Wednesday, October 28, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Muzychuk vs Hou - FIDE Grand Prix Monaco 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Muzychuk and Hou, FIDE Grand Prix, Monaco 2015.

[Event "Monaco 2015"]
[Site "Monte-Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR)"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan (CHN)"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Re1Ng4 9. Bf1 Nge5 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Ne5 13. Qd1 Nc6 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Ne2 e5 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Nd5 b5 18. b3 f5 19. g3 f4 20. gxf4 exf4 21. Nxf4 Bg4 22. Bg2 Ne5 23. h3 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Ne6 Qh4 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxf3 Rxf3 28. d4 Rxh3 29. Kf1 Qg4 0-1