Esipenko, Andrey vs Shankland, Sam
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Round 6.6 · 2025.11.19 · 1-0 · C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
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[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa IND"] [Date "2025.11.19"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "69"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2649"] [BlackFideId "2004887"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C41"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. b3 c6 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Qd2 Qc7 8. O-O-O b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. g4 h6 11. Rhg1 a6 12. h4 g6 13. Qe3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nh5 17. Ne2 c5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nc3 Rhe8 20. Be2 Bf8 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. g6 fxg6 28. Rxg6 Ka7 29. Qxh5 c4 30. Bxe5 Qc5 31. Qh7+ Qe7 32. Qxe7+ Bxe7 33. Rg7 Rd1+ 34. Kb2 Rd7 35. bxc4 1-0