Richard Rapport vs Sandeep Sethuraman

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 2026 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Sandeep Sethuraman
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 10.3
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q2r1k/1p4b1/p3N3/4np2/P2N2p1/2P3Pp/1PQ2P1P/3R1K2 w - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 a6
  3. 3.a4 d6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.d3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nge2 e6
  8. 8.O-O Nge7
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Rb8
  13. 13.Qd2 Kh7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qc7
  15. 15.Nb3 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qd8
  19. 19.Bb6 Qe8
  20. 20.Bc7 Ne5
  21. 21.Qe3 Bg4
  22. 22.Bxb8 Qxb8
  23. 23.Nd4 Bxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rd8
  25. 25.Qb3 Qd6
  26. 26.Ne3 Qc7
  27. 27.c3 h5
  28. 28.Nd5 Qc8
  29. 29.Nf4 h4
  30. 30.Kg2 g5
  31. 31.Qc2+ Kh8
  32. 32.Nh3 g4
  33. 33.Ng5 h3+
  34. 34.Kf1 f5
  35. 35.Nge6 Rf8

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