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Giri,A – Hou Yifan

Giri,A (2798)
Hou Yifan (2673)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: January 31, 2016
Location: Wijk aan Zee NED
Tournament: 78th Tata Steel GpA
Round:
Opening: A46 Queen's Pawn Game (d4 Nf6 without 2.c4), Torre Attack
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Giri,A"]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "A46"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Ne5 Qc7 8.Ndf3 O-O 9.Bd3 b6 10.Nxc6 Qxc6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Qf3 Ne4 13.Nc4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.exf4 Ba6 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 cxd4 18.Nxe4 f5 19.Ng5 dxc3 20.O-O-O Bc4 21.b3 Bd5 22.Rhe1 Rfe8 23.Re3 Rac8 24.Rdd3 Bxg2 25.Rd7 Red8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxe6 Rd6 28.Ng5 Bc6 29.Rxc3 h6 30.Nh3 Bb5 31.Re3 Bf1 32.Ng1 Rd4 33.Re1 Bg2 34.Ne2 Re4 35.Kd2 Bf3 36.Ng3 Rxf4 37.Re8+ Kf7 38.Ke3 g5 39.Rh8 Kg7 40.Rc8 Bg4 41.Rc7+ Kf6 42.h3 Rf3+ 43.Kd4 Bxh3 44.Rc6+ Ke7 45.Rxh6 Bg4 46.Rg6 Rxf2 47.Rxg5 Kf7 48.b4 Rf3 49.Ne2 Rh3 50.Nc3 Rh8 51.Nd5 Re8 52.a3 Re4+ 53.Kd3 Be2+ 54.Kd2 Rd4+ 55.Kxe2 Rxd5 56.Rh5 Kg6 57.Rh8 Rd7 58.a4 Kf6 59.a5 Ke5 60.Rc8 bxa5 61.bxa5 Rd5 62.a6 Ra5 63.Rc6 Kd5 64.Rf6 Ke4 65.Re6+ Kf4 66.Kd3 Ra4 67.Rg6 Kf3 68.Kc3 f4 69.Kb3 Ra1 70.Kb4 Ke3 71.Kb5 f3 72.Re6+ Kd4 73.Rf6 Rb1+ 74.Ka4 Rf1 75.Kb3 Ke3 76.Re6+ Kd2 77.Rd6+ Ke3 78.Re6+ Kd4 79.Rf6 Ke4 80.Rf7 Ra1 81.Re7+ Kd4 82.Rf7 Ke3 83.Re7+ Kd2 84.Rd7+ Ke1 85.Re7+ Kf1 86.Rxa7 f2 87.Kc4 Ke2 88.Re7+ Kd2 89.Rf7 f1=Q+ 90.Rxf1 Rxf1 91.Kb5 Kc3 92.a7 Rf8 93.Kc6 Kb4 94.Kb7 Rf7+ 95.Kb6 Rxa7 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "78th Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Giri,A"]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "A46"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Ne5 Qc7 8.Ndf3 O-O 9.Bd3 b6 10.Nxc6 Qxc6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Qf3 Ne4 13.Nc4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.exf4 Ba6 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 cxd4 18.Nxe4 f5 19.Ng5 dxc3 20.O-O-O Bc4 21.b3 Bd5 22.Rhe1 Rfe8 23.Re3 Rac8 24.Rdd3 Bxg2 25.Rd7 Red8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxe6 Rd6 28.Ng5 Bc6 29.Rxc3 h6 30.Nh3 Bb5 31.Re3 Bf1 32.Ng1 Rd4 33.Re1 Bg2 34.Ne2 Re4 35.Kd2 Bf3 36.Ng3 Rxf4 37.Re8+ Kf7 38.Ke3 g5 39.Rh8 Kg7 40.Rc8 Bg4 41.Rc7+ Kf6 42.h3 Rf3+ 43.Kd4 Bxh3 44.Rc6+ Ke7 45.Rxh6 Bg4 46.Rg6 Rxf2 47.Rxg5 Kf7 48.b4 Rf3 49.Ne2 Rh3 50.Nc3 Rh8 51.Nd5 Re8 52.a3 Re4+ 53.Kd3 Be2+ 54.Kd2 Rd4+ 55.Kxe2 Rxd5 56.Rh5 Kg6 57.Rh8 Rd7 58.a4 Kf6 59.a5 Ke5 60.Rc8 bxa5 61.bxa5 Rd5 62.a6 Ra5 63.Rc6 Kd5 64.Rf6 Ke4 65.Re6+ Kf4 66.Kd3 Ra4 67.Rg6 Kf3 68.Kc3 f4 69.Kb3 Ra1 70.Kb4 Ke3 71.Kb5 f3 72.Re6+ Kd4 73.Rf6 Rb1+ 74.Ka4 Rf1 75.Kb3 Ke3 76.Re6+ Kd2 77.Rd6+ Ke3 78.Re6+ Kd4 79.Rf6 Ke4 80.Rf7 Ra1 81.Re7+ Kd4 82.Rf7 Ke3 83.Re7+ Kd2 84.Rd7+ Ke1 85.Re7+ Kf1 86.Rxa7 f2 87.Kc4 Ke2 88.Re7+ Kd2 89.Rf7 f1=Q+ 90.Rxf1 Rxf1 91.Kb5 Kc3 92.a7 Rf8 93.Kc6 Kb4 94.Kb7 Rf7+ 95.Kb6 Rxa7 1/2-1/2

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