[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [White "Shankland,Sam"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Site "Goa"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.11.17"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "75"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 11,75,35,26,14,16,16,15,0,8,13,12,12,13,10,4,6,14,-12,12,0,0,0,0,-9,0,0,0,0,-18,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,19,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:5:47]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 7. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:6] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:7] The position is equal.} 8. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:0:46]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:7][%cal Yb8c6,Yc6e7,Ye7f5][%mdl 32]} 9. Nge2 {[%emt 0:1:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:6:22]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:4:45]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:9:11]} 11. Nf4 {[%emt 0:5:6]} Bxc3+ $146 {[%emt 0:7:29]} (11... g5 12. Nd3 Bf8 13. Be2 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Ne5 Nf5 16. Bh5 Be6 17. Nd3 Bd6 {0-1 Kantor,G (2582)-Warmerdam,M (2610) Olympiad-44 Chennai 2022 (8.4)} )12. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:5:28]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:9:8]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:0:48]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 15. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:2:17]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 16. Qd1 {[%emt 0:2:35]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:4:56]} 17. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:53]} g5 {[%emt 0:4:29]} 18. Nd3 {[%emt 0:4:28]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 19. Nc5 {[%emt 0:2:9]} h5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 20. a4 {[%emt 0:9:14][%cal Ya4a5]} h4 {[%emt 0:9:18]} 21. h3 {[%emt 0:2:2]} a5 {[%emt 0:8:3][%cal Ya7a5,Ya5b4][%mdl 32]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:2:35]} axb4 {[%emt 0:10:4]} 23. Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} b6 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 24. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 25. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 26. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:1:17]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 27. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:1:8]} c5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 28. Rb5 {[%emt 0:2:25][%cal Ya4a5]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:4:30]} 29. exd4 {[%emt 0:3:53] [#] and Qh5 should not be overlooked} Qf4 {[%emt 0:0:56][%cal Ya8a4]} 30. Rc3 {[%emt 0:1:51][%cal Yg2g3,Yc1c3,Yc3g3,Yg3g4][%mdl 32]} (30. Rxb6 Rxa4 31. Qc2 Raxd4 $15 )Rd6 {[%emt 0:11:26]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:6:48]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 32. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 33. Rg4 {[%emt 0:5:0]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 34. Qc1 {[%emt 0:2:12][%cal Yb5g5] [#] White wants to mate with Rbxg5+!. Some like it hot} e3 {[%emt 0:1:13]} (34... Rxd4 $6 35. Rbxg5+ Kf8 36. Rg8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ (37. Rxa8 Rd1+ $11 )Ke6 38. Qc6+ (38. Rxa8 $2 {leads to mate.} Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rh1# )(38. Qxb6+ Rd6 $17 )Kf5 39. R4g5+ (39. Rxa8 $2 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Rh1# )(39. Qb5+ Ke6 $16 )fxg5 40. Qg6+ (40. Rxa8 $2 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Qxf2# )Ke5 41. Qxg5+ (41. Rxa8 $2 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Qxf2# )Qf5 (41... Kd6 42. Rg6+ Kd7 43. Qb5+ Kd8 44. Qxb6+ Ke7 45. Qe6+ Kd8 46. Rg8+ Kc7 47. Rg7+ )42. Qg3+ Kd5 43. Rg5 $16 (43. Rxa8 Rd3 $16 ))35. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:5:40]} ({Don't play} 35. Qc7+ Kh8 $17 )Qxe3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 36. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 37. h4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:7:56]} 38. Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:29] An interesting draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.02 (flawless) Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=17 Black=20 Best: White=1 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2