Andrey Esipenko vs Wei Yi

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Wei Yi
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 7.4
Date 2026.04.05
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/p3n1pp/q2b1p2/3p4/3P2PP/2pb1P2/P1B2Q2/RKN4R w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Qe2 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Be7
  6. 6.f3 Nd6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf5
  8. 8.Qf2 O-O
  9. 9.Bf4 f6
  10. 10.Nd3 Nc6
  11. 11.Ne2 Nb4
  12. 12.Nxb4 Bxb4+
  13. 13.c3 Bd6
  14. 14.Bd2 Qe8
  15. 15.Kd1 Qa4+
  16. 16.Kc1 b5
  17. 17.Nf4 c5
  18. 18.Bd3 cxd4
  19. 19.Bc2 Qa6
  20. 20.cxd4 Bd7
  21. 21.Kb1 Rac8
  22. 22.Bd3 Rc4
  23. 23.Ne2 Ne7
  24. 24.g4 Rfc8
  25. 25.h4 b4
  26. 26.b3 Bb5
  27. 27.bxc4 Bxc4
  28. 28.Bc2 Bd3
  29. 29.Bc3 bxc3
  30. 30.Nc1 Rb8+

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