Alexei Shirov vs Hou Yifan

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 1.4
Date 2013.08.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4bk1/1pp3p1/p1n1br1p/8/1P3P2/P2BP1K1/1BQ3P1/7R b - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Ng4
  10. 10.O-O Ngxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 Bd7
  14. 14.a3 Bd6
  15. 15.f4 Nc6
  16. 16.b4 a6
  17. 17.Bb2 Re8
  18. 18.Rf3 Re6
  19. 19.Bd3 Rh6
  20. 20.Rg3 Bf8
  21. 21.Nd5 Qh4
  22. 22.Qc3 Qxh2+
  23. 23.Kf2 f6
  24. 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  25. 25.Rh1 Qxg3+
  26. 26.Kxg3 h6
  27. 27.Qc4+ Be6
  28. 28.Qc2

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