[Event "76th Russian Championship"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2023.10.05"] [EventDate "2023.10.01"] [Round "5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Maxim Matlakov"] [Black "Andrey Esipenko"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2683"] [PlyCount "56"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Re3 Nf6 15. Rae1 Rc8 16. Bb3 Re8 17. h3 Qc7 18. Ne5 Red8 19. Ng4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qc1+ 22. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kh2 a5 24. d5 exd5 25. Bxd5 Kf8 26. Ne3 b5 27. g4 Rc5 28. Rd4 1/2-1/2