gxf4 Rxf4
  27. 27.cxd5 Bg6
  28. 28.Rg3 Rff8
  29. 29.b4 Rac8
  30. 30.Qb3 Bf6
  31. 31.Rhg1 Nf7
  32. 32.Nc4 b5
  33. 33.Na5 Be5
  34. 34.Nc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.dxc6 Bxg3
  36. 36.Rxg3 a6
  37. 37.a4 bxa4
  38. 38.Qd5 a3
  39. 39.Ba1 Qa7
  40. 40.Bd4 Qe7
  41. 41.Bc4 a2
  42. 42.Bxa2 Rb8
  43. 43.Rxg5 Rxb4
  44. 44.Rxg6+ hxg6
  45. 45.Bc3 Rb5
  46. 46.Qxf7+ Qxf7
  47. 47.Bxf7+ Kh7
  48. 48.c7 Rc5
  49. 49.Ba5 Kxh6
  50. 50.Be6

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