Esipenko, Andrey – Caruana, Fabiano (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Caruana, Fabiano (2795) Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 15, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 14 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Qe3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. h3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. f4 Ned7 16. Rd4 b5 17. g4 Nb6 18. f5 Bc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qe1 a5 21. Bc1 Nd7 22. h4 Rc8 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. h5 a4 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. e5 Ncxe5 27. Na1 Qc6 28. Rh3 Nf6 29. g5 Nd5 30. Bd2 Rf8 31. Rdh4 Rf3 32. Kc1 Qd7 33. Qh1 Qf5 34. Rh8+ Bxh8 35. Rxh8+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Ke6 37. Qg8+ Qf7 38. Qc8+ Nd7 39. Rh2 Rf1+ 40. Kb2 N5b6 0-1 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Qe3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. h3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. f4 Ned7 16. Rd4 b5 17. g4 Nb6 18. f5 Bc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qe1 a5 21. Bc1 Nd7 22. h4 Rc8 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. h5 a4 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. e5 Ncxe5 27. Na1 Qc6 28. Rh3 Nf6 29. g5 Nd5 30. Bd2 Rf8 31. Rdh4 Rf3 32. Kc1 Qd7 33. Qh1 Qf5 34. Rh8+ Bxh8 35. Rxh8+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Ke6 37. Qg8+ Qf7 38. Qc8+ Nd7 39. Rh2 Rf1+ 40. Kb2 N5b6 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.
