Nikolas Theodorou vs Richard Rapport

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Nikolas Theodorou
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 9.12
Date 2025.09.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/q7/1p6/1P2k3/8/2N1K2R/8/8 w - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Be3 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.h3 a5
  12. 12.c5 Qxd1
  13. 13.Rfxd1 Be6
  14. 14.Bb5 Bb3
  15. 15.Rd2 Reb8
  16. 16.Rc1 Rd8
  17. 17.g4 h6
  18. 18.Kg2 Rxd2
  19. 19.Nxd2 Be6
  20. 20.Bc4 Rd8
  21. 21.Bxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Nc4 g5
  23. 23.Rc2 Bf8
  24. 24.Rd2 Ra8
  25. 25.f3 a4
  26. 26.Nb5 Rc8
  27. 27.Nc3 Ra8
  28. 28.Nb5 Rc8
  29. 29.h4 gxh4
  30. 30.Nc3 Nh7
  31. 31.Nxa4 Be7
  32. 32.b4 Bg5
  33. 33.Bxg5 Nxg5
  34. 34.Nc3 Rf8
  35. 35.Rf2 h3+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rd8
  37. 37.b5 Nd4
  38. 38.Nxe5 Ndxf3
  39. 39.Nxf3 Rd3
  40. 40.Nd1 e5
  41. 41.Ra2 Rxf3+
  42. 42.Kh2 Nxe4
  43. 43.a4 b6
  44. 44.cxb6 cxb6
  45. 45.a5 Nf6
  46. 46.a6 Nxg4+
  47. 47.Kg1 h2+
  48. 48.Kg2 Rg3+
  49. 49.Kxg3 h1=Q
  50. 50.a7 Qa8
  51. 51.Kxg4 Kf7
  52. 52.Nc3 Ke6
  53. 53.Na4 h5+
  54. 54.Kg3 Kf5
  55. 55.Nc3 e4
  56. 56.Kf2 h4
  57. 57.Ra4 e3+
  58. 58.Kxe3 h3
  59. 59.Rh4 Qxa7
  60. 60.Rxh3 Ke5

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