[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [White "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Round "1.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "81"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,80,24,4,4,2,2,14,16,0,0,-13,0,10,6,0,0,-18,-14,-21,-13,-18,-19,-46,-12,-6,-20,-56,-40,-74,-54,-63,-57,-75,-74,-78,-57,-68,-78,-88,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,79,63,398,398,503,489,801,800,952,951,1856,1505,1991,1991,5273,909,1403,0,1678]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:31]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:2:46]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:6:7]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:0:5]} c4 {[%emt 0:2:10] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 10. Bc2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 11. Be5 {[%emt 0:5:56]} f6 {[%emt 0:2:32] The position is equal.} 12. Bg3 $146 {[%emt 0:1:28]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Ng5 g6 13. Nxh7 fxe5 14. Nxf8 Bxf8 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Bxg6 Ng7 17. f4 Bc5 18. f5 Bxe3+ {1-0 Olafsson,H (2510)-Einarsson,H (2215) Reykjavik op 1988 (9)} )f5 {[%emt 0:5:52]} 13. Be5 {[%emt 0:13:20]} Be6 {[%emt 0:5:9]} 14. b3 {[%emt 0:16:5]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:5:57]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:15]} b5 {[%emt 0:14:45]} 16. Nf4 {[%emt 0:11:47]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 17. exf4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:9:26]} 18. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 19. Re3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:15:8]} (19... a6 $5 )20. h4 {[%emt 0:2:53]} h6 {[%emt 0:4:37]} 21. g3 {[%emt 0:7:43]} a6 {[%emt 0:4:5]} 22. Kg2 {[%emt 0:20:29]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:2:20]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:5:25]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:3:17]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:3:56]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:3:58]} 26. axb5 {[%emt 0:4:10]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 27. Bd1 {[%emt 0:6:4]} Bxf3+ {[%emt 0:7:41]} (27... Bb6 $17 {[%cal Ob6d4] And now ...Bxd4! would win.} 28. Qb2 b4 )28. Qxf3 $11 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:16:8]} 29. Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 30. Qh5 {[%emt 0:1:13]} (30. Bxd4 {simplifies} Bxd4 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Qh5 )Rxe5 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 31. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} (31... Bc7 $11 {remains equal.} 32. Re3 b4 )32. bxc4 {[%emt 0:2:19]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:13][%mdl 8192]} (32... dxc4+ $14 33. Bf3 Qf6 )33. Ba4 $18 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 34. Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:55] Inhibits Nc6.} Ba7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} (34... Bd8 $142 35. Bc6 Nxc6 )35. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:40][%cal Oa6a7] [#] Intending Rxa7! and mate.} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 36. Qxe8+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 37. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 38. Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 39. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} (39. Rc6 $142 Qxc6 40. Bxc6 Nxc6 41. Qxc6 )Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 40. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg8 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Re6 {[%emt 0:2:51] Weighted Error Value: White=0.68/Black=1.21 Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: --- Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=1 OK: White=4 Black=4} 1-0