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WORLDBASE Game GM Esipenko vs IM Lortkipanidze

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.02.24
Round 5
White GM Esipenko, Andrey
Black IM Lortkipanidze, N
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2698
BlackElo 2363
ECO B53
Opening Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
PlyCount 71
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nd5 Be6 10.c3 Nd7 11.Rd1 Nc5 12.Qc2 a5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qc1 a4 18.Qe3 a3 19.b4 Ne4 20.b5 Na5 21.Bd3 Nxg3 22.Nxe7+ Kh8 23.hxg3 Bxd3 24.Rxd3 Re8 25.Ng6+ Kh7 26.Qd2 Nc4 27.Qc2 Qf6 28.Nge5 dxe5 29.Rd6+ e4 30.Rxf6 Bxf6 31.Re1 Nd6 32.Nd2 Rac8 33.Nxe4 Nxe4 34.Rxe4 Rxe4 35.Qxe4+ Kg8 36.Qe6+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Lortkipanidze, N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2363"] [ECO "B53"] [Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"] [EventDate "2026.02.24"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "13604058"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd5 Be6 10. c3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qc1 a4 18. Qe3 a3 19. b4 Ne4 20. b5 Na5 21. Bd3 Nxg3 22. Nxe7+ Kh8 23. hxg3 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Re8 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Qd2 Nc4 27. Qc2 Qf6 28. Nge5 dxe5 29. Rd6+ e4 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Re1 Nd6 32. Nd2 Rac8 33. Nxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ 1-0
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