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Nikitenko,M vs Esipenko,Andrey

2026.03.01 · game 1

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[Event "Aeroflot Open A 2026"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2026.03.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nikitenko,M"]
[Black "Esipenko,Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "5.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "13506862"]
[BlackFideId "24175439"]
[EventDate "2026.02.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6
9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. Re1
Bd7 16. a5 Ba7 17. Nh4 Nc6 18. Nhf3 Ne7 19. Nh4 Nc6 20. Nhf3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

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