Richard Rapport vs Fabiano Caruana

SuperUnited Rapid 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 1.4
Date 2023.07.05
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/4b3/8/3BqN2/2P3K1/6P1/5R2/8 b - - 24 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.g3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg2 f6
  8. 8.exf6 Nxf6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 Bd7
  13. 13.c3 Kh8
  14. 14.Nb3 b6
  15. 15.d4 Ne7
  16. 16.Be3 Nf5
  17. 17.Bf2 Ne4
  18. 18.Nbd2 Nxf2
  19. 19.Qxf2 Rac8
  20. 20.Kh1 cxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 e5
  22. 22.fxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Nxf5 Rxf5
  24. 24.Qe3 Bd6
  25. 25.Nb3 Rcf8
  26. 26.Nd4 Rf2
  27. 27.Re2 R2f6
  28. 28.Rae1 b5
  29. 29.a3 a5
  30. 30.Qg5 b4
  31. 31.axb4 axb4
  32. 32.Re3 bxc3
  33. 33.bxc3 Bc5
  34. 34.Qe5 Qb6
  35. 35.Qxd5 Bc6
  36. 36.Nxc6 Bxe3
  37. 37.Ne5 Bf2
  38. 38.Rd1 Qc7
  39. 39.Nd7 Rd8
  40. 40.Nxf6 Rxd5
  41. 41.Nxd5 Qe5
  42. 42.Ne3 h5
  43. 43.Nf1 g5
  44. 44.Rd5 Qe7
  45. 45.h4 gxh4
  46. 46.Rxh5+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rxh4 Qe2
  48. 48.Re4 Qc2
  49. 49.Kh2 Bc5
  50. 50.c4 Qf2
  51. 51.Rg4+ Kh6
  52. 52.Rf4 Qc2
  53. 53.Kh3 Kg7
  54. 54.Bd5 Bd6
  55. 55.Rf7+ Kh8
  56. 56.Ne3 Qg6
  57. 57.Rf3 Qh7+
  58. 58.Kg2 Qd3
  59. 59.Nf5 Qe2+
  60. 60.Rf2 Qe5
  61. 61.Kh3 Be7
  62. 62.Kg4

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