Bluebaum, Matthias – Esipenko, Andrey (No content to display) Bluebaum, Matthias (2698) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: March 31, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 3 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.03.31"] [Round "3"] [Board "1"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bd3 h6 13. h3 a6 14. Bb1 Qe7 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Re2 d4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Rd2 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Rd8 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Kf8 23. a3 Bd7 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Re1+ Be6 26. Ne4 b6 27. Rc1 Rd4 28. Nc3 Bc4 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Nd5 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. fxe3 g5 33. g3 Kd6 34. Kf2 Ke5 35. h4 f6 36. Bc2 a5 37. Kf3 Be6 38. Bd3 Bd7 39. Bc2 Bc8 40. Bd3 Bd7 41. Bc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.03.31"] [Round "3"] [Board "1"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bd3 h6 13. h3 a6 14. Bb1 Qe7 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Re2 d4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Rd2 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Rd8 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Kf8 23. a3 Bd7 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Re1+ Be6 26. Ne4 b6 27. Rc1 Rd4 28. Nc3 Bc4 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Nd5 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. fxe3 g5 33. g3 Kd6 34. Kf2 Ke5 35. h4 f6 36. Bc2 a5 37. Kf3 Be6 38. Bd3 Bd7 39. Bc2 Bc8 40. Bd3 Bd7 41. Bc2 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.
