Richard Rapport vs Arseniy Nesterov

Aeroflot Open A 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Arseniy Nesterov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Aeroflot Open A 2025
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2025.03.03
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/3K4/8/8/8/8/3k4 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qxe2+
  9. 9.Bxe2 Be7
  10. 10.Nb5 Kd8
  11. 11.c4 h6
  12. 12.Be3 Ng4
  13. 13.d4 Nxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 f5
  15. 15.Nc3 g5
  16. 16.O-O-O g4
  17. 17.Ne1 Bg5
  18. 18.Nc2 Re8
  19. 19.Kd2 f4
  20. 20.Bd3 g3
  21. 21.Ne4 fxe3+
  22. 22.Kc3 gxh2
  23. 23.Nxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.Rxh2 e2
  25. 25.Re1 Bg4
  26. 26.Bg6 Rf8
  27. 27.Ne3 Ne7
  28. 28.Be4 Bc8
  29. 29.Rxe2 c6
  30. 30.Rh7 Be6
  31. 31.Bc2 Rc8
  32. 32.Ng4 Nd5+
  33. 33.cxd5 cxd5+
  34. 34.Kb3 Bxg4
  35. 35.Ree7 Rxc2
  36. 36.Kxc2 Bf5+
  37. 37.Kc3 Bxh7
  38. 38.Rxh7 Kc8
  39. 39.Rg7 Rf5
  40. 40.a4 a5
  41. 41.b3 Kb8
  42. 42.Kd3 Ka7
  43. 43.Ke3 Kb6
  44. 44.g4 Rf1
  45. 45.Rxg5 Kc6
  46. 46.Rg8 Rb1
  47. 47.g5 Rxb3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Kd7
  49. 49.g6 Ke7
  50. 50.Kg5 Rg3+
  51. 51.Kh6 Rh3+
  52. 52.Kg7 Rh4
  53. 53.Rb8 Rxd4
  54. 54.Rxb7+ Ke6
  55. 55.Kf8 Rxa4
  56. 56.Re7+ Kf5
  57. 57.g7 Rg4
  58. 58.Ra7 d4
  59. 59.Rxa5+ Ke4
  60. 60.g8=Q Rxg8+
  61. 61.Kxg8 d3
  62. 62.Kf7 d2
  63. 63.Ra1 Kd3
  64. 64.Ke6 Ke2
  65. 65.Kxd6 d1=Q+
  66. 66.Rxd1 Kxd1

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