Polina Shuvalova vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Polina Shuvalova
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.16
Date 2023.11.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3N2p1/1P3p2/6kP/8/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.d4 cxd4
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.cxd4 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bc4 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Na5
  11. 11.Bxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Nc3 Be6
  13. 13.Bf4 a6
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.h3 Nc6
  16. 16.exd6 Bxd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.Rad1 Rfe8
  19. 19.Ne5 Bf5
  20. 20.Qf3 Nxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Rxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Rxd5 Qe1+
  24. 24.Kh2 Be6
  25. 25.Rd3 Qe5+
  26. 26.g3 Qc7
  27. 27.Ne4 Re8
  28. 28.Nd6 Rd8
  29. 29.Qf4 Rd7
  30. 30.Rd4 Qc5
  31. 31.b3 h5
  32. 32.b4 Qc6
  33. 33.a3 Qc7
  34. 34.Qd2 Qd8
  35. 35.a4 Qf6
  36. 36.b5 axb5
  37. 37.axb5 Qf3
  38. 38.Ne4 Rxd4
  39. 39.Qxd4 Qf5
  40. 40.Kg1 Kh7
  41. 41.Qe3 f6
  42. 42.Nd6 Qxh3
  43. 43.Nxb7 Bd5
  44. 44.Qd3+ f5
  45. 45.Qxd5 h4
  46. 46.Nd6 g6
  47. 47.Qf7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Qf8+ Kh5
  49. 49.Qh8+ Kg4
  50. 50.Qxh4+ Qxh4
  51. 51.gxh4

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