Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 45 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 19.1
Date 2025.02.22
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/7p/6p1/4kp2/2Nn4/5P2/5KPP/8 b - - 5 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 d5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Nd2 c5
  5. 5.c3 Bd6
  6. 6.Ngf3 Qc7
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Bb5 O-O
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.O-O Rb8
  11. 11.b3 a5
  12. 12.Re1 Ba6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Ndf3 Ne4
  15. 15.Nd3 Bxd3
  16. 16.Bxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Qxd3 a4
  18. 18.c4 axb3
  19. 19.axb3 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Qxd4 c5
  22. 22.Qxd5 exd5
  23. 23.Red1 Rxb3
  24. 24.Ne5 Nc3
  25. 25.Rd2 f6
  26. 26.Nc6 Rd6
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kf7
  28. 28.Nf5 Rdb6
  29. 29.Rdc2 g6
  30. 30.Ng3 d4
  31. 31.exd4 cxd4
  32. 32.f3 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Rxb1+
  34. 34.Kf2 Ke6
  35. 35.Ne2 Nd1+
  36. 36.Kg3 Ne3
  37. 37.Nxd4+ Kd5
  38. 38.Ne2 Nxc2
  39. 39.Nc3+ Ke6
  40. 40.Nxb1 Nd4
  41. 41.Kf2 Ke5
  42. 42.Nd2 f5
  43. 43.Nc4+ Kd5
  44. 44.Nd2 Ke5
  45. 45.Nc4+

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