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WORLDBASE Game GM Steinberg vs GM Esipenko

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 8
White GM Steinberg, N
Black GM Esipenko, Andrey
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2560
BlackElo 2680
ECO B32
Opening Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
PlyCount 108
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 g6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Be2 Bg7 10.O-O Nf6 11.Be3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rc8 13.b3 Ne7 14.a4 Nc6 15.Qd2 Na5 16.Rab1 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rfd1 bxc4 19.b4 Nb3 20.Qxd6 Nd4 21.Qxd8 Nxe2+ 22.Nxe2 Rfxd8 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.f3 Rd3 25.b5 Rb3 26.Rxb3 cxb3 27.Na3 Bf8 28.Nb1 Bc4 29.Nec3 Bb4 30.b6 Nd7 31.b7 Ba6 32.Nd5 Bd6 33.Bc1 Bxb7 34.Nd2 Nc5 35.Ba3 Nxe4 36.Nf6+ Kh8 37.Bxd6 Nxd6 38.Nxb3 Kg7 39.Nd7 f6 40.Kf2 Bd5 41.Nd2 Kf7 42.Nb6 Be6 43.Na4 Ke7 44.Nc5 Bd5 45.Ke3 f5 46.Kf2 f4 47.h4 Nf5 48.Nd3 Kf6 49.Nc5 Nxh4 50.Nd7+ Kf5 51.Nb6 Bc6 52.Nbc4 Ke6 53.Nb3 Nf5 54.Nc5+ Kd5 0-1
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[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Steinberg, N"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "2801795"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 g6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rc8 13. b3 Ne7 14. a4 Nc6 15. Qd2 Na5 16. Rab1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rfd1 bxc4 19. b4 Nb3 20. Qxd6 Nd4 21. Qxd8 Nxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Rfxd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. f3 Rd3 25. b5 Rb3 26. Rxb3 cxb3 27. Na3 Bf8 28. Nb1 Bc4 29. Nec3 Bb4 30. b6 Nd7 31. b7 Ba6 32. Nd5 Bd6 33. Bc1 Bxb7 34. Nd2 Nc5 35. Ba3 Nxe4 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Bxd6 Nxd6 38. Nxb3 Kg7 39. Nd7 f6 40. Kf2 Bd5 41. Nd2 Kf7 42. Nb6 Be6 43. Na4 Ke7 44. Nc5 Bd5 45. Ke3 f5 46. Kf2 f4 47. h4 Nf5 48. Nd3 Kf6 49. Nc5 Nxh4 50. Nd7+ Kf5 51. Nb6 Bc6 52. Nbc4 Ke6 53. Nb3 Nf5 54. Nc5+ Kd5 0-1
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