[Event "WR Chess Masters 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Site "Duesseldorf"] [Round "6.4"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.02.22"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2675"] [PlyCount "175"] [TimeControl "60"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d5 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:35]} 6. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:35]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:3:9]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 9. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:12:13]} 10. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:13:32]} 11. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:4:20]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:7:8]} 13. f3 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 14. g4 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:27:41]} 15. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 16. gxf5 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 17. e3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} N4h5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 18. Ne2 {[%emt 0:5:27]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 20. Kxd2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:12:25]} Nhf6 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:2:53]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 23. Re1 {[%emt 0:4:29]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 24. Bb1 {[%emt 0:4:18]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:7:18]} 25. Ba2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:2:40]} 26. Ke2 {[%emt 0:3:47]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 27. Kf2 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 28. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:55]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 29. Rd1 {[%emt 0:2:11]} Nh5+ {[%emt 0:0:47]} 30. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 31. Bb3 {[%emt 0:3:38]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:3:38]} 32. Ne2 {[%emt 0:1:46]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 33. Nc3 {[%emt 0:5:41]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 34. Nxd5+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 35. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 36. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} b6 {[%emt 0:3:4]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:8:50]} 38. h3 {[%emt 0:2:32]} f6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 39. e4 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 40. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:5:29]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 42. Ke3 {[%emt 0:1:40]} h6 {[%emt 0:15:45]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:5:3]} 44. Bg8 {[%emt 0:4:28]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:5:20]} 45. Bc4 {[%emt 0:2:25]} g5 {[%emt 0:2:38]} 46. hxg5 {[%emt 0:5:18]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 47. fxg5 {[%emt 0:1:6]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 48. e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 49. Bd5 {[%emt 0:3:29]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:1:48]} 50. Ba2 {[%emt 0:4:37]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:5:50]} 51. Kg4 {[%emt 0:3:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 52. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} g4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 53. Be6+ {[%emt 0:0:31]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:2:56]} 54. Kf6 {[%emt 0:5:41]} g3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 55. Bh3 {[%emt 0:2:5]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 56. b4 {[%emt 0:1:57]} Nd5+ {[%emt 0:0:54]} 57. Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:2:26]} 58. b5 {[%emt 0:1:19]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 59. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 60. Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Be4 {[%emt 0:3:41]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:3:9]} 62. Bf3 {[%emt 0:5:3]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 63. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 64. Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 65. a4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 66. Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 67. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ne7+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} 68. Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 69. Be4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 70. Ke6 {[%emt 0:1:38]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 71. Kf7 {[%emt 0:4:10]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 72. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 73. Bh3+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 74. e6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 75. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 76. Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Ng8+ {[%emt 0:1:25]} 77. Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:5:10]} 78. Kxg8 {[%emt 0:3:14]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 79. Bf1 {[%emt 0:2:11]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 80. Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 81. Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 82. Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kxa4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 83. Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 84. Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} g2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 85. Bxg2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kxb5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 86. Kxa7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 87. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 88. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 1/2-1/2