Andrey Esipenko vs Wei Yi

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 7.3
Date 2025.11.23
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r3/3k2pp/2p5/p1Bpb3/P1p1p3/1PP2P1P/K1P1R1P1/8 w - - 9 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bf4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Bf5
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.h3 O-O-O
  11. 11.Bb5 a6
  12. 12.Ba4 Rhe8
  13. 13.Nd4 b5
  14. 14.Nxf5 Qxf5
  15. 15.Bb3 Na5
  16. 16.Bd5 c6
  17. 17.Bf3 Nc4
  18. 18.Qd4 Bf6
  19. 19.Qxc4 bxc4
  20. 20.Bg4 Qe6
  21. 21.Bxe6+ Rxe6
  22. 22.Rhe1 d5
  23. 23.Rxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Be3 a5
  25. 25.a4 Kd7
  26. 26.Bc5 Rb8
  27. 27.Re1 e5
  28. 28.Kb1 e4
  29. 29.Ka2 Re8
  30. 30.f3 Bh4
  31. 31.Re2 Bg3
  32. 32.b3 Be5
  33. 33.Re3 Bf4
  34. 34.Re2 Be5
  35. 35.Re3 Bf4
  36. 36.Re2 Be5

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