Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 13.1
Date 2025.02.22
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

1r6/8/2B3p1/3P1p1p/3k1P1P/6P1/6K1/8 b - - 27 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 c6
  6. 6.O-O b5
  7. 7.Bb3 Nxf3+
  8. 8.Qxf3 d6
  9. 9.d4 exd4
  10. 10.Ne2 Bg4
  11. 11.Qd3 Bxe2
  12. 12.Qxe2 Be7
  13. 13.Rd1 O-O
  14. 14.a4 a6
  15. 15.Rxd4 c5
  16. 16.Rd1 c4
  17. 17.Ba2 Qc7
  18. 18.Bf4 Qb7
  19. 19.b3 Nxe4
  20. 20.Re1 d5
  21. 21.bxc4 Bf6
  22. 22.cxd5 Bxa1
  23. 23.Qxe4 Bc3
  24. 24.Re3 bxa4
  25. 25.Qxa4 Qb2
  26. 26.g3 Bd2
  27. 27.Rf3 Bxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Qb6
  29. 29.Bb3 a5
  30. 30.h4 Qd6
  31. 31.Re4 h5
  32. 32.Re1 g6
  33. 33.Qd4 Rfe8
  34. 34.Ra1 Qe5
  35. 35.Qxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.Ra4 Kf8
  37. 37.Kg2 Ke7
  38. 38.Rc4 Re1
  39. 39.Rc7+ Kd6
  40. 40.Rc6+ Ke5
  41. 41.c3 a4
  42. 42.f4+ Ke4
  43. 43.Kf2 Rc1
  44. 44.Rc4+ Kd3
  45. 45.Rxa4 Rb8
  46. 46.Rd4+ Kxc3
  47. 47.Rc4+ Kb2
  48. 48.Rxc1 Kxc1
  49. 49.Ba4 Rd8
  50. 50.Bc6 Kd2
  51. 51.Kf3 f5
  52. 52.Kf2 Kd3
  53. 53.Kf3 Kd4
  54. 54.Kf2 Rb8
  55. 55.Kg2 Rb2+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rb3+
  57. 57.Kf2 Rb2+
  58. 58.Kf3 Rb8
  59. 59.Kg2 Rd8
  60. 60.Kf3 Kc5
  61. 61.Ke3 Rb8
  62. 62.Kf3 Rb3+
  63. 63.Kf2 Rb8
  64. 64.Kf3 Kd4
  65. 65.Kg2

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