Esipenko, Andrey – Nakamura, Hikaru (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Nakamura, Hikaru (2810) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: March 30, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 2 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2810"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 Nf6 12. h3 Ba6 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qc3 Qb6 17. Nd2 c5 18. b3 Rad8 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 e5 21. Rac1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 a5 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Qc3 Qc7 25. h4 h6 26. Rc2 g6 27. Qe3 Qd8 28. Rd2 Qb6 29. Bf1 Kg7 30. a4 Rc6 31. Rc2 c4 32. Qxb6 Rxb6 33. Bxc4 Nxe4 34. Re2 f5 35. f3 Nd6 36. Rxe5 Nxc4 37. bxc4 Rb4 38. Rxa5 Rxc4 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. a5 Rc3 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Rc2+ 44. Kd3 Rg2 45. Ra6+ Kf7 46. Kd4 Rxg3 47. Ke5 Rxf3 48. Ra7+ Ke8 49. a6 Ra3 50. Ke6 Kd8 51. Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2810"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 Nf6 12. h3 Ba6 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qc3 Qb6 17. Nd2 c5 18. b3 Rad8 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 e5 21. Rac1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 a5 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Qc3 Qc7 25. h4 h6 26. Rc2 g6 27. Qe3 Qd8 28. Rd2 Qb6 29. Bf1 Kg7 30. a4 Rc6 31. Rc2 c4 32. Qxb6 Rxb6 33. Bxc4 Nxe4 34. Re2 f5 35. f3 Nd6 36. Rxe5 Nxc4 37. bxc4 Rb4 38. Rxa5 Rxc4 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. a5 Rc3 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Rc2+ 44. Kd3 Rg2 45. Ra6+ Kf7 46. Kd4 Rxg3 47. Ke5 Rxf3 48. Ra7+ Ke8 49. a6 Ra3 50. Ke6 Kd8 51. Kf6 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.
