Hikaru Nakamura vs Richard Rapport

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2025 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site London ENG
Round 4.1
Date 2025.06.15
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1rN4k/2Q2p1p/4p1pP/1q6/4p3/1P1b2P1/5P2/3R2K1 b - - 7 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.b3 b5
  7. 7.c4 bxc4
  8. 8.Nfd2 c6
  9. 9.Nxc4 a5
  10. 10.Bb2 Be6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Ra6
  12. 12.Rc1 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qc2 c5
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qb8
  15. 15.Qd3 cxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Nc5
  17. 17.Qc3 Rc8
  18. 18.Qa1 Bg4
  19. 19.Re1 Bd7
  20. 20.Bf1 Ne8
  21. 21.Bxg7 Nxg7
  22. 22.e4 Ra7
  23. 23.e5 d5
  24. 24.Ne3 Be6
  25. 25.Nf3 Nf5
  26. 26.Nxf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Rc3 Rac7
  29. 29.Bg2 e6
  30. 30.Rd1 Qb6
  31. 31.h4 a4
  32. 32.h5 axb3
  33. 33.axb3 Ne4
  34. 34.Rxc7 Qxc7
  35. 35.Bxe4 dxe4
  36. 36.Ne2 Rb8
  37. 37.h6 Bb5
  38. 38.Nf4 Qe7
  39. 39.Qc1 Qg5
  40. 40.Nd5 Qxe5
  41. 41.Ne7+ Kh8
  42. 42.Nc8 Bd3
  43. 43.Qc6 Qb5
  44. 44.Qc7

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