Richard Rapport vs Leon Luke Mendonca

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Leon Luke Mendonca
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 13.26
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/5p2/5k1P/5R2/5P2/5BK1/8/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.Re1 Be7
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Bb3 b5
  8. 8.d4 Bb7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bc2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nf1 Rfc8
  12. 12.Bd3 b4
  13. 13.cxb4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qb6
  15. 15.Nc2 Ne5
  16. 16.Ng3 Nfg4
  17. 17.Be3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Rxe3 a5
  19. 19.bxa5 Rxa5
  20. 20.b4 Raa8
  21. 21.a4 Bf6
  22. 22.a5 Qc7
  23. 23.Ra2 d5
  24. 24.Bf1 Rd8
  25. 25.a6 dxe4
  26. 26.Qb1 Bd5
  27. 27.Ra5 Ng4
  28. 28.Rc5 Qf4
  29. 29.Re2 h5
  30. 30.Ne3 Bd4
  31. 31.Nxg4 Bxc5
  32. 32.Ne3 Bxe3
  33. 33.Rxe3 h4
  34. 34.Ne2 Qe5
  35. 35.Nc3 Rac8
  36. 36.b5 Rxc3
  37. 37.Qa1 Rdc8
  38. 38.b6 Qf6
  39. 39.b7 Rc1
  40. 40.bxc8=R+ Rxc8
  41. 41.Qxf6 gxf6
  42. 42.Re1 Kf8
  43. 43.g3 hxg3
  44. 44.fxg3 f5
  45. 45.Ra1 Ke7
  46. 46.h4 e5
  47. 47.a7 f4
  48. 48.Ra5 Ba8
  49. 49.Rxe5+ Kf6
  50. 50.gxf4 Rc7
  51. 51.Ra5 e3
  52. 52.Ra2 Rc1
  53. 53.Re2 Ra1
  54. 54.Rxe3 Rxa7
  55. 55.Kh2 Ra4
  56. 56.Kg3 Be4
  57. 57.Be2 Bf5
  58. 58.Bf3 Rd4
  59. 59.Rb3 Rd3
  60. 60.Rb6+ Kg7
  61. 61.Kf2 Ra3
  62. 62.Rb4 Ra2+
  63. 63.Kg3 Ra3
  64. 64.Rd4 Rc3
  65. 65.Kf2 Rc2+
  66. 66.Kg3 Rc3
  67. 67.Kf2 Rc2+
  68. 68.Ke3 Rc3+
  69. 69.Ke2 Rc2+
  70. 70.Rd2 Rc4
  71. 71.Ke3 Rc3+
  72. 72.Kf2 Rc4
  73. 73.Kg3 Rc3
  74. 74.Re2 Ra3
  75. 75.h5 Rc3
  76. 76.Re5 Kf6
  77. 77.Kf2 Rc2+
  78. 78.Kg3 Rc3
  79. 79.h6 Rc8
  80. 80.Rxf5+

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