
[Event "Esports World Cup A 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "245"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Nbd7 5.h4 g6 6.g4 Qb6 7.Rb1 h5 8.g5 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Bg2 Bg7 11.c3 e5 12.Bg3 exd4 13.exd4 c5 14.Ne2 cxd4 15.cxd4 O-O 16.O-O Re8 17.Nc3 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 Bxd4 19.Nxe4 Nc5 20.Nd6 Re2 21.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Be6 23.b3 Rd8 24.Nxb7 Nxb7 25.Bxb7 Bb6 26.Re2 Kf8 27.Kg2 Rd1 28.Be4 Ke7 29.f3 Rg1+ 30.Kh2 Rd1 31.Bf2 Kd6 32.Kg2 Bxf2 33.Kxf2 a5 34.Rc2 Ra1 35.Kg3 Rg1+ 36.Kh2 Ra1 37.Kg3 Rg1+ 38.Kf4 Rh1 39.Rc6+ Ke7 40.Ra6 Rxh4+ 41.Ke5 Rh1 42.Ra7+ Bd7 43.Bc6 Re1+ 44.Kf4 Rd1 45.Bxd7 Rxd7 46.Rxa5 Rd2 47.Kg3 Ke6 48.a4 Rd1 49.Rb5 Rg1+ 50.Kh2 Ra1 51.a5 f6 52.b4 fxg5 53.Rxg5 Kf6 54.Rb5 g5 55.Kg2 Ra2+ 56.Kg3 Ra3 57.Rb6+ Kf5 58.a6 h4+ 59.Kg2 Kf4 60.b5 h3+ 61.Kxh3 g4+ 62.Kh4 gxf3 63.Rf6+ Ke3 64.Kg4 Ke2 65.Rxf3 Rxf3 66.a7 Ra3 67.b6 Ra6 68.b7 Ra4+ 69.Kg3 Rxa7 70.b8=Q Ra3+ 71.Kg2 Rd3 72.Qb2+ Ke3 73.Qe5+ Kd2 74.Kf2 Kc2 75.Qc5+ Kd2 76.Qb4+ Rc3 77.Qb2+ Kd3 78.Qb5+ Kd4 79.Qd7+ Ke4 80.Qe6+ Kd4 81.Ke2 Rc2+ 82.Kf3 Rc3+ 83.Kf4 Rd3 84.Qb6+ Kd5 85.Qb5+ Kd4 86.Qe5+ Kc4 87.Ke4 Rd1 88.Qc7+ Kb4 89.Ke3 Rd5 90.Qb7+ Kc4 91.Qc6+ Rc5 92.Qe6+ Kc3 93.Qa2 Rc4 94.Qd2+ Kb3 95.Kd3 Rc8 96.Qd1+ Kb2 97.Qe2+ Kb1 98.Qf1+ Rc1 99.Qf6 Rc2 100.Qb6+ Kc1 101.Qb4 Rg2 102.Qe1+ Kb2 103.Qe5+ Kb1 104.Kc3 Rb2 105.Qe4+ Ka1 106.Qh1+ Ka2 107.Qa8+ Kb1 108.Qa4 Rf2 109.Qe4+ Ka2 110.Qd5+ Kb1 111.Kb3 Rb2+ 112.Ka3 Kc1 113.Qh1+ Kd2 114.Kxb2 Kd3 115.Qe1 Kc4 116.Kc2 Kd4 117.Qe2 Kc5 118.Kc3 Kd5 119.Qe3 Kc6 120.Kc4 Kb7 121.Kb5 Kc7 122.Qe7+ Kc8 123.Kb6 1-0
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "245"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Nbd7 5.h4 g6 6.g4 Qb6 7.Rb1 h5 8.g5 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Bg2 Bg7 11.c3 e5 12.Bg3 exd4 13.exd4 c5 14.Ne2 cxd4 15.cxd4 O-O 16.O-O Re8 17.Nc3 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 Bxd4 19.Nxe4 Nc5 20.Nd6 Re2 21.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Be6 23.b3 Rd8 24.Nxb7 Nxb7 25.Bxb7 Bb6 26.Re2 Kf8 27.Kg2 Rd1 28.Be4 Ke7 29.f3 Rg1+ 30.Kh2 Rd1 31.Bf2 Kd6 32.Kg2 Bxf2 33.Kxf2 a5 34.Rc2 Ra1 35.Kg3 Rg1+ 36.Kh2 Ra1 37.Kg3 Rg1+ 38.Kf4 Rh1 39.Rc6+ Ke7 40.Ra6 Rxh4+ 41.Ke5 Rh1 42.Ra7+ Bd7 43.Bc6 Re1+ 44.Kf4 Rd1 45.Bxd7 Rxd7 46.Rxa5 Rd2 47.Kg3 Ke6 48.a4 Rd1 49.Rb5 Rg1+ 50.Kh2 Ra1 51.a5 f6 52.b4 fxg5 53.Rxg5 Kf6 54.Rb5 g5 55.Kg2 Ra2+ 56.Kg3 Ra3 57.Rb6+ Kf5 58.a6 h4+ 59.Kg2 Kf4 60.b5 h3+ 61.Kxh3 g4+ 62.Kh4 gxf3 63.Rf6+ Ke3 64.Kg4 Ke2 65.Rxf3 Rxf3 66.a7 Ra3 67.b6 Ra6 