Magnus Carlsen vs Richard Rapport

World Blitz 2022 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2022
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 14.1
Date 2022.12.30
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k5Qr/p3KQ2/P1q5/3p4/3P4/2p5/8/8 b - - 10 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.h4 Ne7
  8. 8.h5 h6
  9. 9.Nf3 b6
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bd7
  11. 11.Bd3 c4
  12. 12.Be2 Ba4
  13. 13.Bf4 Na6
  14. 14.Qd2 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nh2 Kb7
  16. 16.Nf1 Qd7
  17. 17.Ne3 Nc7
  18. 18.Kf1 Nc6
  19. 19.g3 Qe8
  20. 20.Kg2 Qg8
  21. 21.Rab1 Qh7
  22. 22.Bf3 Kb8
  23. 23.Qe2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rb2 Nb5
  25. 25.Nxd5 exd5
  26. 26.e6+ Kb7
  27. 27.exf7 Qf5
  28. 28.Rb4 Nxb4
  29. 29.Qe7+ Ka6
  30. 30.Qxb4 Bxc2
  31. 31.a4 Nc7
  32. 32.Bxc7 Be4
  33. 33.Bf4 Bxf3+
  34. 34.Kxf3 Qe4+
  35. 35.Kg4 Qxh1
  36. 36.Qb5+ Kb7
  37. 37.a5 Rhd8
  38. 38.a6+ Ka8
  39. 39.f8=Q Rxf8
  40. 40.Qd7 Rxf4+
  41. 41.gxf4 Qg2+
  42. 42.Kh4 Qxf2+
  43. 43.Kg4 Qg2+
  44. 44.Kh4 g5+
  45. 45.hxg6 Qh2+
  46. 46.Kg4 h5+
  47. 47.Kf3 Qh1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qh4+
  49. 49.Kf3 Qg4+
  50. 50.Qxg4 hxg4+
  51. 51.Kxg4 b5
  52. 52.f5 b4
  53. 53.f6 bxc3
  54. 54.f7 c2
  55. 55.g7 c1=Q
  56. 56.f8=Q Qg1+
  57. 57.Kh5 Qh2+
  58. 58.Kg6 Qg3+
  59. 59.Kh6 Qh4+
  60. 60.Kg6 Qg4+
  61. 61.Kh6 c3
  62. 62.Qf7 Qh4+
  63. 63.Kg6 Qe4+
  64. 64.Kg5 Qe3+
  65. 65.Kh5 Qe8
  66. 66.g8=Q Qe2+
  67. 67.Qg4 Rh8+
  68. 68.Kg5 Qe3+
  69. 69.Kf6 Qh6+
  70. 70.Ke7 Qc6
  71. 71.Qgg8+

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