Chess World Cup 2025: Wei Yi holds Javokhir Sindarov with black pieces; Andrey Esipenko beats Nodirbek Yakubboev in third-place match | Chess News
GM Andrey Esipenko in deep thoughts (Photo credit: Michal Walusza/FIDE) Chinese No. 1 Grandmaster Wei Yi maintained his solid performance with black pieces, securing a draw against GM Javokhir Sindarov in the opening game of the FIDE World Cup 2025 final.In the third-place match, GM Andrey Esipenko claimed victory over GM Nodirbek Yakubboev.Wei Yi chose…