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Esipenko, Andrey - Giri, Anish 2026.03.02

Round 4.3 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-4/97di6JjX/xbSQ7kmG

1.e4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:52]

1... c5 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:55]

2.Nf3 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:46]

2... d6 [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:51]

3.d4 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:39]

3... cxd4 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:47]

4.Nxd4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:34]

4... Nf6 [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:43]

5.Nc3 [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:25]

5... a6 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:39]

6.Bg5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:18]

6... e6 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:26]

7.Bd3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:07]

7... Be7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:03]

8.Qe2 [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:58:58]

8... Nxe4 [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:57:16]

9.Nxe4 [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:58:48]

9... Bxg5 [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:57:13]

10.Nf5 [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:58:38]

10... Be7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:29]

11.Nxg7+ [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:58:23]

11... Kd7 [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:55:25]

12.O-O [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:55:14]

12... Nc6 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:17]

13.c4 [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:53:12]

13... Kc7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:46:28]

14.Nh5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:38]

14... Bd7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:12]

15.Rfd1 [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:41:47]

15... Rc8 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:37]

16.b4 [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:01]

16... Nxb4 [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:03:40]

17.Rab1 [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:27:50]

17... Nxd3 [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:55:19]

18.Qxd3 [%eval -1.44] Blunder. Rxd3 was best. [%clk 1:23:02]

18... Ba4 [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:35:19]

19.Rd2 [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:42:28]

19... Kb8 [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:34:37]

20.Rdb2 [%eval -1.92] Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. [%clk 0:28:42]

20... Bc6 [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:31:48]

21.c5 [%eval -3.08] Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. [%clk 0:21:41]

21... dxc5 [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:30:33]

22.Qxa6 [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:20:56]

22... Qd5 [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:26:03]

23.f3 [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:14:41]

23... Rc7 [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:22:12]

24.Nhg3 [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:09:28]

24... Rd8 [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:21:45]

25.Nf2 [%eval -4.19] Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. [%clk 0:09:02]

25... c4 [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:21:12]

26.Nge4 [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:08:41]

26... f5 [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:17:39]

27.Nc3 [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:05:04]

27... Qc5 [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:15:13]

28.Re2 [%eval -6.27] Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. [%clk 0:04:05]

28... Bf6 [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:12:00]

29.Na4 [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:03:28]

29... Bxa4 [%eval -4.08] Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best. [%clk 0:11:23]

30.Qxa4 [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:03:27]

30... c3 [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:10:58]

31.Qc2 [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:02:59]

31... Bg5 [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:10:14]

32.Kf1 [%eval -6.08] Inaccuracy. g3 was best. [%clk 0:02:22]

32... Qc4 [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:09:52]

33.Rd1 [%eval -6.27] Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. [%clk 0:00:18]

33... Rd2 [%eval -6.18] [%clk 0:09:10]

34.Rxd2 [%eval -6.17] [%clk 0:00:12]

34... cxd2 [%eval -6.2] [%clk 0:09:00] 0-1