Arjun Erigaisi vs Richard Rapport

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 9.1
Date 2025.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/8/1K6/7k/2P4P/8/8/7R b - - 8 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.Na3 b5
  10. 10.Nd5 Be7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.c3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nc2 Bg5
  14. 14.a4 bxa4
  15. 15.Ncb4 Nxb4
  16. 16.Nxb4 Bd7
  17. 17.Bxa6 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Be7
  19. 19.Qe2 f5
  20. 20.exf5 Rxf5
  21. 21.Bd3 Rf8
  22. 22.Bc2 Qe8
  23. 23.Qd1 Ra8
  24. 24.Nd5 Rb8
  25. 25.Bxa4 Rxb2
  26. 26.Bb3 Kh8
  27. 27.Ne3 Qg6
  28. 28.Ra7 Bg5
  29. 29.Bc2 Qe6
  30. 30.Bf5 Rxf5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Qxf5
  32. 32.Ra8+ Bc8
  33. 33.Qf3 g6
  34. 34.Qxf5 gxf5
  35. 35.Rxc8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kg6
  37. 37.Rd1 d5
  38. 38.Rc6+ Kh5
  39. 39.Re6 e4
  40. 40.Re5 f4
  41. 41.Rexd5 e3
  42. 42.fxe3 fxe3
  43. 43.Re1 Kg4
  44. 44.h3+ Kh4
  45. 45.Rxg5 Kxg5
  46. 46.Rxe3 Rc2
  47. 47.Kh2 h5
  48. 48.Kg3 h4+
  49. 49.Kf3 Kf5
  50. 50.Rd3 Ke5
  51. 51.Re3+ Kf5
  52. 52.g4+ hxg3
  53. 53.Kxg3 Rc1
  54. 54.Rf3+ Kg5
  55. 55.Kf2 Rc2+
  56. 56.Ke1 Ra2
  57. 57.Kd1 Rb2
  58. 58.Kc1 Ra2
  59. 59.c4 Ra4
  60. 60.Rc3 Kf6
  61. 61.Kb2 Ra8
  62. 62.Re3 Kf5
  63. 63.Kc3 Kf4
  64. 64.Re1 Rc8
  65. 65.h4 Kg4
  66. 66.Rh1 Kh5
  67. 67.Kb4 Rb8+
  68. 68.Ka5 Ra8+
  69. 69.Kb6

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