Giri, Anish – Esipenko, Andrey (No content to display) Giri, Anish (2753) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 11, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 11 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11"] [Board "1"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qa4 h6 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Qb5 a6 14. Qxb6 Bxb6 15. Na4 Ba7 16. Bd6 Rfc8 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Ne5 19. Rac1 Ned7 20. Nd3 Kf8 21. Nd4 Ke7 22. f3 Ne8 23. Kf2 Nd6 24. g4 g5 25. h4 Nc4 26. Rh1 Nce5 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rcd1 Rh8 29. Kg3 Nc6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. f4 Rag8 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Ne5 34. Rxh8 Rxh8 35. e4 dxe4 36. Rd4 Rg8 37. Rb4 b5 38. Rxe4 Rxg5 39. a4 Nf7 40. axb5 axb5 41. Rd4 Nd6 42. Kf2 Rc5 43. Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11"] [Board "1"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qa4 h6 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Qb5 a6 14. Qxb6 Bxb6 15. Na4 Ba7 16. Bd6 Rfc8 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Ne5 19. Rac1 Ned7 20. Nd3 Kf8 21. Nd4 Ke7 22. f3 Ne8 23. Kf2 Nd6 24. g4 g5 25. h4 Nc4 26. Rh1 Nce5 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rcd1 Rh8 29. Kg3 Nc6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. f4 Rag8 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Ne5 34. Rxh8 Rxh8 35. e4 dxe4 36. Rd4 Rg8 37. Rb4 b5 38. Rxe4 Rxg5 39. a4 Nf7 40. axb5 axb5 41. Rd4 Nd6 42. Kf2 Rc5 43. Ke3 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.
