Shankland, Sam vs Esipenko, Andrey
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Round 6.5 · 2025.11.19 · 0-1 · D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense
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[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa IND"] [Date "2025.11.19"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "92"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2681"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D31"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. O-O b5 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. b4 Ncd7 13. Qb3 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. e4 Rad8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Qb1 Ng4 19. Bd2 Qa7 20. Be1 Nde5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Kf1 Nc6 23. f3 Nd4 24. Bf2 Bg5 25. Rc2 e5 26. Bd3 Qb8 27. Rb2 Bc8 28. a4 Be6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ne2 Rd7 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. g3 Be3 33. Rc2 Ra7 34. Re1 Ra3 35. Rc5 Rb3 36. Qd1 Rxb4 37. Bxe3 dxe3 38. Qc1 Qd6 39. Be2 Bc4 40. Bxc4 bxc4 41. Rd5 Qh6 42. h4 Qf6 43. Rxe3 Rfb8 44. Qc3 Rb1+ 45. Ke2 R8b2+ 46. Rd2 Rxd2+ 0-1