68.b7 Ra4+ 69.Kg3 Rxa7 70.b8=Q Ra3+ 71.Kg2 Rd3 72.Qb2+ Ke3 73.Qe5+ Kd2 74.Kf2 Kc2 75.Qc5+ Kd2 76.Qb4+ Rc3 77.Qb2+ Kd3 78.Qb5+ Kd4 79.Qd7+ Ke4 80.Qe6+ Kd4 81.Ke2 Rc2+ 82.Kf3 Rc3+ 83.Kf4 Rd3 84.Qb6+ Kd5 85.Qb5+ Kd4 86.Qe5+ Kc4 87.Ke4 Rd1 88.Qc7+ Kb4 89.Ke3 Rd5 90.Qb7+ Kc4 91.Qc6+ Rc5 92.Qe6+ Kc3 93.Qa2 Rc4 94.Qd2+ Kb3 95.Kd3 Rc8 96.Qd1+ Kb2 97.Qe2+ Kb1 98.Qf1+ Rc1 99.Qf6 Rc2 100.Qb6+ Kc1 101.Qb4 Rg2 102.Qe1+ Kb2 103.Qe5+ Kb1 104.Kc3 Rb2 105.Qe4+ Ka1 106.Qh1+ Ka2 107.Qa8+ Kb1 108.Qa4 Rf2 109.Qe4+ Ka2 110.Qd5+ Kb1 111.Kb3 Rb2+ 112.Ka3 Kc1 113.Qh1+ Kd2 114.Kxb2 Kd3 115.Qe1 Kc4 116.Kc2 Kd4 117.Qe2 Kc5 118.Kc3 Kd5 119.Qe3 Kc6 120.Kc4 Kb7 121.Kb5 Kc7 122.Qe7+ Kc8 123.Kb6 1-0
[Event "Esports World Cup A 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2025.07.29"]
[WhiteFideId "24175439"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventType "k.o."]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. h4 g6 6. g4 Qb6 7. Rb1 h5 8. g5
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. c3 e5 12. Bg3 exd4 13. exd4 c5 14. Ne2
cxd4 15. cxd4 O-O 16. O-O Re8 17. Nc3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxe4 Nc5 20.
Nd6 Re2 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Be6 23. b3 Rd8 24. Nxb7 Nxb7 25. Bxb7 Bb6
26. Re2 Kf8 27. Kg2 Rd1 28. Be4 Ke7 29. f3 Rg1+ 30. Kh2 Rd1 31. Bf2 Kd6 32.
Kg2 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 a5 34. Rc2 Ra1 35. Kg3 Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Ra1 37. Kg3 Rg1+ 38.
Kf4 Rh1 39. Rc6+ Ke7 40. Ra6 Rxh4+ 41. Ke5 Rh1 42. Ra7+ Bd7 43. Bc6 Re1+
44. Kf4 Rd1 45. Bxd7 Rxd7 46. Rxa5 Rd2 47. Kg3 Ke6 48. a4 Rd1 49. Rb5 Rg1+
50. Kh2 Ra1 51. a5 f6 52. b4 fxg5 53. Rxg5 Kf6 54. Rb5 g5 55. Kg2 Ra2+ 56.
Kg3 Ra3 57. Rb6+ Kf5 58. a6 h4+ 59. Kg2 Kf4 60. b5 h3+ 61. Kxh3 g4+ 62. Kh4
gxf3 63. Rf6+ Ke3 64. Kg4 Ke2 65. Rxf3 Rxf3 66. a7 Ra3 67. b6 Ra6 68. b7
Ra4+ 69. Kg3 Rxa7 70. b8=Q Ra3+ 71. Kg2 Rd3 72. Qb2+ Ke3 73. Qe5+ Kd2 74.
Kf2 Kc2 75. Qc5+ Kd2 76. Qb4+ Rc3 77. Qb2+ Kd3 78. Qb5+ Kd4 79. Qd7+ Ke4
80. Qe6+ Kd4 81. Ke2 Rc2+ 82. Kf3 Rc3+ 83. Kf4 Rd3 84. Qb6+ Kd5 85. Qb5+
Kd4 86. Qe5+ Kc4 87. Ke4 Rd1 88. Qc7+ Kb4 89. Ke3 Rd5 90. Qb7+ Kc4 91. Qc6+
Rc5 92. Qe6+ Kc3 93. Qa2 Rc4 94. Qd2+ Kb3 95. Kd3 Rc8 96. Qd1+ Kb2 97. Qe2+
Kb1 98. Qf1+ Rc1 99. Qf6 Rc2 100. Qb6+ Kc1 101. Qb4 Rg2 102. Qe1+ Kb2 103.
Qe5+ Kb1 104. Kc3 Rb2 105. Qe4+ Ka1 106. Qh1+ Ka2 107. Qa8+ Kb1 108. Qa4
Rf2 109. Qe4+ Ka2 110. Qd5+ Kb1 111. Kb3 Rb2+ 112. Ka3 Kc1 113. Qh1+ Kd2
114. Kxb2 Kd3 115. Qe1 Kc4 116. Kc2 Kd4 117. Qe2 Kc5 118. Kc3 Kd5 119. Qe3
Kc6 120. Kc4 Kb7 121. Kb5 Kc7 122. Qe7+ Kc8 123. Kb6 1-0