Praggnanandhaa, R – Esipenko, Andrey (No content to display) Praggnanandhaa, R (2741) Esipenko, Andrey (2698) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: April 3, 2026 Location: Cyprus Tournament: CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026 Round: 5 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: May 4, 2026 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5"] [Board "1"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 b6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O Be6 11. d4 Nd7 12. Ba6 Nf6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Rae8 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. f4 Qe7 21. Qf3 Rc7 22. Rd2 Bc8 23. Rdc2 Bb7 24. Qg3 h6 25. h3 Qe6 26. Kh1 Rfc8 27. Kh2 Re8 28. Kh1 Rec8 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Kh1 Rec8 31. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "CANDIDATES OPEN - 2026"] [Site "Cyprus"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5"] [Board "1"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2026.03.29"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "FID"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 b6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O Be6 11. d4 Nd7 12. Ba6 Nf6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Rae8 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. f4 Qe7 21. Qf3 Rc7 22. Rd2 Bc8 23. Rdc2 Bb7 24. Qg3 h6 25. h3 Qe6 26. Kh1 Rfc8 27. Kh2 Re8 28. Kh1 Rec8 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Kh1 Rec8 31. Kh2 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.
