Daniyal Sapenov vs Richard Rapport

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2025 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Daniyal Sapenov
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site London ENG
Round 1.2
Date 2025.06.15
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/5rpQ/2p1p2n/4B1pk/6P1/7P/q4P2/6K1 b - g3 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.d4 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 c6
  6. 6.c3 Nd7
  7. 7.Nf3 N7f6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.O-O e6
  11. 11.Re1 Bd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 b5
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bxe4 O-O
  15. 15.Qd3 Bg6
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Bg5 Qc7
  18. 18.Rac1 Rab8
  19. 19.b3 Ba3
  20. 20.Rcd1 Qa5
  21. 21.Bd2 Qa6
  22. 22.Ne5 Rbd8
  23. 23.Qf3 Bd6
  24. 24.c4 Ne7
  25. 25.Qc3 Nf5
  26. 26.Bf4 bxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 Bc7
  28. 28.Nxg6 Ba5
  29. 29.Qa3 fxg6
  30. 30.Bc7 Qxc4
  31. 31.Qxa5 Rxd4
  32. 32.Qxa7 Rxd1
  33. 33.Rxd1 Rf7
  34. 34.Qb8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Be5 Qxa2
  36. 36.Rd8 g5
  37. 37.Rh8+ Kg6
  38. 38.Qg8 Nh6
  39. 39.Qh7+ Kh5
  40. 40.g4+

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