Magnus Carlsen vs Richard Rapport

GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2 · 2024 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 1
Date 2024.04.01
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/kp3PR1/p7/P7/2pP4/2PP4/1K6/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Qg4 Qc7
  8. 8.Bd3 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd2 c4
  10. 10.Be2 Rg8
  11. 11.a4 Nbc6
  12. 12.Qh3 h6
  13. 13.Bh5 Bd7
  14. 14.Ne2 g6
  15. 15.Bg4 h5
  16. 16.Bf3 Nf5
  17. 17.g4 hxg4
  18. 18.Bxg4 O-O-O
  19. 19.Bxf5 exf5
  20. 20.Bg5 Rde8
  21. 21.Kd2 Rh8
  22. 22.Qf3 Nd8
  23. 23.Bf6 Rh6
  24. 24.h4 Ne6
  25. 25.h5 g5
  26. 26.Rae1 f4
  27. 27.Reg1 Rg8
  28. 28.Nxf4 Rxf6
  29. 29.exf6 Nxf4
  30. 30.h6 Ne6
  31. 31.h7 Rh8
  32. 32.Qe3 Qd8
  33. 33.Rxg5 Nxg5
  34. 34.Qxg5 Kc7
  35. 35.Qg7 Be6
  36. 36.Re1 Kb6
  37. 37.Re5 Qc8
  38. 38.f4 a6
  39. 39.Kc1 Ka7
  40. 40.f5 Bd7
  41. 41.a5 Qf8
  42. 42.Kb2 Qc8
  43. 43.Rxd5 Bc6
  44. 44.Re5 Bd7
  45. 45.Qxf7 Bxf5
  46. 46.Rc5 Qe6
  47. 47.Qxe6 Bxe6
  48. 48.Rc7 Bf5
  49. 49.Rg7 Bxh7
  50. 50.f7 Bd3
  51. 51.cxd3

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