Richard Rapport vs Samir Sahidi

World Blitz 2025 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Samir Sahidi
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 5.52
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/2p3p1/7p/1Q1P1n1q/1P1PN3/6Rn/5P1K/3BR3 b - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.h3 a6
  7. 7.Bb3 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nf1 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Ng3 Re8
  12. 12.O-O Nf6
  13. 13.Be3 Qd6
  14. 14.Re1 Bxe3
  15. 15.Rxe3 Be6
  16. 16.Ba4 b5
  17. 17.Bc2 Rad8
  18. 18.Qf1 Nd5
  19. 19.Ree1 Nf4
  20. 20.Ne4 Qe7
  21. 21.b4 f5
  22. 22.Nc5 Bd5
  23. 23.Re3 Qf6
  24. 24.Rae1 a5
  25. 25.a3 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 Kh8
  27. 27.g3 Ng6
  28. 28.d4 e4
  29. 29.Nd2 Rf8
  30. 30.Qxb5 Nce7
  31. 31.Nd7 Qg5
  32. 32.Nxf8 Rxf8
  33. 33.c4 f4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Qh5
  35. 35.Bd1 Qxh3
  36. 36.gxf4 Qh4
  37. 37.cxd5 Nxf4
  38. 38.Rg3 Nf5
  39. 39.Rg4 Nh3+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qh5
  41. 41.Rg3

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