Andrey Esipenko vs Richard Rapport

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · French Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 18.1
Date 2025.02.22
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/3N1ppk/4p3/3p3p/1b6/2R5/4KPPP/3r4 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 a6
  2. 2.e4 e6
  3. 3.Bd3 c5
  4. 4.c3 d5
  5. 5.e5 Bd7
  6. 6.Nf3 cxd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb5
  8. 8.Nc3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O Nf5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Na4 b5
  13. 13.Rfc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nc3 Be7
  15. 15.a4 bxa4
  16. 16.Qxa6 O-O
  17. 17.Rxa4 Qd7
  18. 18.Qd3 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Rxc3
  20. 20.Nxd7 Rxd3
  21. 21.Nxf8 Rxd2
  22. 22.Nd7 h5
  23. 23.Rb1 Nxd4
  24. 24.b4 Ne2+
  25. 25.Kf1 Nc3
  26. 26.Ra8+ Kh7
  27. 27.Rc1 Bxb4
  28. 28.Rb8 Na2
  29. 29.Rcc8 Rd1+
  30. 30.Ke2 Nc3+
  31. 31.Rxc3

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