Andrey Esipenko vs Richard Rapport

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2025.02.21
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R1b3/3B1pk1/8/2r1PPp1/2N3P1/8/6K1/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Be7
  6. 6.g3 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 Re8
  8. 8.O-O Bf8
  9. 9.h3 c6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 a5
  12. 12.Rad1 Qb6
  13. 13.b3 Nc5
  14. 14.Rfe1 h6
  15. 15.g4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bg3 Rad8
  17. 17.Kh1 g6
  18. 18.f3 Bc8
  19. 19.Bf4 Kh7
  20. 20.a3 Bg7
  21. 21.Be3 Qc7
  22. 22.b4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Na6
  24. 24.b5 Nc5
  25. 25.bxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.Qf2 Bd7
  27. 27.Nb3 Ng8
  28. 28.Bd4 Nxb3
  29. 29.cxb3 Qb8
  30. 30.Bxg7 Kxg7
  31. 31.Qd4+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qxd6 Qxb3
  33. 33.Qc5 Be6
  34. 34.f4 Bc4
  35. 35.Qe3 c5
  36. 36.Rb1 Qc2
  37. 37.Rbc1 Qd3
  38. 38.Na4 Qxe3
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rd4
  40. 40.Nxc5 Rc8
  41. 41.Nb3 Rdd8
  42. 42.Rec3 Rb8
  43. 43.Na5 Bb5
  44. 44.Rb1 Be8
  45. 45.Rxb8 Rxb8
  46. 46.Rc7 g5
  47. 47.f5 h5
  48. 48.Nc4 hxg4
  49. 49.hxg4 Nf6
  50. 50.Bf3 Nd7
  51. 51.e5 Kg8
  52. 52.Bd5 Kf8
  53. 53.Kg2 Rb5
  54. 54.Bc6 Rc5
  55. 55.Rc8 Kg7
  56. 56.Bxd7

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