Richard Rapport vs Sergey Karjakin

9th Norway Chess 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 9th Norway Chess 2021
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2021.09.14
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/1pn5/1N2k2B/P5bP/6P1/3K4/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.Qc2 d5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.Qxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 c6
  11. 11.g3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bh3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 b6
  14. 14.c6 Qxb2
  15. 15.O-O Nc5
  16. 16.Nd4 Rd8
  17. 17.e3 Ba6
  18. 18.Qb4 Nd3
  19. 19.Qxb2 Nxb2
  20. 20.Rfb1 Na4
  21. 21.f4 Nc3
  22. 22.Rb2 Nd5
  23. 23.Kf2 Nc7
  24. 24.Rd1 Rd6
  25. 25.Rbd2 Rad8
  26. 26.Ke1 Bc4
  27. 27.e4 f6
  28. 28.Bg2 e5
  29. 29.fxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.Nf3 Rxd2
  31. 31.Rxd2 Rxd2
  32. 32.Kxd2 Bb5
  33. 33.Nxe5 Kf8
  34. 34.h4 Ke7
  35. 35.Ng6+ Kd6
  36. 36.e5+ Kc5
  37. 37.Ne7 Kd4
  38. 38.Nc8 Kxe5
  39. 39.Nxa7 Kd6
  40. 40.Nc8+ Kc5
  41. 41.Ne7 Ne6
  42. 42.Kc3 Kd6
  43. 43.Kb4 Ba6
  44. 44.Nf5+ Ke5
  45. 45.Bh3 h5
  46. 46.Ne3 Nc7
  47. 47.Bg2 g6
  48. 48.a4 Kd4
  49. 49.Nc2+ Ke5
  50. 50.Kc3 Kd6
  51. 51.Be4 Be2
  52. 52.Nd4 Ke5
  53. 53.Bxg6 Nd5+
  54. 54.Kd2 Bg4
  55. 55.Nb5 Ne7
  56. 56.Be8 Bf3
  57. 57.c7 Bg4
  58. 58.Bf7 Nc6
  59. 59.Bxh5

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