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Esipenko, Andrey - Caruana, Fabiano 2026.03.02

Round 14.3 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-14/oBkeHnpi/gi2VX6NQ

1.e4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:57]

1... c5 [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:56]

2.Nf3 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:49]

2... d6 [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:53]

3.d4 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:33]

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

4.Nxd4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:28]

4... Nf6 [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:42]

5.Nc3 [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:23]

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

6.Qd3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:49]

6... g6 [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:58:56]

7.Bg5 [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:55:52]

7... Bg7 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:58:18]

8.O-O-O [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:54:46]

8... O-O [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:50:50]

9.Be2 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:43:35]

9... Nc6 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:37:02]

10.Nb3 [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:31:29]

10... Be6 [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:22:16]

11.Qe3 [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:28:48]

11... Rc8 [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:18:44]

12.Kb1 [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:24:52]

12... Ne5 [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:09:48]

13.h3 [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:07:47]

13... Rxc3 [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:02:53]

14.bxc3 [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:50:28]

14... Qc7 [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:02:28]

15.f4 [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:35:26]

15... Ned7 [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:01:06]

16.Rd4 [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:31:29]

16... b5 [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:53:06]

17.g4 [%eval -1.89] Mistake. f5 was best. [%clk 0:22:09]

17... Nb6 [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:41:15]

18.f5 [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:22:02]

18... Bc4 [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:40:48]

19.Bxc4 [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:21:22]

19... Nxc4 [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:35:20]

20.Qe1 [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:20:09]

20... a5 [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:33:05]

21.Bc1 [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:17:32]

21... Nd7 [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:30:55]

22.h4 [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:15:46]

22... Rc8 [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:25:10]

23.fxg6 [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:15:10]

23... hxg6 [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:24:50]

24.h5 [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:14:48]

24... a4 [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:24:25]

25.hxg6 [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:12:26]

25... fxg6 [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:24:21]

26.e5 [%eval -2.89] Inaccuracy. Na1 was best. [%clk 0:07:46]

26... Ncxe5 [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:22:03]

27.Na1 [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:05:23]

27... Qc6 [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:18:41]

28.Rh3 [%eval -3.01] Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. [%clk 0:04:47]

28... Nf6 [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:16:36]

29.g5 [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:04:24]

29... Nd5 [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:15:04]

30.Bd2 [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:03:52]

30... Rf8 [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:14:30]

31.Rdh4 [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:03:19]

31... Rf3 [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:11:40]

32.Kc1 [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:02:02]

32... Qd7 [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:09:16]

33.Qh1 [%eval -4.53] Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. [%clk 0:01:32]

33... Qf5 [%eval -4.77] [%clk 0:09:13]

34.Rh8+ [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:00:59]

34... Bxh8 [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:07:28]

35.Rxh8+ [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:58]

35... Kf7 [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:07:25]

36.Qh7+ [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:53]

36... Ke6 [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:07:22]

37.Qg8+ [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:00:49]

37... Qf7 [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:06:57]

38.Qc8+ [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:00:44]

38... Nd7 [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:06:55]

39.Rh2 [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:00:28]

39... Rf1+ [%eval -9.9] [%clk 0:06:35]

40.Kb2 [%eval -8.82] [%clk 0:30:54]

40... Nb6 [%eval -8.61] [%clk 0:36:58] 0-1