Esipenko, Andrey – Sindarov, Javokhir (No content to display) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Sindarov, Javokhir (2745) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 7, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 8 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "8"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. e3 Re8 8. Nbd2 a5 9. b3 a4 10. Bb2 Bb4 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 axb3 13. Qxb3 Na5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Rfc1 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bc6 17. Nxa5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 Rxa5 20. Qxc7 h5 21. Qe5 Qd8 22. Qc7 Qd5 23. Qe5 Qd8 24. Qc7 Qd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "8"] [Board "1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. e3 Re8 8. Nbd2 a5 9. b3 a4 10. Bb2 Bb4 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 axb3 13. Qxb3 Na5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Rfc1 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bc6 17. Nxa5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 Rxa5 20. Qxc7 h5 21. Qe5 Qd8 22. Qc7 Qd5 23. Qe5 Qd8 24. Qc7 Qd5 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.