Andrey Esipenko vs Gukesh Dommaraju

World Rapid 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 12.10
Date 2025.12.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P5kp/6p1/3Bn3/8/2b1QP2/6PP/q5BK b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a3 b5
  10. 10.Ng3 Be6
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 g6
  14. 14.a5 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bc4 Qc7
  16. 16.b3 Qb7
  17. 17.f3 Nc5
  18. 18.Be3 Rfc8
  19. 19.Qd2 Nfd7
  20. 20.Kh1 f5
  21. 21.Ne2 Bf6
  22. 22.Rab1 Rab8
  23. 23.c3 bxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 e4
  25. 25.Nd4 Kh8
  26. 26.Qc2 f4
  27. 27.Bg1 e3
  28. 28.Nc6 Rxc6
  29. 29.dxc6 Qxc6
  30. 30.Rfd1 Ne5
  31. 31.Bd5 Qb5
  32. 32.b4 Ncd7
  33. 33.Be6 Be7
  34. 34.Qe4 Nf6
  35. 35.Qxf4 e2
  36. 36.Re1 Nd3
  37. 37.Qd2 Nxe1
  38. 38.Rxe1 Qxb4
  39. 39.Qxe2 Bf8
  40. 40.Bb6 Re8
  41. 41.Qd1 Bg7
  42. 42.Re2 d5
  43. 43.Bf7 Rxe2
  44. 44.Qxe2 Qb1+
  45. 45.Bg1 Bf8
  46. 46.Qxa6 Qa1
  47. 47.Qa7 Bb4
  48. 48.a6 Bc3
  49. 49.Qb6 Nd7
  50. 50.Qe3 Ne5
  51. 51.a7 Kg7
  52. 52.Bxd5

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