Alireza Firouzja vs Richard Rapport

SuperUnited Rapid 2023 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.2
Date 2023.07.06
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/8/8/8/8/K7/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.a3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Be6
  8. 8.Nd5 a5
  9. 9.O-O a4
  10. 10.Ba2 h6
  11. 11.Re1 Qd7
  12. 12.Be3 Bd8
  13. 13.c4 Nh7
  14. 14.Rc1 Ng5
  15. 15.c5 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Qxf3 Nd4
  17. 17.Qg3 c6
  18. 18.Bxh6 f6
  19. 19.Nb6 Bxb6
  20. 20.Bxe6+ Nxe6
  21. 21.cxb6 Ra6
  22. 22.f4 Rxb6
  23. 23.f5 Nd4
  24. 24.Be3 Rxb2
  25. 25.Bxd4 exd4
  26. 26.Rf1 Re2
  27. 27.h4 d5
  28. 28.Qg4 Re3
  29. 29.exd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.h5 Qd6
  31. 31.Rf4 Qxa3
  32. 32.Rcf1 Qe7
  33. 33.h6 Re1
  34. 34.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe7
  36. 36.hxg7 Rf7
  37. 37.Re4 Rxg7
  38. 38.Rxe7 Rxg4
  39. 39.Rxb7 Rh4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Rf4
  41. 41.Rc7 Rxf5
  42. 42.Rxc6 Ra5
  43. 43.Rxf6 a3
  44. 44.Rf1 Kg7
  45. 45.g4 Kg6
  46. 46.Kf2 Kg5
  47. 47.Kg3 a2
  48. 48.Ra1 Ra3
  49. 49.Kf3 Rxd3+
  50. 50.Ke4 Rd2
  51. 51.Kf3 Kf6
  52. 52.Ke4 Ke6
  53. 53.g5 Kd6
  54. 54.g6 Ke7
  55. 55.Rf1 Rf2
  56. 56.Ra1 Rd2
  57. 57.Rf1 d3
  58. 58.g7 Rg2
  59. 59.Kxd3 Rxg7
  60. 60.Ra1 Rg3+
  61. 61.Kc2 Rh3
  62. 62.Rxa2 Rh2+
  63. 63.Kb3 Rxa2
  64. 64.Kxa2

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