Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hou Yifan

7th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 7th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site Danzhou CHN
Round 5.1
Date 2016.07.12
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/3N1n2/6Kp/7P/6P1/8/8 b - - 1 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Bxd2+
  6. 6.Qxd2 Ba6
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.dxc5 bxc5
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Qe7
  12. 12.Qa4 Bb7
  13. 13.Nc3 d6
  14. 14.Rd2 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rad1 a6
  16. 16.Ng5 Nd4
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.e3 Nf5
  19. 19.Qc2 Rac8
  20. 20.Nd5 exd5
  21. 21.Qxf5 h6
  22. 22.Nf3 dxc4
  23. 23.Rxd6 Qc7
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  26. 26.Qxc5 Qd1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Qc2
  28. 28.Qc8+ Kh7
  29. 29.h3 a5
  30. 30.Nd4 Qe4+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qd3
  32. 32.Qc7 Qf1
  33. 33.Qf4 Qb1
  34. 34.Qf5+ Qxf5
  35. 35.Nxf5 Ne4
  36. 36.Kg2 c3
  37. 37.bxc3 Nxc3
  38. 38.a3 Nb5
  39. 39.a4 Nc3
  40. 40.Nd4 Nxa4
  41. 41.Nb3 h5
  42. 42.Nxa5 g6
  43. 43.Nc4 Kg7
  44. 44.Kf3 Nc5
  45. 45.e4 Ne6
  46. 46.Ke3 Kf6
  47. 47.f4 Nc7
  48. 48.Ne5 Nb5
  49. 49.Kd3 Ke6
  50. 50.Nf3 Ke7
  51. 51.Nd4 Nc7
  52. 52.Ke3 Na6
  53. 53.f5 gxf5
  54. 54.Nxf5+ Kf6
  55. 55.Kf4 Nc5
  56. 56.e5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Ne7+ Kg7
  58. 58.Kf5 Nd3
  59. 59.Nd5 Nc5
  60. 60.h4 Kh6
  61. 61.Nf6 Ne6
  62. 62.Ne8 Nc5
  63. 63.Nd6 Kg7
  64. 64.Ne8+ Kh6
  65. 65.Nd6 Kg7
  66. 66.Kg5 Nd7
  67. 67.Nc4 f6+
  68. 68.exf6+ Nxf6
  69. 69.Nd6

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