Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 5.3
Date 2026.04.03
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/pbr2pp1/1p1bqn1p/2ppN3/3P1P2/1P1BP1QP/PBR3PK/2R5 b - - 12 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 b6
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.d4 Nd7
  12. 12.Ba6 Nf6
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd6
  14. 14.Rac1 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne5 Ne4
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rae8
  17. 17.f3 Nf6
  18. 18.Qf2 Qc7
  19. 19.Bd3 Rc8
  20. 20.f4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qf3 Rc7
  22. 22.Rd2 Bc8
  23. 23.Rdc2 Bb7
  24. 24.Qg3 h6
  25. 25.h3 Qe6
  26. 26.Kh1 Rfc8
  27. 27.Kh2 Re8
  28. 28.Kh1 Rec8
  29. 29.Kh2 Re8
  30. 30.Kh1 Rec8
  31. 31.Kh2

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