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Esipenko,Andrey vs Marchand,Calix

2026.02.24 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2026.02.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Esipenko,Andrey"]
[Black "Marchand,Calix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[ECO "E26"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch, O'Kelly variation"]
[WhiteFideId "24175439"]
[BlackFideId "2640856"]
[EventDate "2026.02.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. f3
Nc6 9. Ne2 d6 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 Na5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bf2 Nh5 15. Be3
Qc7 16. Rb1 Ba6 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Nxf4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 O-O-O 20. Bg3 Bxc4 21. Bxc4
Nxc4 22. Qe2 Na5 23. Qa6+ Qb7 24. Qxb7+ Nxb7 25. Rxf7 Rd7 26. Rf6 Nd8 27. a4 h5
28. dxc5 dxc5 29. a5 Kb7 30. Be5 Re8 31. Rh6 Nc6 32. Rxh5 Nxa5 33. Rg5 Nc4 34.
Bf6 Kc6 35. h4 Nd2 36. Re1 Rf7 37. Rg6 Rh7 38. Re2 Nc4 39. g4 a5 40. h5 a4 41.
h6 a3 42. g5 Rd7 43. Rg7 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Ra8 45. Ra2 Rd2+ 46. Rxd2 Nxd2 47. h7 a2
48. c4 e5 49. Bxe5 Nxc4 50. Rg8 Nxe5 51. Rxa8 1-0

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