1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3Nc66.Bg5Bd7Black eschews
the main lines of the Richter-Rauzer. One plan here is associated with a quick
...Ra8-c8, ...Qd8-a5, and ideas of ...Rc8xc3.7.Nxc6...White is having none
of it!7....Bxc68.Bxf6gxf69.Bb5Rg810.O-OQd7Black has the bishop pair
and the g-file opposite White's castled king. White has the only center pawn,
less damaged structure, and a knight that could be a force on d5.11.Bxc6N...The ever-adventurous Rapport has reached this position before, but the
game continued:11.Qd3Bh612.a4a613.Bxc6bxc614.a5Kf815.Na4Ra716.Nb6Qg417.g3Bf418.Ra3h519.b4Be520.Nc4?(20.Qe3h421.f4Bb222.Rd3hxg323.hxg3Qh324.Rf2!±could keep an edge, with the
idea that nowc5?preparing ...Bb2-d4, is too slow, thanks to25.Rh2+−)h4with a draw on move 49 in Dominguez Perez – Rapport, Chess24.
com, 2022.11....bxc612.f4Rb813.Qf3Qg413...Rxb2?!14.Rab1Rb615.a4⩲14.b3Rb414...f5!was urgent.15.Qf2d5!16.e5e6improves Black's bishop and fixes the center in a way where the c- and d-pawns
could prove dangerous.15.Rad1e616.Qf2f5?!is less effective here,
now that White is faster with Rd1-d3-g3 ideas.17.a3Rb718.Rd3Be719.Kh1Bh420.Qd2d521.h3Qg622.exf5Qxf523.Ne2e5!Now or never. Black
asks an important question.24.Re3Re7?!24...e4was best, by process of
elimination. As we will see, the b-rook would be giving up too much in
shifting to the defense of the e-pawn.25.Nd4Qd726.b4Rc727.Rd1f528.c4Bf629.Rc3c530.bxc5Rxc531.Qc225.Qb4Qg626.g4h5or26...e427.Qb8+Kd728.Qxa7+Kc829.Qa8+Kc730.Qa5+Kb731.c4Rd732.Qb4+Kc833.Nd4+−27.fxe5hxg428.Qb8+...White's queen enters first, and Black has
no attack after28....Kd729.Qxa7+Kc830.Qa8+Kc731.Qa7+Kc832.Qa6+Kc733.Nf4!...Tying the position together with a bow.33....Qh734.Qa7+Kc835.Qa8+Kd736.Qb7+Kd837.Qb8+Kd738.Qb7+Kd839.Qxc6Rc740.Qxd5+Ke841.Qa8+Bd842.Rd1Qh443.Red31-0 White wins.1-0