Esipenko, Andrey – Bluebaum, Matthias (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Bluebaum, Matthias (2698) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 9, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 10 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d4 Nc6 7. c3 d5 8. Ne3 Be6 9. Nd2 f5 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. f3 exf3 12. Qxf3 O-O-O 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O g6 15. Nc2 Bg7 16. Bg5 Rdf8 17. Qg3 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Rf8 19. Qh4 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Bf8 21. Ne3 Qf7 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nd8 24. Bd3 Nf7 25. Bf4 Kd7 26. h4 c5 27. Nc2 c4 28. Be2 Be7 29. g3 g5 30. hxg5 Nxg5 31. Ke3 Bf5 32. Ne1 a6 33. Nf3 Nxf3 34. Bxf3 Ke6 35. a3 b5 36. Bc7 Bg5+ 37. Bf4 Be7 38. Bc7 Bg5+ 39. Bf4 Be7 40. Bc7 Bg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d4 Nc6 7. c3 d5 8. Ne3 Be6 9. Nd2 f5 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. f3 exf3 12. Qxf3 O-O-O 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O g6 15. Nc2 Bg7 16. Bg5 Rdf8 17. Qg3 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Rf8 19. Qh4 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Bf8 21. Ne3 Qf7 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nd8 24. Bd3 Nf7 25. Bf4 Kd7 26. h4 c5 27. Nc2 c4 28. Be2 Be7 29. g3 g5 30. hxg5 Nxg5 31. Ke3 Bf5 32. Ne1 a6 33. Nf3 Nxf3 34. Bxf3 Ke6 35. a3 b5 36. Bc7 Bg5+ 37. Bf4 Be7 38. Bc7 Bg5+ 39. Bf4 Be7 40. Bc7 Bg5+ 1/2-1/2 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.