Denis Makhnev vs Richard Rapport

World Rapid 2025 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Denis Makhnev
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 12.40
Date 2025.12.28
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n1B4/5k2/p2p1r2/3Pp3/B3Pp1n/1R3P2/1P5p/7K b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.Qe2 Ne7
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 b6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bb7
  9. 9.d5 e5
  10. 10.a5 O-O
  11. 11.axb6 cxb6
  12. 12.Nd2 f5
  13. 13.Nb3 f4
  14. 14.f3 g5
  15. 15.Bd2 Ng6
  16. 16.Be1 Bc8
  17. 17.Bf2 h5
  18. 18.Bb5 Ra7
  19. 19.Bc6 Raf7
  20. 20.Na4 b5
  21. 21.Nb6 g4
  22. 22.Nxc8 Qxc8
  23. 23.Na5 g3
  24. 24.Be1 Bf6
  25. 25.Bb4 gxh2+
  26. 26.Kh1 Be7
  27. 27.c4 bxc4
  28. 28.Rfc1 h4
  29. 29.Nxc4 Rf6
  30. 30.Qf2 h3
  31. 31.Ba5 Bd8
  32. 32.Nb6 Bxb6
  33. 33.Bxb6 hxg2+
  34. 34.Qxg2 R8f7
  35. 35.Ba4 Qf8
  36. 36.Rc7 Rxc7
  37. 37.Bxc7 Qc8
  38. 38.Rc1 Kg7
  39. 39.Rc3 Qh8
  40. 40.Qg4 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb3 Qh4
  42. 42.Qxh4 Nxh4
  43. 43.Bd8

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