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French Defence (C11) : Sergey Karjakin vs Yifan Hou - Tata Steel (2013) (Chessworld.net)
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Sergey Karjakin vs Yifan Hou
Tata Steel (2013) · French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C11)
[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "97"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7
7. Be3 b6 8. Be2 Ba6 9. O-O Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Nc6 11. c4 dxc4
12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Nb4 14. Qxc4 b5 15. Qe4 Qc8 16. Nc3 Qc6
17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxb5 Rb8 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nd5 Rxb2 21. Rfd1
Re8 22. Rac1 Rxa2 23. Nd2 g5 24. Ne4 gxf4 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+
26. Nxc5 Rg8 27. g3 fxg3 28. h3 Ndxe5 29. Nb4+ Ke8 30. Nxa2
Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Nh4+ 32. Kf1 Nf3 33. Ne4 g2+ 34. Kf2 g1=Q+
35. Rxg1 Rxg1 36. Rxc6 Ra1 37. Nf6+ Ke7 38. Nc3 Ne5 39. Ncd5+
Kd8 40. Rc3 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Rd2 42. Kf4 Ng6+ 43. Kg5 Ne7 44. Nxe7
Kxe7 45. Re3+ Kd8 46. Ra3 Rg2+ 47. Ng4 h6+ 48. Kh4 f5 49. Nxh6
1-0
Annotated PGN
[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7 (6... Nc6 7. Be3
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Rh3 b4 14.
Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 16. Bb5 Rb8 17. Bd3 Qc7 18. Re1) 7. Be3 b6 8. Be2 (8. Qd2
Ba6 9. O-O-O Bxf1 10. Rhxf1 c4 (10... Nc6 11. Kb1 O-O 12. f5 Qb8)) 8... Ba6 9.
O-O Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Nc6 11. c4 dxc4 (11... O-O 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. f5 f6 17. Qf3) 12. d5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Nb4 (13... Qc8
14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Nc3 Nf8 17. Nd5 Re8 18. Qe4 Qb7 19. f5 Rab8 20.
Qg4 g6 21. f6 Bd8 22. Qf4) 14. Qxc4 b5 15. Qe4 (15. Qxb5 Nc2 16. Qb3 Nxa1 17.
Rxa1 O-O 18. Rd1) 15... Qc8 16. Nc3 (16. a3) 16... Qc6 (16... a6 17. a3 Nc6 18.
Nd5 O-O 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Ng5 Ng6 21. h4 Re8 22. Qd5 Nh8) 17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18.
Nxb5 Rb8 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nd5 Rxb2 21. Rfd1 Re8 22. Rac1 Rxa2 23. Nd2 g5 (23...
Nb4 24. Nxb4 cxb4 25. Nf3 Ra6 26. Rd2) 24. Ne4 gxf4 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Nxc5 Rg8
27. g3 fxg3 28. h3 Ndxe5 29. Nb4+ Ke8 30. Nxa2 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 (31. Kh1 g2#) (31.
Kh1 g2#) 31... Nh4+ 32. Kf1 (32. Kh1 Nd4 33. Rxd4 g2+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kf2 Nxd4
36. Rg1 Ke7) 32... Nf3 33. Ne4 g2+ 34. Kf2 g1=Q+ 35. Rxg1 Rxg1 36. Rxc6 Ra1 37.
Nf6+ Ke7 38. Nc3 Ne5 39. Ncd5+ Kd8 40. Rc3 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Rd2 42. Kf4 Ng6+ 43.
Kg5 Ne7 (43... Rg2+ 44. Ng4) 44. Nxe7 Kxe7 45. Re3+ Kd8 46. Ra3 Rg2+ 47. Ng4
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