Event: Round 6: Barbot, Pierre - Esipenko, Andrey
Date: 2025-05-27
White: Barbot, Pierre
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2454
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2695
Result: 0-1
ECO: D90
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:30] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:43] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:08] } 6. Na4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:03] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:58] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:12] } 9. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:25] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:30] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:24] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:58] } 11. Rd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:17:15] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:34] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:38] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:16:47] } 13. Qa3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:11:56] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:12:41] } 14. Be2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:08:59] } 14... Qf6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:44] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:07:36] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:06:20] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:00:50] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:02:42] } 17. Nb3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:54:58] } 17... Be8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:01:54] } 18. f4?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:00] } 18... e5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:58:38] } 19. Rd6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:28:23] } 19... Qh4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:58:13] } 20. g3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:28:49] } 20... Qh3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:58:24] } 21. Nc5? { [%eval -1.87] } { Mistake. R6d2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:37] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:52:24] } 22. Nxb7 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:14:57] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:24:39] } 23. Bxa6?? { [%eval -4.09] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:35] } 23... Nd4 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:23:01] } 24. Bxd4 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:03:00] } 24... exd4 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:23:12] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:03:28] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:22:14] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:02:37] } 26... Bb5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:13:46] } 27. Qxb5?! { [%eval -5.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 27... Qxd1 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:14:07] } 28. Rd7 { [%eval -5.87] [%clk 0:02:11] } 28... Rc1 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:14:24] } 29. h4?? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 29... Rxb7 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:13:59] } 0-1