WORLDBASE Game GM Dardha vs GM Esipenko

[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "B34"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "accelerated fianchetto, modern variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.18"] [WhiteFideId "240990"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. a4 d6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bf1 Rc8 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. Qd2 Bxf1 15. Rxf1 Qd7 16. Ndb5 Rc4 17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e5 Bg7 20. exd6 exd6 21. Rad1 d5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxc2 25. b3 Rc1 26. Kf1 Bf8 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Ke2 Bb4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rd7 Rc2+ 31. Kf1 Bc5 32. Nd4 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Kf6 34. f4 b6 35. g4 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 Ke6 37. Kd3 f5 38. g5 Ke7 39. h4 Rc8 40. Rd5 Ke6 41. Rb5 Rc6 42. h5 gxh5 43. Re5+ Kf7 44. Rxf5+ Kg7 45. Rd5 h6 46. Ke4 h4 47. Kf5 h3 48. Rd7+ Kf8 49. Rd3 hxg5 50. fxg5 h2 51. Rh3 Rc2 52. Kg6 Kg8 53. Rh4 Rc6+ 54. Kf5 Rc2 55. Kg6 Rf2 56. Rh3 Re2 57. Rh4 Re6+ 58. Kf5 Re2 59. Kg6 Rb2 60. Rh3 Rc2 61. Rh4 1/2-1/2