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Hou Yifan – Caruana,F

Hou Yifan (2527)
Caruana,F (2598)
Result: 0-1

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Date: April 5, 2008
Location: Merida ESP
Tournament: II Ruy Lopez Masters
Round:
Opening: B42 Sicilian Kan Variation
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "II Ruy Lopez Masters"]
[Site "Merida ESP"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana,F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[ECO "B42"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.c4 d6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.f4 Qc7 11.Bd2 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rae1 O-O 14.Nd4 g6 15.Kh1 Rfe8 16.Nf3 Bf8 17.e5 Nh5 18.Be4 Ng7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Ne4 d5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Nf2 f5 23.Bc3 Ne6 24.Nd3 Ndc5 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Ne6 27.Qf2 b5 28.h3 Rac8 29.b3 Be7 30.Rd1 Rc6 31.Rd2 Rec8 32.Rfd1 a5 33.Bb2 a4 34.Ne1 a3 35.Ba1 Rc1 36.Nd3 R1c6 37.Ne1 Bb4 38.Rxd5 Rc1 39.R5d3 Bxe1 40.Qxe1 Nxf4 41.Rf3 Rxd1 42.Qxd1 Qd5 43.Qf1 Qd2 44.Bc3 Rxc3 45.Rxc3 Qxc3 46.Qxf4 Kf7 47.Qf2 Qa1+ 48.Kh2 Qxe5+ 49.Kh1 Qe7 50.Qd4 b4 51.Qc4+ Kg7 52.Qd4+ Kf7 53.Qc4+ Kf6 54.Qh4+ Ke6 55.Qc4+ Ke5 56.Qe2+ Kf6 57.Qd2 Qe4 58.Qd8+ Kg7 59.Qc7+ Kh6 60.Kh2 f4 61.Qf7 Qe5 62.Qf8+ Kh5 63.Qxb4 f3+ 64.Kh1 Qg3 65.Qb5+ Kh6 66.gxf3 Qxh3+ 67.Kg1 Qg3+ 68.Kf1 Qxf3+ 69.Ke1 Qc3+ 70.Kf2 Qb2+ 71.Kg3 Qc3+ 72.Kg4 Qd4+ 73.Kf3 Qd1+ 74.Kg3 Qg1+ 75.Kf3 Qh1+ 76.Kg3 Qg1+ 77.Kf3 Qd4 78.Qa4 Qc3+ 79.Kg4 Qc8+ 80.Kg3 Qc5 81.Qd7 Qe3+ 82.Kg4 Qe2+ 83.Kg3 Qe5+ 84.Kf3 g5 85.Qf7 Qc3+ 86.Kg2 Qd2+ 87.Kf3 Qd3+ 88.Kf2 Qd4+ 89.Kf3 Qd1+ 90.Kf2 Qd6 91.Kf3 Qg6 92.Qf8+ Kh5 93.Qxa3 g4+ 94.Kg2 Qe4+ 95.Kg1 Qe1+ 96.Kg2 Qe2+ 97.Kg1 Qe3+ 98.Kg2 Qh3+ 99.Kg1 Qg3+ 100.Kh1 Qe1+ 101.Kg2 Qe4+ 102.Kg1 Kh4 103.Qa6 Qd4+ 104.Kf1 Qd1+ 105.Kf2 Qd2+ 106.Kf1 Kg3 107.Qe2 Qc1+ 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "II Ruy Lopez Masters"]
[Site "Merida ESP"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana,F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[ECO "B42"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.c4 d6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.f4 Qc7 11.Bd2 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rae1 O-O 14.Nd4 g6 15.Kh1 Rfe8 16.Nf3 Bf8 17.e5 Nh5 18.Be4 Ng7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Ne4 d5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Nf2 f5 23.Bc3 Ne6 24.Nd3 Ndc5 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Ne6 27.Qf2 b5 28.h3 Rac8 29.b3 Be7 30.Rd1 Rc6 31.Rd2 Rec8 32.Rfd1 a5 33.Bb2 a4 34.Ne1 a3 35.Ba1 Rc1 36.Nd3 R1c6 37.Ne1 Bb4 38.Rxd5 Rc1 39.R5d3 Bxe1 40.Qxe1 Nxf4 41.Rf3 Rxd1 42.Qxd1 Qd5 43.Qf1 Qd2 44.Bc3 Rxc3 45.Rxc3 Qxc3 46.Qxf4 Kf7 47.Qf2 Qa1+ 48.Kh2 Qxe5+ 49.Kh1 Qe7 50.Qd4 b4 51.Qc4+ Kg7 52.Qd4+ Kf7 53.Qc4+ Kf6 54.Qh4+ Ke6 55.Qc4+ Ke5 56.Qe2+ Kf6 57.Qd2 Qe4 58.Qd8+ Kg7 59.Qc7+ Kh6 60.Kh2 f4 61.Qf7 Qe5 62.Qf8+ Kh5 63.Qxb4 f3+ 64.Kh1 Qg3 65.Qb5+ Kh6 66.gxf3 Qxh3+ 67.Kg1 Qg3+ 68.Kf1 Qxf3+ 69.Ke1 Qc3+ 70.Kf2 Qb2+ 71.Kg3 Qc3+ 72.Kg4 Qd4+ 73.Kf3 Qd1+ 74.Kg3 Qg1+ 75.Kf3 Qh1+ 76.Kg3 Qg1+ 77.Kf3 Qd4 78.Qa4 Qc3+ 79.Kg4 Qc8+ 80.Kg3 Qc5 81.Qd7 Qe3+ 82.Kg4 Qe2+ 83.Kg3 Qe5+ 84.Kf3 g5 85.Qf7 Qc3+ 86.Kg2 Qd2+ 87.Kf3 Qd3+ 88.Kf2 Qd4+ 89.Kf3 Qd1+ 90.Kf2 Qd6 91.Kf3 Qg6 92.Qf8+ Kh5 93.Qxa3 g4+ 94.Kg2 Qe4+ 95.Kg1 Qe1+ 96.Kg2 Qe2+ 97.Kg1 Qe3+ 98.Kg2 Qh3+ 99.Kg1 Qg3+ 100.Kh1 Qe1+ 101.Kg2 Qe4+ 102.Kg1 Kh4 103.Qa6 Qd4+ 104.Kf1 Qd1+ 105.Kf2 Qd2+ 106.Kf1 Kg3 107.Qe2 Qc1+ 0-1

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