Sergey Karjakin vs Richard Rapport

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 13.5
Date 2019.08.14
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/4kbP1/5R2/6K1/pB6/P7/1P6/8 b - - 18 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.Bd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Rb8
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.a3 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 dxe4
  13. 13.Bxe4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Raxd1 Nxe4
  15. 15.Rxe4 Bf5
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  17. 17.h3 Bxc2
  18. 18.Rd7 Rc8
  19. 19.Rd4 Bb3
  20. 20.Rg4 g6
  21. 21.Rb4 Bd5
  22. 22.Ra4 Ra8
  23. 23.Ra6 c5
  24. 24.Ra5 c6
  25. 25.Rxc5 f5
  26. 26.Ra5 a6
  27. 27.Ra4 Kf7
  28. 28.Rb4 Ra7
  29. 29.f3 a5
  30. 30.Rb8 a4
  31. 31.h4 Ke6
  32. 32.Kf2 f4
  33. 33.Rb4 Kf5
  34. 34.Bd2 Bb3
  35. 35.Rxf4+ Ke6
  36. 36.Bc3 Re7
  37. 37.Kg3 Rf7
  38. 38.Re4+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rb4 Ke6
  40. 40.Rb6 Kd5
  41. 41.Ra6 c5
  42. 42.h5 gxh5
  43. 43.Rh6 Bc2
  44. 44.Rxh5+ Kc6
  45. 45.Kf2 Bg6
  46. 46.Re5 Kd6
  47. 47.Re1 Re7
  48. 48.Rd1+ Ke6
  49. 49.g4 h5
  50. 50.Kg3 hxg4
  51. 51.fxg4 Kf7
  52. 52.Rd5 Rc7
  53. 53.Rd6 Bc2
  54. 54.g5 Re7
  55. 55.Rf6+ Kg8
  56. 56.Rc6 Re3+
  57. 57.Kf4 Re4+
  58. 58.Kg3 Re3+
  59. 59.Kf2 Re7
  60. 60.g6 Re8
  61. 61.g7 Bb3
  62. 62.Rxc5 Kf7
  63. 63.Rf5+ Kg8
  64. 64.Rh5 Kf7
  65. 65.Rh8 Rg8
  66. 66.Ke3 Ke7
  67. 67.Kf4 Re8
  68. 68.Kg5 Bg8
  69. 69.Rh6 Ra8
  70. 70.Rf6 Bf7
  71. 71.Bb4+

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