Richard Rapport vs Andrey Esipenko

Esipenko-Rapport m cl · 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1-0
Event Esipenko-Rapport m cl
Site Rostov-on-Don RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2025.02.17
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2rk1/p3Bp1n/1pb3p1/qP1pb2p/P1n5/2N3PP/4NPB1/1RQ2RK1 b - - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Nge2 Bg7
  5. 5.g3 h5
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 e6
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 d5
  10. 10.b3 Bd7
  11. 11.Bg5 Qa5
  12. 12.Qd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Rb1 Rac8
  14. 14.O-O Qa6
  15. 15.c5 Na5
  16. 16.a4 b6
  17. 17.b4 Nc4
  18. 18.Qf4 Nh7
  19. 19.b5 Qa5
  20. 20.c6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Be7 e5
  22. 22.dxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Qc1

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