Shankland, Sam vs Esipenko, Andrey
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Round 6.1 · 2025.11.17 · 1/2-1/2 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa IND"] [Date "2025.11.17"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "75"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2681"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D35"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. Nf4 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Ne7 13. Bd3 c6 14. O-O Nf5 15. Rfc1 Nd6 16. Qd1 Bf5 17. Bf1 g5 18. Nd3 Kg7 19. Nc5 h5 20. a4 h4 21. h3 a5 22. b4 axb4 23. Rb3 b6 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. Bxd3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rxb4 c5 28. Rb5 cxd4 29. exd4 Qf4 30. Rc3 Rd6 31. g3 hxg3 32. Rxg3 f6 33. Rg4 Qf3 34. Qc1 e3 35. Qxe3 Qxe3 36. fxe3 Rxa4 37. h4 Ra5 38. Rb3 1/2-1/2