Andrey Esipenko vs Gukesh Dommaraju

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.2
Date 2023.08.10
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2R5/8/4rp2/2p5/4kBPn/6K1/8/8 b - - 5 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.f3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bg5 Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 cxd5
  13. 13.c4 Bg6
  14. 14.Bxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.cxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.c4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bf4 Rfb8
  19. 19.Rac1 Rb7
  20. 20.Rc2 Nd7
  21. 21.c5 c6
  22. 22.Rd1 Nf6
  23. 23.Rd6 Nd5
  24. 24.Bd2 Rc8
  25. 25.Kf2 Kf8
  26. 26.h4 Ke8
  27. 27.Bg5 f6
  28. 28.Bd2 Rd7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Kxd7
  30. 30.Rb2 Ke6
  31. 31.a4 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke2 Rd7
  33. 33.g4 Ke5
  34. 34.a5 Kd4
  35. 35.a6 Re7+
  36. 36.Kd1 Kxc5
  37. 37.Be1 Kc4
  38. 38.Rb7 c5
  39. 39.Bg3 Re3
  40. 40.Rxa7 Rxf3
  41. 41.Be1 Ra3
  42. 42.Bd2 Ra2
  43. 43.Ke1 Nb4
  44. 44.Rxg7 Nd3+
  45. 45.Ke2 Rxa6
  46. 46.Rxg6 Re6+
  47. 47.Kf1 Ne5
  48. 48.Rg8 Nf3
  49. 49.Bf4 Nxh4
  50. 50.Kf2 Kd3
  51. 51.Kg3 Ke4
  52. 52.Rc8

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