Esipenko, Andrey – Praggnanandhaa, R (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Praggnanandhaa, R (2741) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 12, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 12 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "12"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Nh6 6. e3 g6 7. b4 dxe3 8. Bb2 exf2+ 9. Rxf2 f6 10. b5 Na5 11. Qe2 a6 12. Ng5 Bc5 13. Ne4 Bxf2+ 14. Qxf2 Ng4 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf6 Rf8 17. Bxd8 Rxf2 18. Kxf2 Kxd8 19. Na3 axb5 20. cxb5 Ra7 21. b6 cxb6 22. Nb5 Ra8 23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Rb1 Kc7 25. Rb4 Rf8+ 26. Ke3 Bc6 27. Be4 Kd6 28. Bd3 Kc5 29. a3 e5 30. Ne4+ Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Nc6 32. a4 Kd6 33. Rc4 Rd8 34. h4 Rf8 35. Rc1 Nb4 36. Be4 Ra8 37. Rf1 Rxa4 38. Rf7 Ra3+ 39. d3 Nc2+ 40. Kf3 Nb4 41. Rxh7 Nxd3 42. Kg2 Ra2+ 43. Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 Ra1+ 46. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "12"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Nh6 6. e3 g6 7. b4 dxe3 8. Bb2 exf2+ 9. Rxf2 f6 10. b5 Na5 11. Qe2 a6 12. Ng5 Bc5 13. Ne4 Bxf2+ 14. Qxf2 Ng4 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf6 Rf8 17. Bxd8 Rxf2 18. Kxf2 Kxd8 19. Na3 axb5 20. cxb5 Ra7 21. b6 cxb6 22. Nb5 Ra8 23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Rb1 Kc7 25. Rb4 Rf8+ 26. Ke3 Bc6 27. Be4 Kd6 28. Bd3 Kc5 29. a3 e5 30. Ne4+ Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Nc6 32. a4 Kd6 33. Rc4 Rd8 34. h4 Rf8 35. Rc1 Nb4 36. Be4 Ra8 37. Rf1 Rxa4 38. Rf7 Ra3+ 39. d3 Nc2+ 40. Kf3 Nb4 41. Rxh7 Nxd3 42. Kg2 Ra2+ 43. Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 Ra1+ 46. Kg2 Ra2+ 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.