Anish Giri vs Richard Rapport

Superbet Rapid 2023 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Rapid 2023
Site Warsaw POL
Round 7.4
Date 2023.05.23
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K4k1/8/7B/8/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Be7
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.Qd2 d5
  8. 8.O-O-O c6
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Kb1 Bf6
  12. 12.Nb3 Be6
  13. 13.Qxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Na5 b6
  15. 15.Nc4 Be6
  16. 16.Ne3 Re8
  17. 17.Bc4 Bxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Na6
  19. 19.Rhe1 Nb4
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Ne3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  23. 23.a3 Nd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 cxd5
  25. 25.a4 a6
  26. 26.Kc1 f5
  27. 27.Kd2 Kf7
  28. 28.Kd3 Ke6
  29. 29.c4 g5
  30. 30.Be3 Kd6
  31. 31.b4 dxc4+
  32. 32.Kxc4 Kc6
  33. 33.b5+ axb5+
  34. 34.axb5+ Kd6
  35. 35.f3 h5
  36. 36.h3 Ke6
  37. 37.Bf2 g4
  38. 38.fxg4 fxg4
  39. 39.hxg4 hxg4
  40. 40.Kd4 Bc7
  41. 41.Ke4 Bd8
  42. 42.Kf4 Kd5
  43. 43.Kxg4 Kc4
  44. 44.Bh4 Bc7
  45. 45.Kf5 Kxb5
  46. 46.g4 Kc6
  47. 47.g5 Kd7
  48. 48.g6 Ke8
  49. 49.Kf6 Kf8
  50. 50.Ke6 Bd6
  51. 51.Kxd6 Kg7
  52. 52.Kc6 Kxg6
  53. 53.Kxb6

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