Polina Shuvalova vs Hou Yifan

Women's Speed Chess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Polina Shuvalova
Black Hou Yifan
Result 0-1
Event Women's Speed Chess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2023.11.13
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 58
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p4/3k1p2/4p2P/4b1P1/8/1r2NK2 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 Qc7
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Rc8
  11. 11.Bd3 Bxe4
  12. 12.Bg5 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Qc2
  14. 14.Qa3 Qa4
  15. 15.Qe3 e6
  16. 16.Nc3 Qa5
  17. 17.d5 e5
  18. 18.Rad1 Be7
  19. 19.Nh4 Ng4
  20. 20.Qd2 f6
  21. 21.Be3 g6
  22. 22.f4 Nxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Qb6
  24. 24.f5 Qxe3+
  25. 25.Rxe3 Rc4
  26. 26.g3 Kf7
  27. 27.Ne4 Rhc8
  28. 28.Rd2 Rc2
  29. 29.Ree2 Rxd2
  30. 30.Rxd2 Rc4
  31. 31.Nc3 Nb6
  32. 32.a3 Bf8
  33. 33.Kg2 Bh6
  34. 34.Rd1 Bg5
  35. 35.fxg6+ hxg6
  36. 36.Nf3 Bh6
  37. 37.h4 f5
  38. 38.Kf2 Kf6
  39. 39.Ke2 Nd7
  40. 40.Kf2 Nc5
  41. 41.Ke2 Ne4
  42. 42.Nxe4+ Rxe4+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rc4
  44. 44.Ne1 e4
  45. 45.b3 Rc3
  46. 46.Rb1 Ke5
  47. 47.a4 Kxd5
  48. 48.axb5 axb5
  49. 49.Ra1 Rxb3
  50. 50.Ra8 Rb2+
  51. 51.Kf1 Be3
  52. 52.Rg8 Rf2+
  53. 53.Kg1 b4
  54. 54.Rxg6 b3
  55. 55.Rg8 b2
  56. 56.Rb8 b1=Q
  57. 57.Rxb1 Rb2+
  58. 58.Kf1 Rxb1

More Hou Yifan Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Hou Yifan games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.