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Hou Yifan – Bacrot,E

Hou Yifan (2527)
Bacrot,E (2700)
Result: 0-1

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Date: January 12, 2008
Location: Wijk aan Zee NED
Tournament: Corus B
Round: 1
Opening: C88 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Closed
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Published on: May 14, 2021

[Event "Corus B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot,E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "C88"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 Rb8 14.Qe2 Qe8 15.d4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Rb4 18.Nf3 Rxa4 19.Rxa4 Qxa4 20.e5 dxe5 21.Qxe5 Qc4 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6 Bd6 24.Bd2 Ra8 25.Ba5 Rb8 26.Re1 Rb3 27.Ra1 Kf7 28.Kf1 Ke6 29.Be1 Ra3 30.Rxa3 Bxa3 31.Ke2 Kd5 32.Kd3 Ne4 33.Ng1 c5 34.dxc5 Nxc5+ 35.Kc2 Kc4 36.Bc3 Ne6 37.Nf3 Bc5 38.Nd2+ Kd5 39.f3 Bd4 40.g3 Bg1 41.h4 Bd4 42.Kd3 Bxc3 43.Kxc3 Nd4 44.Kd3 a5 45.Nc4 Nc6 46.Kc3 Kc5 47.h5 a4 48.Nb2 a3 49.Nd3+ Kd5 50.Nf4+ Ke5 51.Kb3 Nd4+ 52.Kxa3 Nxf3 53.Kb4 Ng5 54.Kc4 Ke4 55.Ne2 Kf3 56.Nd4+ Kg4 57.Kd5 h6 58.Kc4 Kxh5 59.Nf5 Kg6 60.Nh4+ Kh5 61.Nf5 Kg6 62.Nh4+ Kf6 63.Kd5 Nh3 64.Ke4 Kg5 65.Ng2 Nf2+ 66.Kf3 Ng4 67.Nf4 Kf5 68.Nd5 Ne5+ 69.Kf2 Ke4 70.Nc3+ Kd3 71.Nd5 Kd4 72.Nf4 Nd3+ 73.Kf3 Nxf4 74.Kxf4 g6 75.Kf3 g5 76.Kg4 Ke5 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "Corus B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot,E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "C88"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 Rb8 14.Qe2 Qe8 15.d4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Rb4 18.Nf3 Rxa4 19.Rxa4 Qxa4 20.e5 dxe5 21.Qxe5 Qc4 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6 Bd6 24.Bd2 Ra8 25.Ba5 Rb8 26.Re1 Rb3 27.Ra1 Kf7 28.Kf1 Ke6 29.Be1 Ra3 30.Rxa3 Bxa3 31.Ke2 Kd5 32.Kd3 Ne4 33.Ng1 c5 34.dxc5 Nxc5+ 35.Kc2 Kc4 36.Bc3 Ne6 37.Nf3 Bc5 38.Nd2+ Kd5 39.f3 Bd4 40.g3 Bg1 41.h4 Bd4 42.Kd3 Bxc3 43.Kxc3 Nd4 44.Kd3 a5 45.Nc4 Nc6 46.Kc3 Kc5 47.h5 a4 48.Nb2 a3 49.Nd3+ Kd5 50.Nf4+ Ke5 51.Kb3 Nd4+ 52.Kxa3 Nxf3 53.Kb4 Ng5 54.Kc4 Ke4 55.Ne2 Kf3 56.Nd4+ Kg4 57.Kd5 h6 58.Kc4 Kxh5 59.Nf5 Kg6 60.Nh4+ Kh5 61.Nf5 Kg6 62.Nh4+ Kf6 63.Kd5 Nh3 64.Ke4 Kg5 65.Ng2 Nf2+ 66.Kf3 Ng4 67.Nf4 Kf5 68.Nd5 Ne5+ 69.Kf2 Ke4 70.Nc3+ Kd3 71.Nd5 Kd4 72.Nf4 Nd3+ 73.Kf3 Nxf4 74.Kxf4 g6 75.Kf3 g5 76.Kg4 Ke5 0-1

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