Wei Yi vs Andrey Esipenko

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 13.4
Date 2026.04.14
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1r1k1/p5pp/5q2/2pp4/2b4P/P1RN1PB1/2Q1R1PK/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.c4 Be7
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bb4+
  8. 8.Kf1 c6
  9. 9.Qc2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.Bf4 Nd7
  12. 12.Nc3 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qa5
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.c4 b6
  16. 16.Nd2 f5
  17. 17.Kg1 Bb7
  18. 18.f3 Rac8
  19. 19.h4 Ndc5
  20. 20.dxc5 Qxc5+
  21. 21.Kh2 Qf2
  22. 22.Kh3 Qd4
  23. 23.Bxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Bg3 e3
  25. 25.Nb3 Qf6
  26. 26.c5 Ba6
  27. 27.Rac1 bxc5
  28. 28.Qd1 Bc4
  29. 29.Na5 Qe6+
  30. 30.Kh2 Ba6
  31. 31.Nb3 Bc4
  32. 32.Na5 Ba6
  33. 33.Nb3 Bc4
  34. 34.Re1 Rfe8
  35. 35.Na5 Ba6
  36. 36.Nb3 Bc4
  37. 37.Na5 Ba6
  38. 38.Qa4 Red8
  39. 39.Nb3 Bc4
  40. 40.Na5 Ba6
  41. 41.Nb3 Bc4
  42. 42.Rc3 e2
  43. 43.Nc1 Qa6
  44. 44.Qc2 Re8
  45. 45.Nd3 Qf6
  46. 46.Rxe2

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