Autoplay:  

Esipenko, Andrey - Wei, Yi 2026.03.02

Round 7.4 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-7/aVbIuZ7Q/GyvRkvrq

1.e4 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:55]

1... e5 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:54]

2.Nf3 [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:49]

2... Nf6 [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:59:45]

3.d4 [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:41]

3... Nxe4 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:30]

4.Qe2 [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:59:29]

4... d5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:34]

5.Nxe5 [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:58:56]

5... Be7 [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:43:42]

6.f3 [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:58:15]

6... Nd6 [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:41:17]

7.Nc3 [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:58:05]

7... Nf5 [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:33:10]

8.Qf2 [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:57:05]

8... O-O [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:20]

9.Bf4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:56:28]

9... f6 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:22]

10.Nd3 [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:49:44]

10... Nc6 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:15]

11.Ne2 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:45:53]

11... Nb4 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:00]

12.Nxb4 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:44:34]

12... Bxb4+ [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:55]

13.c3 [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:44:27]

13... Bd6 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:51]

14.Bd2 [%eval -1.05] Mistake. O-O-O was best. [%clk 1:42:44]

14... Qe8 [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:16:27]

15.Kd1 [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:06:32]

15... Qa4+ [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:10:54]

16.Kc1 [%eval -1.11] [%clk 1:05:40]

16... b5 [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:52:45]

17.Nf4 [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:54:34]

17... c5 [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:46:39]

18.Bd3 [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:47:18]

18... cxd4 [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:44:13]

19.Bc2 [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:46:00]

19... Qa6 [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:44:00]

20.cxd4 [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:45:26]

20... Bd7 [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:41:53]

21.Kb1 [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:34:27]

21... Rac8 [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:38:54]

22.Bd3 [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:33:49]

22... Rc4 [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:30:39]

23.Ne2 [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:32:15]

23... Ne7 [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:19:41]

24.g4 [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:31:33]

24... Rfc8 [%eval -0.64] Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. [%clk 0:16:46]

25.h4 [%eval -2.54] Blunder. a3 was best. [%clk 0:29:45]

25... b4 [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:14:42]

26.b3 [%eval -3.73] Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. [%clk 0:20:37]

26... Bb5 [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:14:40]

27.bxc4 [%eval -6.38] Mistake. Nf4 was best. [%clk 0:16:08]

27... Bxc4 [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:13:57]

28.Bc2 [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:09:43]

28... Bd3 [%eval -7.61] [%clk 0:13:51]

29.Bc3 [%eval #-10] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. [%clk 0:08:59]

29... bxc3 [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:06:16]

30.Nc1 [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:04:51]

30... Rb8+ [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:06:13] 0-1