Andrey Esipenko vs Richard Rapport

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 0-1
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 10.1
Date 2025.02.21
Opening French, Tarrasch (C04)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/8/1B4p1/P2n3p/8/5PkP/r7/3r1K2 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nc6
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nd7
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 f6
  9. 9.exf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Nf1 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ndxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Ng3 c6
  14. 14.c3 Ng6
  15. 15.Bd3 Ne5
  16. 16.Bc2 Bg4
  17. 17.f3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nh5 Nc4
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  20. 20.Qd4 Qxd4+
  21. 21.cxd4 Bf5
  22. 22.Bxf5 Rxf5
  23. 23.b3 Nd6
  24. 24.a4 Rf7
  25. 25.Ba3 Nf5
  26. 26.Rad1 h5
  27. 27.Kf2 a5
  28. 28.Bc5 Kh7
  29. 29.Re6 g6
  30. 30.Rde1 Kg7
  31. 31.Re8 Rxe8
  32. 32.Rxe8 b6
  33. 33.Bxb6 Rb7
  34. 34.Bxa5 Rxb3
  35. 35.Bd2 Kf7
  36. 36.Rc8 Nxd4
  37. 37.Be3 Rb2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Nf5
  39. 39.Bc5 d4
  40. 40.Rxc6 Ne3+
  41. 41.Ke1 Nxg2+
  42. 42.Kd1 Ne3+
  43. 43.Ke1 Rc2
  44. 44.Rc7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Bb6 Rb2
  46. 46.a5 Ra2
  47. 47.h3 Ke5
  48. 48.Rf7 Nd5
  49. 49.Rf8 d3
  50. 50.Re8+ Kf4
  51. 51.Rf8+ Kg3
  52. 52.Rd8 d2+
  53. 53.Kf1 d1=R#

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