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Nakamura,Hi vs Esipenko,Andrey

2026.04.08 · game 1

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[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Nakamura,Hi"]
[Black "Esipenko,Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "6.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "24175439"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bg4
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 d4 17. Bxc6 dxe3 18. Qxe3 bxc6 19. Qc3 h6 20. Rac1 c5 21.
b3 Qa6 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qb6 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Rc4 a5 26. g3 h5 27. h4 g6 28.
Qc3 Kh7 29. Qe5 Qc7 30. Qe3 Qd6 31. Kh2 Kg8 32. Qc3 Qb6 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Qe2 Kg8
35. Qe3 Kg7 36. Ra4 Kg8 37. Re4 Kg7 38. Rf4 Qc7 39. Ra4 Kg8 40. Qc3 Qb6 41. Rxa5
c4 42. Kg1 Qc6 43. Re5 cxb3 44. Qxc6 Rxc6 45. axb3 Rb6 46. Re3 f6 47. f4 Kf7 48.
Kf2 g5 49. fxg5 fxg5 50. hxg5 Kg6 51. Ke2 Kxg5 52. Kd2 Rb8 53. Kc3 Rc8+ 54. Kb2
Rb8 55. Re7 Kg4 56. Rg7+ Kf5 57. Ka2 Ra8+ 58. Kb1 Rc8 59. Kb2 Rb8 60. Rd7 Kg4
61. Rd5 Rh8 62. Rd3 Rb8 63. Kc3 Rc8+ 64. Kd2 Rb8 65. Ke2 Rb4 66. Rc3 Rb8 67. Kf2
Kg5 68. Rd3 Rb7 69. Kf3 Rb8 70. Ke4 Kg4 71. Rc3 Re8+ 72. Kd5 Rd8+ 73. Ke5 Rb8
74. Kd6 Kh3 75. Kd5 Kg4 76. Re3 Kh3 77. Kc4 Rc8+ 78. Kd3 Rb8 79. Kc3 Rc8+ 80.
Kb2 Rb8 81. Re5 Kg4 82. Rc5 Rh8 83. Rc3 Rb8 84. Rd3 Kh3 85. Kc3 Rc8+ 86. Kd2 Rb8
87. Ke2 Kg4 88. Kf2 Kg5 89. Kg2 Rb7 90. Kf3 Rb8 91. Rc3 Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

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