Alexei Shirov vs Hou Yifan

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 1.41
Date 2013.08.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

8/R7/4KPk1/8/8/8/8/1r6 w - - 23 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qb3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg5 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Qa5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Rc1 Qxc5
  11. 11.Qb3 Qb6
  12. 12.e3 Bd7
  13. 13.a3 Ba5
  14. 14.Qc2 Rc8
  15. 15.Be2 Bxc3+
  16. 16.bxc3 Qc5
  17. 17.Qb2 Qb6
  18. 18.Qa1 Na5
  19. 19.Nd2 Nb3
  20. 20.Nxb3 Qxb3
  21. 21.c4 Rg8
  22. 22.Qxf6 Qxa3
  23. 23.O-O Qe7
  24. 24.Qd4 Qc5
  25. 25.Ra1 a5
  26. 26.Rfb1 Qxd4
  27. 27.exd4 a4
  28. 28.g3 Bc6
  29. 29.d5 exd5
  30. 30.cxd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Rxa4 Kf8
  32. 32.Bd3 h6
  33. 33.Be4 Bc6
  34. 34.Rc4 Rg4
  35. 35.f4 Rg8
  36. 36.Rbc1 Kg7
  37. 37.Bxc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.Rxc6 bxc6
  39. 39.Rxc6 Ra8
  40. 40.Rc2 Ra3
  41. 41.Kg2 Kg6
  42. 42.Kh3 Ra5
  43. 43.Kh4 Rb5
  44. 44.g4 Kg7
  45. 45.f5 Rb3
  46. 46.Rg2 Ra3
  47. 47.Rg3 Ra2
  48. 48.h3 Ra6
  49. 49.Rb3 Rc6
  50. 50.Kh5 Ra6
  51. 51.h4 Rf6
  52. 52.Rb5 Ra6
  53. 53.Rb7 Rf6
  54. 54.Rc7 Kh7
  55. 55.Rc5 Ra6
  56. 56.Rd5 Kg7
  57. 57.Rd7 Rf6
  58. 58.Rb7 Kh7
  59. 59.Ra7 Kg7
  60. 60.Rd7 Kh7
  61. 61.Rd5 Ra6
  62. 62.g5 hxg5
  63. 63.hxg5 Ra1
  64. 64.Rd7 Kg8
  65. 65.f6 Rh1+
  66. 66.Kg4 Rg1+
  67. 67.Kf5 Rf1+
  68. 68.Ke5 Rg1
  69. 69.Kd6 Rxg5
  70. 70.Rd8+ Kh7
  71. 71.Ke7 Ra5
  72. 72.Kxf7 Ra7+
  73. 73.Ke6 Ra6+
  74. 74.Rd6 Ra8
  75. 75.Ke7 Ra7+
  76. 76.Rd7 Ra8
  77. 77.Kf7 Ra1
  78. 78.Re7 Ra8
  79. 79.Re6 Rb8
  80. 80.Re1 Rb7+
  81. 81.Re7 Rb8
  82. 82.Ra7 Rb1
  83. 83.Ke6+ Kg6

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