Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m Blitz · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 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 17.1
Date 2025.02.22
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

6q1/8/8/8/P4K1P/2Q5/kp6/8 w - - 10 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.O-O c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nxf3+
  7. 7.Qxf3 d6
  8. 8.Bc4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 a5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd1 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.d3 Be7
  14. 14.Qh3 Qd7
  15. 15.Bg5 O-O
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Ne3 Bd8
  18. 18.Nc4 Bc7
  19. 19.Rae1 Rf6
  20. 20.b3 Raf8
  21. 21.Re2 Qe8
  22. 22.Qe3 Qb8
  23. 23.Rfe1 d5
  24. 24.exd5 exd5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Qxe5 Qxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Rxf2
  28. 28.R5e2 Rxe2
  29. 29.Rxe2 Kf7
  30. 30.Kf2 Re8
  31. 31.Rxe8 Kxe8
  32. 32.d4 Ke7
  33. 33.Ke3 Kd6
  34. 34.Kf4 Ke6
  35. 35.Kg5 Kd6
  36. 36.Kf5 c5
  37. 37.dxc5+ Kxc5
  38. 38.Ke5 Kc6
  39. 39.g4 g5
  40. 40.Kf5 Kc5
  41. 41.Kxg5 Kd4
  42. 42.Kh6 Kc3
  43. 43.g5 Kxc2
  44. 44.Kxh7 d4
  45. 45.g6 d3
  46. 46.g7 d2
  47. 47.g8=Q d1=Q
  48. 48.Qg3 Qd7+
  49. 49.Kh8 Qe8+
  50. 50.Kg7 Qe7+
  51. 51.Kg6 Qe6+
  52. 52.Kg5 Qxb3
  53. 53.Qf2+ Kb1
  54. 54.Qe1+ Ka2
  55. 55.Qd2+ Ka3
  56. 56.h4 Qg8+
  57. 57.Kf4 b3
  58. 58.Qxa5 b2
  59. 59.Qc3+ Ka2
  60. 60.Qc2 Ka1
  61. 61.Qc3 Ka2
  62. 62.Qc2 Ka1
  63. 63.Qc3 Ka2

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