Richard Rapport vs Wei Yi

FTX Road to Miami KO 2022 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Wei Yi
Result 0-1
Event FTX Road to Miami KO 2022
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2022.07.15
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p2r2p/2b2pk1/8/8/RP6/2P2KPP/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Nf5 a6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc5
  9. 9.Nc3 d5
  10. 10.Bg5 dxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Ncxe4
  12. 12.Nxg7+ Bxg7
  13. 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  14. 14.Nxe4 Ke7
  15. 15.f4 Ke6
  16. 16.f5+ Ke7
  17. 17.Rad1 a5
  18. 18.Rd5 Ra6
  19. 19.Re1 Kf8
  20. 20.Rd8+ Ke7
  21. 21.Rd5 Kf8
  22. 22.Rxe5 Ng4
  23. 23.Rd5 f6
  24. 24.Bf4 Ne5
  25. 25.Rc5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Bxe4
  27. 27.Rc8+ Kf7
  28. 28.Rc7+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rc8+ Kf7
  30. 30.Rc7+ Kg8
  31. 31.Rc8+ Bf8
  32. 32.Bd4 Re6
  33. 33.Re3 Kf7
  34. 34.Rc7+ Be7
  35. 35.Bc5 Re8
  36. 36.Kf2 Bc6
  37. 37.Ra3 a4
  38. 38.b4 axb3
  39. 39.axb3 Kg6
  40. 40.Rxe7 R8xe7
  41. 41.Bxe7 Rxe7

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