M Nikitenko vs Richard Rapport

Aeroflot Open A 2025 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White M Nikitenko
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Aeroflot Open A 2025
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.2
Date 2025.03.02
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E90)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/4k3/8/7b/8/2K5/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Rd1 Qe7
  10. 10.Be2 Bg4
  11. 11.O-O Nbd7
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 Rfc8
  14. 14.Rd2 h5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nc5
  16. 16.b4 Ne6
  17. 17.c5 Rd8
  18. 18.Be2 Rxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 a5
  20. 20.a3 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 Nd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 exd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Qe5
  24. 24.Rd3 Ra1+
  25. 25.Bf1 Bh6
  26. 26.Qe2 h4
  27. 27.Qf3 Kg7
  28. 28.g3 hxg3
  29. 29.fxg3 Rc1
  30. 30.Kh2 Rc2+
  31. 31.Bg2 Rb2
  32. 32.b5 cxb5
  33. 33.Nd1 Rc2
  34. 34.Rc3 Rd2
  35. 35.Rd3 Rc2
  36. 36.Rc3 Rd2
  37. 37.Rd3 b4
  38. 38.Nf2 Rc2
  39. 39.Rb3 Rc3
  40. 40.Rxc3 bxc3
  41. 41.Nd3 Qh5
  42. 42.e5 Qxf3
  43. 43.Bxf3 Nd7
  44. 44.e6 fxe6
  45. 45.Bxb7 Nf6
  46. 46.Nb4 Be3
  47. 47.c6 Bb6
  48. 48.Ba6 Nd5
  49. 49.Nc2 Ne7
  50. 50.Bb5 Kf6
  51. 51.Kg2 Ke5
  52. 52.Kf3 Kd5
  53. 53.Ke2 Nxc6
  54. 54.Kd3 Ba5
  55. 55.Ne3+ Kc5
  56. 56.Bxc6 Kxc6
  57. 57.h4 Kc5
  58. 58.Nd1 c2
  59. 59.Kxc2 Be1
  60. 60.Nc3 Kd4
  61. 61.Ne2+ Ke4
  62. 62.Nf4 Bxg3
  63. 63.Nxg6 Kf5
  64. 64.Nf8 Bxh4
  65. 65.Nxe6 Kxe6

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