Nigel Short vs Hou Yifan

Short-Hou Yifan m · 2016 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Short-Hou Yifan m
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 3
Date 2016.10.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P1K5/5k2/1P1b4/7p/7B/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nb4
  12. 12.Qc1 Qc8
  13. 13.a3 Nbd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bg5 f6
  16. 16.Bd2 c5
  17. 17.Ba5 f5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Ng5 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rad1 Ba7
  22. 22.Nxe6 Rxe6
  23. 23.Rxd5 Rxe2
  24. 24.Bc3 Bc6
  25. 25.Rxf5 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Rf8
  27. 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  28. 28.Kf3 Rc2
  29. 29.Ke4 Re2+
  30. 30.Kd5 Kf7
  31. 31.Kc6 Re6+
  32. 32.Kb7 Bc5
  33. 33.Rd1 g5
  34. 34.Rd5 Be7
  35. 35.f4 gxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Rh6
  37. 37.f5 Rxh2
  38. 38.Kxa6 Rc2
  39. 39.Rd7 Ke8
  40. 40.Rd2 Rxd2
  41. 41.Bxd2 h5
  42. 42.Kxb5 h4
  43. 43.Kc6 Bf6
  44. 44.b4 Be5
  45. 45.Be3 h3
  46. 46.Bg1 Kf7
  47. 47.a4 Kf6
  48. 48.a5 Kxf5
  49. 49.a6 Bd4
  50. 50.Bh2

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