Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Richard Rapport

9th Norway Armageddon · 2021 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event 9th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2021.09.12
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P4K1/3P4/3r1b2/5kp1/8/4Q3/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 c6
  7. 7.Bf4 e6
  8. 8.g4 Bg6
  9. 9.h4 Bb4
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nxd7 Kxd7
  12. 12.h5 Be4
  13. 13.Rh3 h6
  14. 14.a3 Bxc3
  15. 15.Rxc3 Qc7
  16. 16.Qe2 Bd5
  17. 17.Re3 b5
  18. 18.b3 Qh2
  19. 19.Rg3 Ne4
  20. 20.Rh3 Nxd2
  21. 21.Rxh2 Nf3+
  22. 22.Kd1 Nxh2
  23. 23.Kc1 Nxf1
  24. 24.Qxf1 a5
  25. 25.Qe2 b4
  26. 26.axb4 axb4
  27. 27.Rxa8 Rxa8
  28. 28.Kb2 f6
  29. 29.f4 Ra5
  30. 30.Qd3 Ke7
  31. 31.Qh7 Kf8
  32. 32.Qh8+ Kf7
  33. 33.Qd8 Rb5
  34. 34.g5 fxg5
  35. 35.fxg5 hxg5
  36. 36.Qxg5 Rb7
  37. 37.Qd8 Rb5
  38. 38.Qd7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Kc1 Kg8
  40. 40.Kd2 Kh7
  41. 41.Qf7 Kh8
  42. 42.Ke3 Rb8
  43. 43.Qe7 Kg8
  44. 44.Qd6 Rb7
  45. 45.Qd8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qe8 Ra7
  47. 47.Qg6+ Kh8
  48. 48.Qe8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Qb8 Ra2
  50. 50.Kd3 Bf3
  51. 51.Qxb4 Bxh5
  52. 52.c4 Bg6+
  53. 53.Ke3 Rb2
  54. 54.Qa3 Rb1
  55. 55.Qa4 Bf5
  56. 56.Kf4 Kh6
  57. 57.Qxc6 g5+
  58. 58.Ke5 Kh5
  59. 59.d5 Re1+
  60. 60.Kf6 Rf1
  61. 61.Kg7 exd5
  62. 62.cxd5 Rd1
  63. 63.b4 Kg4
  64. 64.b5 Be4
  65. 65.Qe6+ Kf4
  66. 66.d6 Bf5
  67. 67.Qe2 Rd5
  68. 68.b6 g4
  69. 69.b7

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