Nigel Short vs Hou Yifan

Short-Hou Yifan m · 2016 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Short-Hou Yifan m
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 1
Date 2016.10.16
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

2r5/R1p1k2p/4pnp1/4N3/4PP1P/3PK3/8/8 w - - 41 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 b5
  4. 4.O-O Bb7
  5. 5.d3 e6
  6. 6.c4 a6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.axb5 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8 Bxa8
  13. 13.Qb3 Bc6
  14. 14.Be3 Nd7
  15. 15.Ra1 Qc8
  16. 16.Ra7 Qb8
  17. 17.Qa2 b4
  18. 18.cxb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Nd4 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Bc5
  21. 21.Nc6 Qb6
  22. 22.Ne7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Bxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Qa3 Qb6
  25. 25.Qa5 Qxa5
  26. 26.Rxa5 g6
  27. 27.Ra7 Re8
  28. 28.Nc6 Rc8
  29. 29.f4 Kg7
  30. 30.Kf3 Kf8
  31. 31.g4 Ke8
  32. 32.g5 Nb6
  33. 33.e4 Kd7
  34. 34.Ne5+ Ke7
  35. 35.Ke3 f6
  36. 36.gxf6+ Kxf6
  37. 37.h4 Ke7
  38. 38.Ra2 Nd7
  39. 39.Nc6+ Kd6
  40. 40.Rc2 Nc5
  41. 41.Ne5 Nd7
  42. 42.Rc6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Kd4 Nf6
  44. 44.Rc5 Ne8
  45. 45.Ra5 Nf6
  46. 46.Ra7 Nh5
  47. 47.Ke3 Nf6
  48. 48.Nc6+ Kd7
  49. 49.Ra6 Rf8
  50. 50.Ne5+ Ke7
  51. 51.Rc6 Rc8
  52. 52.Nc4 Kd7
  53. 53.Ra6 Rf8
  54. 54.Ne5+ Ke7
  55. 55.Ra7 Rc8
  56. 56.Nc4 Ne8
  57. 57.Ne5 Nf6

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