Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hou Yifan

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.3
Date 2015.01.10
Opening French, Classical (C13)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7p/1p1k4/6PP/5P2/5K2/8 b - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Bxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Nb5 Nb6
  9. 9.c3 a6
  10. 10.Na3 c5
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bd3 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O f6
  15. 15.exf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.Rc1 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Qb3 Qd6
  20. 20.Qc2 Bd7
  21. 21.Qc7 Qf6
  22. 22.Qxb7 Rfb8
  23. 23.Qc7 Qxb2
  24. 24.Qd6 Qf6
  25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Rc5 Rc8
  27. 27.Ra5 Rc3
  28. 28.Rb1 Na4
  29. 29.Bb5 Bf5
  30. 30.Rb3 Rc1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Nc3
  32. 32.Bc6 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc5 Nxa2
  34. 34.Rxd5 Rf8
  35. 35.Rd6 Nc3
  36. 36.Nc4 Nb5
  37. 37.Bxb5 axb5
  38. 38.Ne3 Rc5
  39. 39.Nd5 Kh8
  40. 40.Nxf6 Re5
  41. 41.f3 Re6
  42. 42.Ne4 Rb8
  43. 43.Rb4 Rxd6
  44. 44.Nxd6 Bd7
  45. 45.Kg3 Kg7
  46. 46.Kf4 Kf6
  47. 47.g4 Ra8
  48. 48.Rb3 Rb8
  49. 49.Ne4+ Ke7
  50. 50.Nc5 Bc6
  51. 51.Na6 Rf8+
  52. 52.Kg3 Bd5
  53. 53.Re3+ Kd6
  54. 54.Rd3 Rd8
  55. 55.Nb4 Kc5
  56. 56.Rxd5+ Rxd5
  57. 57.Nxd5 Kxd5
  58. 58.Kf2

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