
[Event "Esports World Cup A 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.30"]
[Round "52.3"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "C46"]
[PlyCount "126"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nd5 d6 5.d4 Nxe4 6.Bb5 a6 7.Ba4 b5 8.Bb3 Na5 9.Qe2 Nxb3 10.axb3 f5 11.O-O Bb7 12.c4 Be7 13.dxe5 Bxd5 14.cxd5 dxe5 15.Rxa6 O-O 16.Re6 Bd6 17.b4 Re8 18.Qxb5 Rb8 19.Qc6 Qc8 20.b5 Rxe6 21.dxe6 Qxe6 22.Be3 Qe8 23.Qd5+ Qf7 24.Qc6 Qe8 25.Qc4+ Qf7 26.Qe2 Qb3 27.Nh4 g6 28.g4 Qxb5 29.Qf3 f4 30.Qxe4 fxe3 31.fxe3 Kg7 32.h3 Qxb2 33.Nf3 Rf8 34.Ng5 Rxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Qa1+ 36.Kg2 Qa2+ 37.Kg3 h6 38.Nf3 Qf7 39.Nd2 Qa2 40.Nf3 Qf7 41.h4 Qe6 42.h5 gxh5 43.gxh5 Qf7 44.Qg4+ Kf8 45.Kg2 Qg7 46.Kh3 Qxg4+ 47.Kxg4 e4 48.Nd2 Kf7 49.Kf5 Bc5 50.Nc4 Bd6 51.Nd2 Bc5 52.Kf4 Ke6 53.Kxe4 Be7 54.Nf3 Bf6 55.Kf4 c5 56.e4 c4 57.e5 Bd8 58.Ke4 Bb6 59.Ne1 c3 60.Nc2 Bc5 61.Ne1 Bb6 62.Nc2 Bc5 63.Ne1 Bb6 1/2-1/2
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.30"]
[Round "52.3"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "C46"]
[PlyCount "126"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nd5 d6 5.d4 Nxe4 6.Bb5 a6 7.Ba4 b5 8.Bb3 Na5 9.Qe2 Nxb3 10.axb3 f5 11.O-O Bb7 12.c4 Be7 13.dxe5 Bxd5 14.cxd5 dxe5 15.Rxa6 O-O 16.Re6 Bd6 17.b4 Re8 18.Qxb5 Rb8 19.Qc6 Qc8 20.b5 Rxe6 21.dxe6 Qxe6 22.Be3 Qe8 23.Qd5+ Qf7 24.Qc6 Qe8 25.Qc4+ Qf7 26.Qe2 Qb3 27.Nh4 g6 28.g4 Qxb5 29.Qf3 f4 30.Qxe4 fxe3 31.fxe3 Kg7 32.h3 Qxb2 33.Nf3 Rf8 34.Ng5 Rxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Qa1+ 36.Kg2 Qa2+ 37.Kg3 h6 38.Nf3 Qf7 39.Nd2 Qa2 40.Nf3 Qf7 41.h4 Qe6 42.h5 gxh5 43.gxh5 Qf7 44.Qg4+ Kf8 45.Kg2 Qg7 46.Kh3 Qxg4+ 47.Kxg4 e4 48.Nd2 Kf7 49.Kf5 Bc5 50.Nc4 Bd6 51.Nd2 Bc5 52.Kf4 Ke6 53.Kxe4 Be7 54.Nf3 Bf6 55.Kf4 c5 56.e4 c4 57.e5 Bd8 58.Ke4 Bb6 59.Ne1 c3 60.Nc2 Bc5 61.Ne1 Bb6 62.Nc2 Bc5 63.Ne1 Bb6 1/2-1/2
[Event "Esports World Cup A 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.30"]
[Round "52.3"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Four knights game"]
[EventDate "2025.07.29"]
[WhiteFideId "24175439"]
[BlackFideId "4168119"]
[EventType "k.o."]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nd5 d6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. Bb5 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8.
Bb3 Na5 9. Qe2 Nxb3 10. axb3 f5 11. O-O Bb7 12. c4 Be7 13. dxe5 Bxd5 14.
cxd5 dxe5 15. Rxa6 O-O 16. Re6 Bd6 17. b4 Re8 18. Qxb5 Rb8 19. Qc6 Qc8 20.
b5 Rxe6 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Be3 Qe8 23. Qd5+ Qf7 24. Qc6 Qe8 25. Qc4+ Qf7 26.
Qe2 Qb3 27. Nh4 g6 28. g4 Qxb5 29. Qf3 f4 30. Qxe4 fxe3 31. fxe3 Kg7 32. h3
Qxb2 33. Nf3 Rf8 34. Ng5 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Qa2+ 37. Kg3 h6 38.
Nf3 Qf7 39. Nd2 Qa2 40. Nf3 Qf7 41. h4 Qe6 42. h5 gxh5 43. gxh5 Qf7 44.
Qg4+ Kf8 45. Kg2 Qg7 46. Kh3 Qxg4+ 47. Kxg4 e4 48. Nd2 Kf7 49. Kf5 Bc5 50.
Nc4 Bd6 51. Nd2 Bc5 52. Kf4 Ke6 53. Kxe4 Be7 54. Nf3 Bf6 55. Kf4 c5 56. e4
c4 57. e5 Bd8 58. Ke4 Bb6 59. Ne1 c3 60. Nc2 Bc5 61. Ne1 Bb6 62. Nc2 Bc5
63. Ne1 Bb6 1/2-1/2