Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0 · White won
75th Ann. Karpov 2026, round 3.4
2026 Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42)
The Engine Age
♞
Esipenko,Andrey
♘
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Moves
Legends
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46. 1-0
Raw PGN
[Event "75th Ann. Karpov 2026"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Re8 10.Bd3 Nc5 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Kb1 h6 13.Rhe1 Bd6 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.Re1 Qf8 16.Qe3 Rb8 17.Ne5 Qe7 18.f4 Qf6 19.g4 Bxe5 20.g5 hxg5 21.fxg5 Qd6 22.Qxe5 Be6 23.Qe3 b5 24.g6 c4 25.Be4 b4 26.cxb4 Qxb4 27.b3 cxb3 28.cxb3 a5 29.gxf7+ Bxf7 30.Rd1 a4 31.Bd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5 Qb6 33.Qxb6 Rxb6 34.Kb2 axb3 35.a4 Rb4 36.a5 Kf8 37.Rc5 Ke8 38.Rxc7 Kd8 39.Rxg7 Ra4 40.Rg5 Ra2+ 41.Kxb3 Rxh2 42.Rc5 Rh7 43.a6 Rc7 44.Rh5 Ra7 45.Rh6 Kc8 46.Kb4 1-0