Richard Rapport vs M Tabatabaei

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black M Tabatabaei
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 11.12
Date 2025.09.15
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6p1/2k1K1p1/3p3p/3P1P1P/8/8 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 c5
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 d6
  7. 7.Qd2 h6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nb5 e5
  11. 11.Qb4 Bf8
  12. 12.c5 dxc5
  13. 13.Qc4 a6
  14. 14.Nxe5 Rh7
  15. 15.Na3 Qa5+
  16. 16.Kd1 Nf6
  17. 17.Qb3 Qc7
  18. 18.Nac4 Rb8
  19. 19.Qb6 Qxb6
  20. 20.Nxb6 Be6
  21. 21.a4 h5
  22. 22.h3 Bd6
  23. 23.Nec4 Bc7
  24. 24.a5 Ke7
  25. 25.Kd2 Rhh8
  26. 26.Rhb1 h4
  27. 27.g4 Bxb6
  28. 28.Nxb6 Nd7
  29. 29.Nxd7 Kxd7
  30. 30.b4 c4
  31. 31.b5 Ke7
  32. 32.Rb4 cxd3
  33. 33.exd3 Rhd8
  34. 34.Rab1 Rd6
  35. 35.Rc1 axb5
  36. 36.Rxb5 Bc8
  37. 37.Rc7+ Rd7
  38. 38.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  39. 39.a6 Kc7
  40. 40.Bxb7 Bxb7
  41. 41.Rxb7+ Rxb7
  42. 42.axb7 Kxb7
  43. 43.Ke2 Kc6
  44. 44.Kf3 Kd5
  45. 45.Kf4 f6
  46. 46.f3 Kc5
  47. 47.g5 fxg5+
  48. 48.Ke5

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