Shant Sargsyan vs Richard Rapport

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Shant Sargsyan
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 10.11
Date 2025.09.14
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/1p1Q1p1p/4p1p1/p7/2P1q3/1P4P1/P4P1P/6K1 b - - 13 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.b3 Ngf6
  7. 7.Qe2 g6
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bg7
  10. 10.Ba3 Nc5
  11. 11.Nd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Nb5 a6
  13. 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  14. 14.e5 Qc6
  15. 15.exf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Rad1 O-O
  17. 17.Bxc5 Qxc5
  18. 18.Ne4 Qe5
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  20. 20.c4 Rfd8
  21. 21.g3 Qc3
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Qxd1 a5
  25. 25.Qd7 Qe1+
  26. 26.Kg2 Qe4+
  27. 27.Kg1 Qe1+
  28. 28.Kg2 Qe4+
  29. 29.Kg1 Qb1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Qe4+
  31. 31.Kg1

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