Wei Yi vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE World Cup 2025 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 7.1
Date 2025.11.21
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/3Q3p/pk6/4p2q/8/2P4r/PP6/1K6 w - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qc7
  9. 9.Qe2 a6
  10. 10.h4 Nd5
  11. 11.O-O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Kb1 Nxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 f6
  14. 14.g4 O-O-O
  15. 15.g5 Kb8
  16. 16.Rhf1 Bc8
  17. 17.gxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.c3 Rg8
  19. 19.Nd2 f5
  20. 20.Nb3 Rg4
  21. 21.h5 Rh4
  22. 22.Nxc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.dxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Rf4 Rh3
  25. 25.Rd4 Rg8
  26. 26.e4 fxe4
  27. 27.Qxe4 Qxh5
  28. 28.Bxa6 e5
  29. 29.Rd8 Rxd8
  30. 30.Rxd8 Ka7
  31. 31.Qa4 bxa6
  32. 32.Rd7+ Bxd7
  33. 33.Qxd7+ Kb6

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