Wei Yi vs Hou Yifan

ch-CHN 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-CHN 2013
Site Xinghua CHN
Round 5.1
Date 2013.04.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/3kb3/8/4P1p1/5RK1/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.g4 b5
  9. 9.g5 Nfd7
  10. 10.f4 Nc6
  11. 11.a3 Rb8
  12. 12.h4 Nc5
  13. 13.b4 Nd7
  14. 14.Kf2 g6
  15. 15.Bxb5 axb5
  16. 16.Ndxb5 Rxb5
  17. 17.Nxb5 Qb8
  18. 18.Qd3 Be7
  19. 19.Qc3 Qxb5
  20. 20.Qxh8+ Bf8
  21. 21.Qc3 e5
  22. 22.a4 Qb7
  23. 23.b5 Ne7
  24. 24.a5 exf4
  25. 25.Bd4 Qxb5
  26. 26.Qd3 Qc6
  27. 27.a6 Nc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc6
  30. 30.Rhb1 Bg7
  31. 31.Ra2 Be5
  32. 32.c3 Be6
  33. 33.Rb8+ Ke7
  34. 34.Rb5 f3+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qc4
  36. 36.Qxc4 Bxc4
  37. 37.a7 Nxa7
  38. 38.Rxa7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Rb8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Raa8 h6
  41. 41.Kg1 hxg5
  42. 42.hxg5 Bxc3
  43. 43.Kf2 Be2
  44. 44.Ke3 Be5
  45. 45.Rh8 f6
  46. 46.Rag8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rf8+ Ke7
  48. 48.Re8+ Kd7
  49. 49.Rxe5 dxe5
  50. 50.gxf6 Ke6
  51. 51.Rf8 g5
  52. 52.f7 g4
  53. 53.Kf2 Ke7
  54. 54.Re8+ Kxf7
  55. 55.Rxe5 Bc4
  56. 56.Rf5+ Ke7
  57. 57.Ke3 Be6
  58. 58.Rf4 Bd7
  59. 59.Kd4 Bb5
  60. 60.Ke3 Bd7
  61. 61.Kf2 Be6
  62. 62.Kg3 Kd6
  63. 63.Rxf3

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