Alexander Grischuk vs Richard Rapport

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.26
Date 2017.08.03
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/k4r2/pq6/5p2/P2Q3P/6P1/5P1K/8 b - - 10 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nb4
  7. 7.Bb5+ Bd7
  8. 8.Nxf6+ gxf6
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O O-O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Rg8
  13. 13.g3 Qd5
  14. 14.b3 Qh5
  15. 15.c4 Bh6
  16. 16.Bxh6 Qxh6
  17. 17.Qd3 Nxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 c5
  19. 19.Nf5 exf5
  20. 20.Qxf5+ Kb8
  21. 21.Qxc5 Rd3
  22. 22.Rad1 Qg6
  23. 23.b4 Qe4
  24. 24.Rxd3 Qxd3
  25. 25.Re1 Rc8
  26. 26.Qd5 Qxc4
  27. 27.Qd6+ Ka8
  28. 28.Qxf6 Qb3
  29. 29.Re3 Qd1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Qd5+
  31. 31.Qf3 Qd7
  32. 32.h4 a6
  33. 33.Qe4 h6
  34. 34.Rd3 Qc7
  35. 35.Qd5 Re8
  36. 36.Rf3 Re7
  37. 37.a4 Rd7
  38. 38.Qf5 Qc6
  39. 39.b5 Qd6
  40. 40.bxa6 bxa6
  41. 41.Qe4+ Ka7
  42. 42.Rb3 Qc5
  43. 43.Qf3 f5
  44. 44.Kh2 Rf7
  45. 45.Qf4 Rc7
  46. 46.Rf3 Rf7
  47. 47.Qxh6 Qc6
  48. 48.Qf4 Qb7
  49. 49.Re3 Ka8
  50. 50.Re8+ Ka7
  51. 51.Qd4+ Qb6
  52. 52.Ra8+

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