Event: Round 9: Esipenko, Andrey - Livaic, Leon
Date: 2025-04-04
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2696
Black: Livaic, Leon
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2536
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:34] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:00] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:15] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:25] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:40] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:55] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:51] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:13] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:10] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:10] } 11. Nh2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:52] } 11... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:20:09] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:21:38] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:15:23] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:05:19] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:12:15] } 14. Nf1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:59:39] } 14... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:02:36] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:57:16] } 15... g6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:02:22] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:55:57] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:02:37] } 17. Nf5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:53:45] } 17... Bc8? { [%eval 3.54] } { Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:43] } 18. Nh6+ { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:45:06] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:44:51] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:30:18] } 19... Be6?! { [%eval 4.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:15] } 20. Qg5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:30:06] } 20... Qc8?! { [%eval 6.67] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:11] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:28:14] } 1-0