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Caruana,F vs Esipenko,Andrey

2026.04.04 · game 1

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[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.04"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Caruana,F"]
[Black "Esipenko,Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan declined"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "24175439"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15.
Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Rfc8 19. Rd3 Nd7 20. Rdd1 f6 21.
Nb5 a6 22. Bb2 axb5 23. Rxd7 Bf8 24. Bd4 b4 25. Bxb6 Ra6 26. Bd8 Rd6 27. Rxd6
Bxd6 28. Bb6 Rc6 29. Ba7 Rc2 30. Bd4 e5 31. Ba7 Kf7 32. e4 Ke6 33. g4 g6 34. Be3
Be7 35. h3 f5 36. gxf5+ gxf5 37. Rc1 Rxa2 38. Rc6+ Kd7 39. Rc4 fxe4+ 40. Kxe4
Rb2 41. Kxe5 Rxb3 42. Kd5 Ra3 43. Re4 Ra5+ 44. Kc4 Rh5 45. Bd2 Rxh3 46. Bxb4
Bxb4 1/2-1/2

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