Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Richard Rapport

World Blitz 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2023
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 10.3
Date 2023.12.29
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B15)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6K1/8/8/5P2/8/2k5/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ exf6
  6. 6.Be3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne2 Bf5
  9. 9.Bxf5 Qa5+
  10. 10.c3 Qxf5
  11. 11.Ng3 Qd5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Nd7
  14. 14.Nf5 Bc7
  15. 15.d5 Ne5
  16. 16.dxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.O-O-O Rfd8
  18. 18.Kc2 a6
  19. 19.b4 g6
  20. 20.Nd4 Ne5
  21. 21.h3 Nc4
  22. 22.Rhe1 Bb6
  23. 23.Kb3 Nxe3
  24. 24.Rxe3 Bxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Kf8
  27. 27.Rc3 Rd8
  28. 28.Kc4 Ke7
  29. 29.Kc5 Rd6
  30. 30.d5 Kd7
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.Rb3 b6+
  33. 33.Kd4 Kc7
  34. 34.Rxb5 Rd8
  35. 35.Rb3 Re8
  36. 36.Rc3+ Kb7
  37. 37.Rc6 f5
  38. 38.Rf6 Re4+
  39. 39.Kd3 Re7
  40. 40.f3 h5
  41. 41.h4 Ka6
  42. 42.Kc4 Rc7+
  43. 43.Kd4 Kb5
  44. 44.Rd6 Re7
  45. 45.Rd8 Re2
  46. 46.Rc8 f6
  47. 47.Kc3 Re5
  48. 48.Rf8 g5
  49. 49.d6 Rd5
  50. 50.Rxf6 gxh4
  51. 51.d7 Rxd7
  52. 52.Rxf5+ Ka4
  53. 53.Rxh5 Rc7+
  54. 54.Kd3 b5
  55. 55.Rxh4+ Kb3
  56. 56.Rh5 b4
  57. 57.Rb5 Rd7+
  58. 58.Ke4 Rd2
  59. 59.g4 Kc4
  60. 60.Rb8 Re2+
  61. 61.Kf5 Rxb2
  62. 62.g5 b3
  63. 63.f4 Rb1
  64. 64.g6 Rg1
  65. 65.Kf6 Kc3
  66. 66.f5 Rg4
  67. 67.g7 b2
  68. 68.Rxb2 Kxb2
  69. 69.Kf7 Kc3
  70. 70.g8=Q Rxg8
  71. 71.Kxg8

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