Samuel Sevian vs Richard Rapport

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Samuel Sevian
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 16.15
Date 2025.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R2Q4/5k2/2K5/8/2p5/3r4/8/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Bc4 d6
  5. 5.d3 Be7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Nh2 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nb4
  11. 11.g4 Nd7
  12. 12.c3 Na6
  13. 13.Nf1 Bh4
  14. 14.Qf3 Nc7
  15. 15.Be3 a6
  16. 16.a5 b5
  17. 17.axb6 Nxb6
  18. 18.Nd2 Rb8
  19. 19.b3 Nxc4
  20. 20.dxc4 Qd7
  21. 21.Qf5 Qxf5
  22. 22.gxf5 g6
  23. 23.Ne4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rg1 Rxb3
  25. 25.Rg4 Be7
  26. 26.f6 Bf8
  27. 27.Ke2 Rdb8
  28. 28.Rgg1 R3b6
  29. 29.Kd3 h6
  30. 30.f4 exf4
  31. 31.Bxf4 Ne8
  32. 32.h4 Kh7
  33. 33.Rg2 Rb1
  34. 34.Rxa6 Rd1+
  35. 35.Rd2 Rh1
  36. 36.Bxd6 Bxd6
  37. 37.Nxd6 Nxf6
  38. 38.Ra7 Ng4
  39. 39.Nxf7 Rh3+
  40. 40.Ke4 Rxh4
  41. 41.Ne5+ Kg8
  42. 42.Nxg6 Rh3
  43. 43.Rg2 h5
  44. 44.Kf5 Ne3+
  45. 45.Kg5 Rf3
  46. 46.Rg1 Re8
  47. 47.d6 Rd8
  48. 48.Kxh5 Rh3+
  49. 49.Nh4+ Kh8
  50. 50.Rg6 Nf5
  51. 51.Kg5 Rxh4
  52. 52.Kxf5 Rxc4
  53. 53.Ke6 Rxc3
  54. 54.Ke7 Rb8
  55. 55.d7 Rd3
  56. 56.Rd6 Re3+
  57. 57.Re6 Rd3
  58. 58.Rc6 Rg8
  59. 59.Rc8 Re3+
  60. 60.Kd6 Rd3+
  61. 61.Kc6 c4
  62. 62.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  63. 63.Ra8+ Kf7
  64. 64.d8=Q

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