Andrey Esipenko vs Richard Rapport

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 2.1
Date 2025.02.21
Opening King's Indian Defense (E67)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k5/5K2/8/8/4B3/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 e5
  8. 8.Qc2 h6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.e4 Nh7
  11. 11.Rd1 Ng5
  12. 12.Nxg5 hxg5
  13. 13.d5 a5
  14. 14.a3 Bf6
  15. 15.Rb1 Kg7
  16. 16.b4 b6
  17. 17.Be3 Be7
  18. 18.Na4 Rh8
  19. 19.g4 Ba6
  20. 20.bxa5 bxa5
  21. 21.c5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Nxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bd6
  24. 24.a4 Bc8
  25. 25.Rdc1 Bd7
  26. 26.Be3 Qe7
  27. 27.Rb7 Rhb8
  28. 28.Qb1 Qd8
  29. 29.Ba7 Rxb7
  30. 30.Qxb7 Bxa4
  31. 31.Ra1 Bd7
  32. 32.Rxa5 Qf8
  33. 33.Qb2 Qe7
  34. 34.Qa1 Bb4
  35. 35.Ra2 Bc5
  36. 36.Bxc5 Rxa2
  37. 37.Qxa2 Qxc5
  38. 38.Qb2 Kf6
  39. 39.Qb8 Ke7
  40. 40.Qh8 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qf4+
  42. 42.Kg1 Qf6
  43. 43.Qb8 Qb6
  44. 44.Qh8 Qf6
  45. 45.Qb8 Qd6
  46. 46.Qb2 f5
  47. 47.gxf5 gxf5
  48. 48.exf5 Bxf5
  49. 49.Qd2 Kf6
  50. 50.h4 gxh4
  51. 51.Qh6+ Kf7
  52. 52.Qxh4 Qg6
  53. 53.Kh2 Qh7
  54. 54.Qxh7+ Bxh7
  55. 55.Kg3 Ke7
  56. 56.f4 e4
  57. 57.f5 Bxf5
  58. 58.Kf4 Kd6
  59. 59.Kxf5 e3
  60. 60.Bf3 c6
  61. 61.dxc6 e2
  62. 62.Bxe2 Kxc6

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