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Li, Chao b – Hou, Yifan

Li, Chao b (2720)
Hou, Yifan (2651)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: February 19, 2017
Location: Sharjah UAE
Tournament: Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
Round: 2.8
Opening: D35 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation
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Published on: May 5, 2022

[Event "Sharjah Grand Prix 2017"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Li, Chao b"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "exchange, positional line"]
[WhiteFideId "8604436"]
[BlackFideId "8602980"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Qc2 Bb4 12. O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. g4 Re8 16. g3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Qd7 20. Kg2 Qg4 21. Nf3 Qe4 22. Qe2 Nh7 23. Rh1 Ng5 24. a4 f6 25. Rh4 Qxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Kxf3 Kf7 28. Rhh1 Rac8 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Rhb1 Re7 31. a5 Kd6 32. Ra3 Rb8 33. Kd3 Rc8 34. Rab3 Rcc7 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. g4 c5 37. Rb5 Rec7 38. Ke2 cxd4 39. cxd4 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. Rb3 Rd8 42. Kg3 Rc4 43. Kf4 Rd7 44. Kf5 Rc2 45. f4 Kd6 46. Rh8 Ke7 47. Rb8 Kf7 48. g5 g6+ 49. Kg4 f5+ 50. Kf3 Rcc7 51. Ra8 b6 52. axb6 Rb7 53. Rxa7 Rxa7 54. bxa7 Rxa7 55. Rb5 Rd7 56. Rb6 Ra7 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rd6 Ra5 59. Rc6 Ra7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Kd3 Ra3+ 62. Rc3 Ra7 63. Rc5 Ke6 64. Kc2 Ra3 65. Rc3 Ra7 66. Rc6+ Kf7 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rd6 Ra3 69. Kd2 Ra2+ 70. Kc3 Ra3+ 71. Kb4 Rxe3 72. Kc5 Re4 73. Kxd5 Rxf4 74. Rd7+ Kf8 75. Rd6 Kf7 76. Kc6 Rg4 77. Rf6+ Ke7 78. d5 Rc4+ 79. Kb5 Rc1 80. Rxg6 f4 81. Re6+ Kd7 82. Rf6 Rg1 83. Kc5 Rxg5 84. Rf7+ Ke8 85. Rxf4 Rg6 86. Ra4 Kd7 87. Ra7+ Kd8 88. Rb7 Rh6 89. Rg7 Rf6 90. Kd4 Rh6 91. Rf7 Ke8 92. Ra7 Kd8 93. Kc5 Rg6 94. Rf7 Rh6 95. Rg7 Rf6 1/2-1/2

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[Event "Sharjah Grand Prix 2017"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Li, Chao b"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "exchange, positional line"]
[WhiteFideId "8604436"]
[BlackFideId "8602980"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Qc2 Bb4 12. O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. g4 Re8 16. g3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Qd7 20. Kg2 Qg4 21. Nf3 Qe4 22. Qe2 Nh7 23. Rh1 Ng5 24. a4 f6 25. Rh4 Qxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Kxf3 Kf7 28. Rhh1 Rac8 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Rhb1 Re7 31. a5 Kd6 32. Ra3 Rb8 33. Kd3 Rc8 34. Rab3 Rcc7 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. g4 c5 37. Rb5 Rec7 38. Ke2 cxd4 39. cxd4 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. Rb3 Rd8 42. Kg3 Rc4 43. Kf4 Rd7 44. Kf5 Rc2 45. f4 Kd6 46. Rh8 Ke7 47. Rb8 Kf7 48. g5 g6+ 49. Kg4 f5+ 50. Kf3 Rcc7 51. Ra8 b6 52. axb6 Rb7 53. Rxa7 Rxa7 54. bxa7 Rxa7 55. Rb5 Rd7 56. Rb6 Ra7 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rd6 Ra5 59. Rc6 Ra7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Kd3 Ra3+ 62. Rc3 Ra7 63. Rc5 Ke6 64. Kc2 Ra3 65. Rc3 Ra7 66. Rc6+ Kf7 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rd6 Ra3 69. Kd2 Ra2+ 70. Kc3 Ra3+ 71. Kb4 Rxe3 72. Kc5 Re4 73. Kxd5 Rxf4 74. Rd7+ Kf8 75. Rd6 Kf7 76. Kc6 Rg4 77. Rf6+ Ke7 78. d5 Rc4+ 79. Kb5 Rc1 80. Rxg6 f4 81. Re6+ Kd7 82. Rf6 Rg1 83. Kc5 Rxg5 84. Rf7+ Ke8 85. Rxf4 Rg6 86. Ra4 Kd7 87. Ra7+ Kd8 88. Rb7 Rh6 89. Rg7 Rf6 90. Kd4 Rh6 91. Rf7 Ke8 92. Ra7 Kd8 93. Kc5 Rg6 94. Rf7 Rh6 95. Rg7 Rf6 1/2-1/2

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