Richard Rapport vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

World Blitz 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 11.18
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/8/3pPb2/5kpp/8/5K2/5R2 w - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 c6
  9. 9.h4 g6
  10. 10.g4 Bg7
  11. 11.g5 h5
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.f4 Nc6
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Bg2 Be6
  16. 16.Rd1 cxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Ne7
  18. 18.O-O Rc8
  19. 19.Qf2 Nf5
  20. 20.Rd2 Qa5
  21. 21.a3 Rxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Qxc3
  23. 23.Rd3 Qa5
  24. 24.Rc1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  26. 26.Qd2 Qd8
  27. 27.Qe1 Bf8
  28. 28.Kh2 Kg7
  29. 29.a4 Be6
  30. 30.a5 Bd6
  31. 31.Rb3 b6
  32. 32.axb6 axb6
  33. 33.Qf2 Qc7
  34. 34.Qb2 Nxh4
  35. 35.Rxb6 Ba3
  36. 36.Qb1 Bc1
  37. 37.Rb7 Bxf4+
  38. 38.Kh1 Qd8
  39. 39.Bh3 Qxg5
  40. 40.Qf1 Nf5
  41. 41.Bxf5 Qxf5
  42. 42.Qf3 Bxe5
  43. 43.Qxf5 Bxf5
  44. 44.dxe5 g5
  45. 45.Rb6 Be6
  46. 46.Rb2 Kg6
  47. 47.Rf2 g4
  48. 48.Kg2 Kg5
  49. 49.Rf6 h4
  50. 50.Rf1 Bf5
  51. 51.Kf2 Kf4

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