Andrey Esipenko vs Richard Rapport

Esipenko-Rapport m cl · 2025 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esipenko-Rapport m cl
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2025.02.13
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3k1p1p/4p1pP/pr2P1B1/1b1PKPP1/R7/8/8 w - - 7 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Qc7
  11. 11.Rc1 Rd8
  12. 12.h4 e6
  13. 13.h5 Qe7
  14. 14.h6 Bf8
  15. 15.f3 Bd7
  16. 16.Rb1 a6
  17. 17.Qd2 Ne5
  18. 18.Bb3 Bb5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Nc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 Bxc4
  21. 21.e5 cxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Bxe2
  23. 23.Bg5 Qd7
  24. 24.Qxe2 Rdc8
  25. 25.a4 Qxa4
  26. 26.Rxb7 Rab8
  27. 27.Rxb8 Rxb8
  28. 28.Rd2 a5
  29. 29.Kh2 Qb4
  30. 30.f4 Qb5
  31. 31.Qxb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Ra2 Bb4
  33. 33.Kg3 Kf8
  34. 34.Kf3 Ke8
  35. 35.Ke4 Kd7
  36. 36.g4 Bc3
  37. 37.Ra3 Bb4
  38. 38.Ra2 Bc3
  39. 39.Ra3 Bb4

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