Gukesh Dommaraju vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.1
Date 2023.08.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C85)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

r4bk1/3n1p1p/2pr2p1/8/p1Q1P3/6N1/P2q1PPP/BR3R1K b - - 8 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Nb3 a5
  10. 10.Qe1 a4
  11. 11.Na5 Qb8
  12. 12.b4 O-O
  13. 13.Ng5 Re8
  14. 14.Nxe6 Rxe6
  15. 15.Kh1 Nd7
  16. 16.Rb1 Qa7
  17. 17.Nc4 b5
  18. 18.Ne3 c5
  19. 19.bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Qe2 c6
  21. 21.Nf5 Bf8
  22. 22.Be3 Qc3
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Qa3
  25. 25.c4 g6
  26. 26.Ng3 Rd6
  27. 27.Ba1 bxc4
  28. 28.Qxc4 Qd3
  29. 29.Qc1 Qd2
  30. 30.Qc4 Qd3
  31. 31.Qc1 Qd2
  32. 32.Qc4

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