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Sokolov,Iv vs Hou Yifan

Magistral Ruy Lopez • Zafra ESP • 2007

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Magistral Ruy Lopez

Sokolov,Iv vs Hou Yifan
Zafra ESP • 2007
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4e62.c4Nf63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.a3Bxc3+7.bxc3c68.Nf3b69.cxd5cxd510.Qe2Bb711.Bb2Qc812.Rc1Ba613.c4dxc414.Bxc4Bxc415.Rxc4Qa616.O-ONc617.Rfc1Na518.R4c2Qxe219.Rxe2b520.Ne5Ne421.a4a622.Ba3Rfc823.Rcc2Rxc224.Rxc2f625.Bb4fxe526.Bxa5exd427.exd4bxa428.g3Rb829.Ra2Kf730.Kg2Nf631.Rxa4Nd532.Ra2Rb333.Be1Nb434.Ra4Nd335.Bd2Rb236.Be3Ne1+37.Kf1Nc238.Bd2Na339.Bf4Nc240.Rxa6Rb1+41.Kg2Ne1+42.Kh3Nd343.Ra7+Kg644.Be5Nxf2+45.Kh4Nd346.Rxg7+Kh647.Rf7Nxe548.dxe5Rb649.g4Kg650.Rf6+Kg751.Kg5Rb252.h4Rb653.h5Ra654.h6+Kg855.Kh5Rb656.g5Rb157.Rxe6Rh1+58.Kg4Rg1+59.Kf5Rf1+60.Ke4Re1+61.Kd5Rd1+62.Kc6Rc1+63.Kd7Rd1+64.Rd61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

64

Opening

E49

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System

Date

2007.03.20

Moves

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