Chess Game
Andrew Roach vs Andrey Esipenko
2014 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation (B63).
Andrey Esipenko½
Andrew Roach½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 h6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. O-O-O a6 10. Kb1 Bd7 11. Be2 h5 12. f4 Qb6 13. Bf3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Bc6 16. Rd3 O-O-O 17. Rhd1 Rd7 18. Be2 b5 19. a3 Bh6 20. Rf1 h4 21. f5 Bg5 22. Bg4 Re8 23. g3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Kc7 25. Rh1 a5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Rde7 28. Rhd1 Rd8 29. Kb2 Rg8 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Rxd6 Bc1+ 32. Kxc1 Rxg4 33. R6d3 Reg7 34. Rg1 Bxe4 35. Re3 Bf5 36. Nxb5+ Kc6 37. Nc3 Rxb4 38. Ne2 Rgb7 39. Rc3+ Kd6 40. Rd1+ Ke7 41. Rd4 Rb1+ 42. Kd2 e5 43. Rdc4 Rd7+ 44. Ke3 Rf1 45. Rc7 Bg4 46. Rxd7+ Kxd7 47. Rd3+ Ke6 48. Nc3 f5 49. Nb5 Kf6 50. c4 f4+ 51. gxf4 exf4+ 52. Kd4 f3 53. Nc3 Re1 54. Nd5+ Kg5 55. Ne3 f2 56. Rd2 Rxe3 57. Rxf2 Re8 58. c5 Bf5 59. Kd5 Kf6 60. Rb2 Rd8+ 61. Kc6 Ke5 62. Re2+ Be4+ 63. Kb6 Rc8 64. Re1 Rc6+ 65. Kb5 Rc8 66. Rc1 Rb8+ 67. Kc4 Bd5+ 68. Kd3 Ke6 69. Re1+ Kd7 70. Rc1 Kc6 71. Kd4 Rb4+ 72. Kd3 Kb5 73. Rc3 Rh4 74. Rc1 Bc4+ 75. Ke3 Kxc5 76. Rg1 Bd5 77. Rc1+ Kd6 78. Rg1 Be6 79. Rg5 Ke7 80. Ra5 Bc4 81. Rg5 Kf6 82. Rc5 Ke6 83. Rg5 Bd5 84. Rg8 Kf5 85. Rf8+ Ke5 86. Re8+ Be6 87. Kd3 Rh3+ 88. Kd2 Kd5 89. Rd8+ Kc4 90. Rf8 Kd4 91. Rf4+ Ke5 92. Ra4 Bd5 93. Rb4 Be4 94. Ra4 Rd3+ 95. Ke2 Kf4 96. Ra1 Rb3 97. Rf1+ Ke5 98. Rf8 Kd4 99. Rd8+ Bd5 100. Kf2 Rf3+ 101. Ke2 Rg3 102. Rf8 Ra3 103. Kf2 Ra2+ 104. Kg3 Rg2+ 105. Kh3 Rg7 106. Rf4+ Ke3 107. Rf6 Bf3 108. Kh4 Rg1 109. Rf8 Rg4+ 110. Kh3 Rg5 111. Kh4 Rg4+ 112. Kh3 Kf2 113. Rf6 Rg5 114. Rh6 Rg8 115. Kh4 Kg2 116. Rf6 Rg7 117. Rf5 Rg4+ 118. Kh5 Rg3+ 119. Kh6 Kh3 120. Rg5 Bg4 121. Kg7 Kh4 122. Rg6 Ra3 123. Rh6+ Bh5 124. Rf6 Kg5 125. Rb6 Ra7+ 126. Kf8 Bg6 ½–½
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This chess game between Andrew Roach (1975) and Andrey Esipenko (2315) was played in 2014 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation (B63). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Andrew Roach and Andrey Esipenko from the CipherChess mega database.