WORLDBASE Game / Partie #70153
[Event "TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2025.05.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Karthikeyan, M2"]
[Black "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Re8 10.h4 Nf6 11.Bd3 Bg4 12.Rdg1 Qd7 13.Ng5 c5 14.f3 Bf5 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.Rd1 Bf8 17.Bf2 b5 18.g4 Qc8 19.h5 Qc6 20.h6 gxh6 21.Qf4 d5 22.Nh3 d4 23.cxd4 c4 24.Qf5 c3 25.Kb1 Bg7 26.d5 Qc4 27.Bd4 Rad8 28.Bxc3 Nxd5 29.Bxg7 Ne3 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.b3 Qc6 32.Qe4 Qxe4 33.fxe4 Kxg7 34.Nf4 Rd2 35.Rh3 Nxc2 36.Kc1 Rf2 37.Nd3 Rg2 38.Nf4 Rf2 39.Nd3 Rg2 1/2-1/2
[Event "TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2025"] [Site "Belfort FRA"] [Date "2025.05.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Karthikeyan, M2"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2658"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov"] [Variation "Nimzovich attack"] [EventDate "2025.05.29"] [WhiteFideId "5074452"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [WhiteTeam "Cannes Echecs"] [BlackTeam "Asnieres - le Grand Echiquier"] [EventType "team"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Re8 10. h4 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Rdg1 Qd7 13. Ng5 c5 14. f3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Rd1 Bf8 17. Bf2 b5 18. g4 Qc8 19. h5 Qc6 20. h6 gxh6 21. Qf4 d5 22. Nh3 d4 23. cxd4 c4 24. Qf5 c3 25. Kb1 Bg7 26. d5 Qc4 27. Bd4 Rad8 28. Bxc3 Nxd5 29. Bxg7 Ne3 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. b3 Qc6 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. fxe4 Kxg7 34. Nf4 Rd2 35. Rh3 Nxc2 36. Kc1 Rf2 37. Nd3 Rg2 38. Nf4 Rf2 39. Nd3 Rg2 1/2-1/2