WORLDBASE Game CM Kona vs GM Esipenko

[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kona, Vidip"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2057"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "A33"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "symmetrical, Geller variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "30990440"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 d4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bh3 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Qc2 g6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. Qxd4 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Qc6 19. f3 Rd8 20. Qe5 Bf6 21. Qc5 Qa6 22. Kf2 Qxa2 23. Qb4 Be6 24. Nc5 Be7 25. Qc3 Rc8 26. b4 Qc4 27. Qxc4 Bxc4 28. Be3 b6 29. Ne4 f5 30. Nd2 Bxb4 31. Ra1 Bxd2 32. Bxd2 a5 33. Be3 Rc6 34. Bd4 Kf7 35. e4 Bb3 36. Ke3 a4 37. h4 b5 38. h5 b4 39. hxg6+ hxg6 40. Rh1 a3 41. Rh7+ Ke6 42. Rg7 Rc4 43. Rxg6+ Kf7 44. Ra6 Bc2 45. exf5 Bb1 46. g4 a2 47. g5 Bxf5 48. Rf6+ Ke7 49. Rxf5 Rxd4 50. Ra5 b3 51. Kxd4 b2 52. Rxa2 b1=Q 53. Re2+ Kf7 54. Re4 Qd1+ 55. Ke3 Qc1+ 56. Ke2 Qxg5 57. Re3 Qf5 58. Re4 Qh3 59. Ke3 Qf1 60. Rf4+ Ke6 61. Re4+ Kd5 62. Kf4 Kc5 63. Kg3 Qc1 64. Rf4 Qg1+ 65. Kh4 Qf2+ 66. Kg4 Qg3+ 67. Kf5 Kd5 68. Rg4 Qxf3+ 69. Kg5 Qe3+ 70. Rf4 Qe7+ 71. Kh5 Qg7 72. Rf5+ Ke4 73. Rf2 1-0