Nigel Short vs Hou Yifan

12th BCC Open · 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 12th BCC Open
Site Bangkok THA
Round 7
Date 2012.04.17
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/8/p4r2/1p5P/8/1B4Q1/P5K1/5r2 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 a6
  10. 10.Qc2 dxc4
  11. 11.bxc4 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 c5
  13. 13.d5 exd5
  14. 14.cxd5 b5
  15. 15.Be2 c4
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxe4
  17. 17.fxe4 Qe7
  18. 18.f4 f6
  19. 19.Rad1 Rac8
  20. 20.Bd4 Nc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Bg4 Bxe3+
  23. 23.Kh1 f5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Rcd8
  25. 25.e5 Kh8
  26. 26.Qe4 Qc5
  27. 27.Bxh7 c3
  28. 28.Bg6 c2
  29. 29.Qg2 Bxf4
  30. 30.Bxc2 Qe7
  31. 31.d6 Qe6
  32. 32.Rde1 g5
  33. 33.Rf3 g4
  34. 34.Rf2 Qh6
  35. 35.Qxg4 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rxf2
  37. 37.Rh5 Rxd6
  38. 38.Rxh6+ Rxh6
  39. 39.Qc8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qc7+ Rf7
  41. 41.Qg3+ Kf8
  42. 42.h4 Rhf6
  43. 43.Bb3 Rf1+
  44. 44.Kg2 R7f6
  45. 45.h5

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