Алексеенко против Раппорта

Featured is a sharp chess game between Kirill Alekseenko and Richard Rapport from Round 3 of the 2026/27 German Bundesliga. Arising from the Sicilian Defense, Najdorf variation, we reach a new position with 14. Bd6 in what soon becomes an opposite sides castling game. Although the evaluation reads equal through the halfway point (move 20), Black has a more comfortable position due to his safer king. #GermanBundesliga #KirillAlekseenko #RichardRapport Image of Richard Rapport by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. Bd6 O-O 15. Nc5 Bf5 16. Rhf1 Rd8 17. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nxe7 19. N5xe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe6 21. Bf3 Rc8 22. Qd2 h6 23. Nc3 b5 24. a3 a5 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. Qe3 Qc7 28. Qc3 Qxh2 29. Qxa5 Nc6 30. Qb6 Ne5 31. Qe3 Nc4 32. Qd4 b4 33. axb4 Qf4+ 34. Kd1 Nxb2+ 35. Ke2 Rxc2+ 36. Kf1 Qh4 37. b5 Nc4 38. b6 Qh1+ 39. Qg1 Ne3+ 40. Rxe3 Rc1+