Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1-0
Event Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 7.1
Date 2025.02.21
Opening Vienna Game (C26)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R1k1/1p6/2pNN3/P7/1PP2rr1/3B1b1p/8/2K5 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qe3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O-O Re8
  8. 8.Qf4 d6
  9. 9.f3 a5
  10. 10.h4 Be6
  11. 11.a3 Ne5
  12. 12.h5 h6
  13. 13.g4 Nfd7
  14. 14.Nh3 f6
  15. 15.Qg3 Bc4
  16. 16.Bg2 Bf7
  17. 17.f4 Nc4
  18. 18.g5 Kh8
  19. 19.gxh6 gxh6
  20. 20.e5 fxe5
  21. 21.fxe5 Nxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 Nxe5
  23. 23.Qf4 Re6
  24. 24.axb4 Rf6
  25. 25.Qxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.bxa5 c6
  28. 28.Ne4 Rf5
  29. 29.Nc5 Rb8
  30. 30.Rd1 Rxh5
  31. 31.b4 Bd5
  32. 32.Bf1 Rf5
  33. 33.Bd3 Rf3
  34. 34.Ng1 Rf4
  35. 35.c3 Rf7
  36. 36.Re1 Rg8
  37. 37.c4 Bh1
  38. 38.Ne2 Bf3
  39. 39.Nc3 h5
  40. 40.Rxe5 h4
  41. 41.Re6 Rg4
  42. 42.N3e4 Kg7
  43. 43.Nd6 Rff4
  44. 44.Re7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Ne6 h3
  46. 46.Re8+

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