Esipenko, Andrey – Giri, Anish (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Giri, Anish (2753) Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 1, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 4 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "4"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qe2 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxg5 10. Nf5 Be7 11. Nxg7+ Kd7 12. O-O Nc6 13. c4 Kc7 14. Nh5 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b4 Nxb4 17. Rab1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ba4 19. Rd2 Kb8 20. Rdb2 Bc6 21. c5 dxc5 22. Qxa6 Qd5 23. f3 Rc7 24. Nhg3 Rd8 25. Nf2 c4 26. Nge4 f5 27. Nc3 Qc5 28. Re2 Bf6 29. Na4 Bxa4 30. Qxa4 c3 31. Qc2 Bg5 32. Kf1 Qc4 33. Rd1 Rd2 34. Rdxd2 cxd2 0-1 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "4"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qe2 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxg5 10. Nf5 Be7 11. Nxg7+ Kd7 12. O-O Nc6 13. c4 Kc7 14. Nh5 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b4 Nxb4 17. Rab1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ba4 19. Rd2 Kb8 20. Rdb2 Bc6 21. c5 dxc5 22. Qxa6 Qd5 23. f3 Rc7 24. Nhg3 Rd8 25. Nf2 c4 26. Nge4 f5 27. Nc3 Qc5 28. Re2 Bf6 29. Na4 Bxa4 30. Qxa4 c3 31. Qc2 Bg5 32. Kf1 Qc4 33. Rd1 Rd2 34. Rdxd2 cxd2 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.