Richard Rapport vs Fabiano Caruana

Superbet Blitz 2022 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Superbet Blitz 2022
Site Warsaw POL
Round 10.5
Date 2022.05.23
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6kp/8/3p4/3P1KPP/3b4/r1p5/R7 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 a6
  4. 4.a3 e6
  5. 5.Ba2 Nc6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Kh1 d5
  11. 11.e5 Ne8
  12. 12.Ne2 f5
  13. 13.exf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.c3 Bd7
  15. 15.b4 Be8
  16. 16.Ng5 Qd7
  17. 17.f5 exf5
  18. 18.Nf4 c4
  19. 19.Nfe6 Bh5
  20. 20.Nxf8 Rxf8
  21. 21.Qc2 Bg6
  22. 22.Nh3 Ne5
  23. 23.dxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.Nf4 Bf7
  25. 25.Be3 g5
  26. 26.Bd4 Bd6
  27. 27.Nh3 Ne4
  28. 28.Nxg5 Nxg5
  29. 29.Rxf5 Ne4
  30. 30.Rxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Bxe5 Bg6
  32. 32.Qc1 Qg4
  33. 33.h3 Qe2
  34. 34.Qe1 Rf2
  35. 35.Qxe2 Rxe2
  36. 36.Bd4 Ng5
  37. 37.Kh2 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kg3 Nxd4
  39. 39.cxd4 Kg7
  40. 40.a4 Bd3
  41. 41.b5 axb5
  42. 42.axb5 Rb2
  43. 43.Kf4 Rxb5
  44. 44.Ke5 Bc2
  45. 45.Rc1 Bd3
  46. 46.Ra1 c3
  47. 47.g4 c2
  48. 48.h4 Ra5
  49. 49.Kf4 Rxa2

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