Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1-0
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 15.1
Date 2025.02.22
Opening Two Knights Defense (C59)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b5k1/4R1R1/3N3p/6r1/8/P1B2P1P/P4nPK/1r6 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Be2 h6
  9. 9.Nh3 Be7
  10. 10.d3 O-O
  11. 11.Nd2 c5
  12. 12.O-O Rb8
  13. 13.Kh1 Nc6
  14. 14.c3 Bf5
  15. 15.Bf3 Qd7
  16. 16.Nc4 Be6
  17. 17.Qe2 Rbd8
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Nxe5 Qb7
  20. 20.Nf4 Bf5
  21. 21.Re1 Rfe8
  22. 22.Be3 Bd6
  23. 23.d4 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Bxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Rxe5
  26. 26.Rad1 Rde8
  27. 27.h3 Be4
  28. 28.Kh2 Qb8
  29. 29.Kg1 Rg5
  30. 30.f3 Ba8
  31. 31.Qf2 a5
  32. 32.Bc1 Rc8
  33. 33.Ne2 Rgc5
  34. 34.Nc3 Nd5
  35. 35.Bd2 Nf6
  36. 36.Be3 Rf5
  37. 37.Bd4 Nd5
  38. 38.Ne4 Nf4
  39. 39.Qg3 Ne6
  40. 40.Qxb8 Rxb8
  41. 41.Bc3 a4
  42. 42.Rd7 a3
  43. 43.bxa3 Nf4
  44. 44.Bd2 Ne6
  45. 45.Nd6 Rd5
  46. 46.Bb4 Nf4
  47. 47.Rxf7 Nd3
  48. 48.Ree7 Rg5
  49. 49.Bc3 Rb1+
  50. 50.Kh2 Nf2
  51. 51.Rxg7+

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