Andrey Esipenko gets spot in Leon Masters 2021

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7/20/2020 – The 33rd edition of the ‘Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León’ has come to an end. The last event of the festival was the ‘1st Tournament for Young Talents’, which was won by rating favourite Andrey Esipenko, who defeated Alexey Sarana in the six-game final. The 18-year-old Russian thus gained a spot in next year’s main event. | Photo: Niki Riga
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Magistral de León 2020

The 33rd edition of the ‘Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León’ has come to an end. The last event of the festival was the 1st Tournament for Young Talents.

The usual events (simultaneous exhibition, International Open, Masters Tournament) were enriched by the launch of new events, such as the 1st Tournament for Young Talents. The festival turned into the epicentre of the chess world during the last two weeks and brought together thousands of fans, many of them grandmasters.

The figures speak for themselves: the festival had more than 100,000 views on its YouTube channel. In addition, a third channel in Russian — besides the English and Spanish broadcasts — was created to respond to the request of fans.

The current circumstances, which forced this edition to take place online, have nevertheless allowed dozens of chess grandmasters to pay special attention to the festival and take note for a potential participation in future editions.

The organizers are already working on shaping the 2021 tournament, which will return to its over-the-board format (provided that the health conditions make it possible) combined with massive online side events.

Magistral de León 2020

Esipenko beats Sarana

The 1st Tournament for Young Talents saw four strong GMs battling it out to get a spot in next year’s Masters. Rating favourite Andrey Esipenko defeated Alexey Sarana in the final to win the event.

It was a closely contested final matchup. The balance tipped in favour of the younger Russian only in the last game of the 5-minute tiebreaker encounters. Esipenko, however, had let a chance slip in the first game of tiebreaks, when he had what seemed to be an unmissable opportunity to win — time pressure was the culprit in him not getting the full point. His victory in the last game, however, reminded us of Mikhail Botvinnik and the Soviet school chess, given the precision with which Esipenko converted his strategic advantage.

 
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1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 7.c5 7...dxc4 8.0-0 a6 8...c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc4 a6 11.Ng5!? b5 12.Bxe6! fxe6 13.Nxe6 Qe7 14.Nxf8 Qxf8 15.Ne4 Bb7 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Rc1± 9.a4 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Bxc4 Qa5 12.Ne5 Nfd7 13.Qe2 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Rd8 14...Bd7 15.Rfb1 Qb4 16.Qg4 g6 17.Na2 15.Qg4 f6? 16.Bg3? 16.b4! Qxb4 17.Bxf6‼ Bxf6 17...Bf8 18.Bxg7 h5 19.Qg5! 18.Bxe6++- 16...Kh8 17.Rfb1 Qb4 18.Na2 18.Qe2 Nb3 19.Bxb3 Qxb3 18...Qxa4! 18...e5 19.Qxg7+!? Kxg7 20.Nxb4 Be6 21.b3 Kf7 19.b4 e5 20.Qf3 Ne6 21.h4 Qc6 22.Qxc6 bxc6 23.Nc3 Nc7 24.f4 exf4 25.Bxf4 Nb5!? 26.Nxb5 cxb5 27.Bxb5 Bf5 28.Bc6 Rac8 28...Bxb1 29.Bxa8 Bd3 30.Bb7 Bxb4 31.Bxa6 Ra8 32.Ra4 Be1 33.Bb5 Rxa4 34.Bxa4 Bxh4 29.e4 Rxc6 30.exf5 h5 31.b5 Rc4 32.g3 axb5 33.Rxb5 Rc2 34.Rb8!= Rxb8 35.Bxb8 Bc5+ 36.Kh1 Rf2 37.Bf4 Bd4 38.Rd1 Bc5 39.Rd5 Bb4 40.Kg1 Rc2 41.Rd8+ Kh7 42.Rd5 Bc3 43.Kf1 Ra2 44.Rd3 Bb4 45.Rd5 Kg8 46.Rd8+ Kf7 47.Rd7+ Kf8 48.Rd5 Ke8 49.Rb5 Be7 50.Rd5 Rc2 51.Be3 Bb4 52.Bf4 Bc5 53.Ke1 Bb6 54.Kf1 Ke7 55.Ke1 Bc7 56.Bxc7 Rxc7 57.Kf2 Rd7 58.Ra5 Kd6 59.Kf3 Rb7 60.Ra6+ Ke5 61.Ra5+ Kd6 62.Ra6+ Ke5 63.Ra5+ Kd6 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Esipenko,A2629Sarana,A2618½–½2020D37Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales1.1
Sarana,A2618Esipenko,A2629½–½2020D02Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales2.1
Esipenko,A2629Sarana,A2618½–½2020E34Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales3.1
Sarana,A2618Esipenko,A2629½–½2020D02Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales4.1
Sarana,A2618Esipenko,A2629½–½2020D02Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales5.1
Esipenko,A2629Sarana,A26181–02020E49Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales6.1

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Alexey Sarana

Alexey Sarana | Foto: Pierre Textoris

Esipenko came from defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Armageddon, while Sarana had got the better of Nihal Sarin in tiebreaks. Both were very hard-fought semifinal matchups.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Qc2 c6 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Nd2 f5 12.c5 0-0 13.Nc4 e5 14.Nd6 exd4 15.Bc4+ Kh7 16.exd4 Nf6 17.0-0 Be6 18.Rfe1 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Ne8 20.f3 Nxd6 21.cxd6 Qxd6 22.fxe4 Rad8 23.Rad1 fxe4 24.Rxe4 Rf4 25.Qd3 Rxe4 26.Qxe4+ Kg8 27.h3 a6 28.a3 a5 29.Rd3 Qd5 30.Qxd5+ Rxd5 31.Kf2 Rb5 32.b3 Kf7 33.Ke3 Ke6 34.Ke4 Rf5 35.Rc3 Rf2 36.g3 Re2+ 37.Kd3 Rf2 38.Kc4 Kd6 39.a4 Rf5 40.Re3 h5 41.g4 hxg4 42.hxg4 Rf4 43.Re5 Rxg4 44.Rxa5 Rg1 45.Ra7 Kc7 ½–½
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Sarana,A2618Nihal,S2418½–½2020D53Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales1.1
Nihal,S2418Sarana,A2618½–½2020B90Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales2.1
Sarana,A2618Nihal,S2418½–½2020D53Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales3.1
Nihal,S2418Sarana,A2618½–½2020A11Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales4.1
Nihal,S2418Sarana,A2618½–½2020B90Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales5.1
Sarana,A2618Nihal,S24181–02020D53Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales6.1
Esipenko,A2629Abdusattorov,N24690–12020D32Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales1.1
Abdusattorov,N2469Esipenko,A26290–12020C50Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales2.1
Esipenko,A2629Abdusattorov,N2469½–½2020D32Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales3.1
Abdusattorov,N2469Esipenko,A2629½–½2020C50Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales4.1
Abdusattorov,N2469Esipenko,A2629½–½2020C44Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales5.1
Esipenko,A2629Abdusattorov,N2469½–½2020D32Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales6.1
Abdusattorov,N2469Esipenko,A26290–12020C44Jóvenes Talentos Mundiales7.1

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