Nigel Short vs Hou Yifan

Short-Hou Yifan m · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Short-Hou Yifan m
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 5
Date 2016.10.21
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

5R2/8/1pp3p1/p1p2k2/P1P2P2/1P3P1K/8/6r1 b - - 15 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.e3 f5
  5. 5.d4 e4
  6. 6.d5 exf3
  7. 7.dxc6 dxc6
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.gxf3 Nf6
  10. 10.b3 g6
  11. 11.Bb2 Bg7
  12. 12.Ne2 Ke7
  13. 13.Nf4 a5
  14. 14.Nd3 b6
  15. 15.Bg2 Bd7
  16. 16.a4 Rhd8
  17. 17.h4 Be8
  18. 18.Ke2 Ra7
  19. 19.Ne5 Ke6
  20. 20.Rad1 Raa8
  21. 21.Nd3 Nh5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Nxg7
  23. 23.f4 Nh5
  24. 24.Ne5 Rxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Bf3 Nf6
  27. 27.Kf1 Ke7
  28. 28.Kg2 Ke6
  29. 29.Kg3 Ke7
  30. 30.Re1 Rd8
  31. 31.e4 fxe4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Nxe4+
  33. 33.Rxe4 Kf6
  34. 34.Re3 Rd1
  35. 35.Ng4+ Kf7
  36. 36.Ne5+ Kg7
  37. 37.f3 Bd7
  38. 38.Nxd7 Rxd7
  39. 39.h5 Kf7
  40. 40.hxg6+ hxg6
  41. 41.Kg4 Kf6
  42. 42.Re8 Rd1
  43. 43.Rf8+ Ke6
  44. 44.Rb8 Rg1+
  45. 45.Kh3 Kf5
  46. 46.Rf8+ Ke6
  47. 47.Rb8 Kf5
  48. 48.Rf8+

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