Wei Yi vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 7.4
Date 2025.11.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/1kp5/4p1p1/4P3/3K1n2/6N1/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 h6
  6. 6.b4 Bb6
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Bb3 Re8
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba7
  12. 12.Be3 Be6
  13. 13.Bxa7 Rxa7
  14. 14.Re1 Ra8
  15. 15.Ne3 Qd7
  16. 16.a5 Bxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 Ne7
  18. 18.Rad1 Ng6
  19. 19.Nf5 d5
  20. 20.c4 dxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Qc6
  22. 22.Qc2 Kf8
  23. 23.g3 Rad8
  24. 24.Rd3 Rxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Kg8
  26. 26.Nd2 Qd7
  27. 27.Qxd7 Nxd7
  28. 28.Nb3 Ngf8
  29. 29.Rd1 f6
  30. 30.b5 Kf7
  31. 31.Ne3 Rc8
  32. 32.Nd5 Ke8
  33. 33.Nb4 Ne6
  34. 34.f3 Ra8
  35. 35.Kf2 Ndc5
  36. 36.Nxc5 Nxc5
  37. 37.Rd5 Ne6
  38. 38.bxa6 bxa6
  39. 39.Ke3 g5
  40. 40.c5 Rb8
  41. 41.Nxa6 Ra8
  42. 42.Nb4 Rxa5
  43. 43.c6 Ra4
  44. 44.Rb5 Nd4
  45. 45.Rb8+ Ke7
  46. 46.Nd5+ Kd6
  47. 47.Nxf6 Ra3+
  48. 48.Kd2 Nxf3+
  49. 49.Kc2 Kxc6
  50. 50.Rh8 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kd3 Rxh2
  52. 52.Ng4 Rg2
  53. 53.Nxh6 Rxg3
  54. 54.Nf5 Rg2
  55. 55.Rh7 Kb6
  56. 56.Ne3 c6
  57. 57.Nxg2

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