Richard Rapport vs Sergei Lobanov

World Blitz 2025 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Sergei Lobanov
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 9.44
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6B1/7P/1R3p1r/2p5/1k4K1/1P6/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.h3 a5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Ba7
  10. 10.d4 Bd7
  11. 11.Ba4 Re8
  12. 12.Bc2 h6
  13. 13.a4 exd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nb4
  15. 15.Nc3 Nxc2
  16. 16.Qxc2 Qc8
  17. 17.Bf4 Be6
  18. 18.Re3 Qd7
  19. 19.Rae1 c6
  20. 20.Bg3 Nh5
  21. 21.Bh2 Nf6
  22. 22.Qd1 Rad8
  23. 23.Qd2 d5
  24. 24.e5 Ne4
  25. 25.Nxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bd5
  27. 27.e6 Rxe6
  28. 28.Rxe6 Bxe6
  29. 29.Qxa5 Bxd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Qxd4
  31. 31.Be5 Qd5
  32. 32.Qb6 c5
  33. 33.Bc3 c4
  34. 34.Re5 Qd7
  35. 35.a5 Rc8
  36. 36.Re3 Qc6
  37. 37.Rg3 Qxb6
  38. 38.Rxg7+ Kf8
  39. 39.axb6 Rc6
  40. 40.Rh7 Rxb6
  41. 41.Rxh6 Rb3
  42. 42.Bf6 Ke8
  43. 43.Rh8+ Kd7
  44. 44.h4 b5
  45. 45.h5 Bf5
  46. 46.Rb8 Ke6
  47. 47.Rb6+ Kd5
  48. 48.f3 Kc5
  49. 49.Rb8 Rd3
  50. 50.g4 Rxf3
  51. 51.gxf5 Rxf5
  52. 52.Be7+ Kd4
  53. 53.h6 Rh5
  54. 54.Bf6+ Kd3
  55. 55.Bg7 Kc2
  56. 56.Kg2 Kb3
  57. 57.Kg3 f5
  58. 58.Rxb5+

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