Polina Shuvalova vs Hou Yifan

Julius Baer WSCC 2024 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Polina Shuvalova
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Julius Baer WSCC 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.16
Date 2024.09.02
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/3Q1p1k/5qpp/8/4p3/P2p3P/4nPP1/4R1K1 w - - 10 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 Qh5
  9. 9.Nc3 Rd8
  10. 10.Ne2 cxd4
  11. 11.Ng3 Qa5
  12. 12.a3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 e5
  14. 14.h3 h6
  15. 15.Qe2 Bd6
  16. 16.Bd2 Qc7
  17. 17.b4 b6
  18. 18.Rac1 Re8
  19. 19.c5 bxc5
  20. 20.bxc5 Bf8
  21. 21.Nh4 Bb7
  22. 22.Ne4 Nd5
  23. 23.Nf5 Nce7
  24. 24.Ned6 Nxf5
  25. 25.Nxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26.Bxf5 Nf6
  27. 27.c6 Bc8
  28. 28.Bxc8 Qxc8
  29. 29.Qc4 Bd6
  30. 30.c7 Re7
  31. 31.Ba5 Ne8
  32. 32.Qc6 Bxc7
  33. 33.Qb5 Qd8
  34. 34.Bxc7 Nxc7
  35. 35.Qa5 Qd6
  36. 36.Qxa7 Kh7
  37. 37.Qc5 Qf6
  38. 38.Qc2+ g6
  39. 39.Qe4 Nb5
  40. 40.Rc5 Nc3
  41. 41.Qd3 e4
  42. 42.Qc4 Rb7
  43. 43.Rc7 Rxc7
  44. 44.Qxc7 d3
  45. 45.Qd7 Ne2+
  46. 46.Kf1 Ng3+
  47. 47.Kg1 Ne2+
  48. 48.Kf1 Ng3+
  49. 49.Kg1 Ne2+

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