Event: Women's World Cup 2025
Site: Batumi, Georgia
Date: 2025-07-14
White: Arabidze, Meri
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2440
Black: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2474
Result: 0-1
ECO: A23
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90/40 +30 for the rest of the game, +30 sec inc. from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:38] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:36] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:18] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:45] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:53] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:48] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:59] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:13] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:58] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:12:56] } 9... Bxf3?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:13] } 10. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:12:53] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:15:21] } 11. e3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:12:21] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:15:02] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:29] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:14:54] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:09:56] } 13... Qc8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:13:04] } 14. d5?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:13:05] } 15. Qb1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:06:55] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:13:12] } 16. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:06:37] } 16... Na6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:13:21] } 17. Bg2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:06:28] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:13:26] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:06:07] } 18... e4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:12:22] } 19. b3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:04:43] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:29] } 20. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:12:23] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:31] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:12:30] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:03:33] } 22... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:12:35] } 23. h4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:03:07] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:12:03] } 24. Nf4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:03:15] } 24... b5?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 25. cxb5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:14] } 25... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:00] } 26. Qc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:14] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:10:39] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:55] } 27... Rb6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:06:46] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:03] } 28... Qb7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:06:09] } 29. Qxa5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:17] } 29... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:06:14] } 30. Be2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:02:08] } 30... Rb2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:53] } 31. Qc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:01:34] } 31... Rf8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:04:36] } 32. a4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:01:18] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:03:45] } 33. a5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:20] } 33... Na6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:52] } 34. Rd2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:01:07] } 34... Rb3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:03:27] } 35. Qc2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:01:16] } 35... c4?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:23] } 36. Kg2? { [%eval -1.11] } { Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 36... Nb4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:02:58] } 37. Qd1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:00:38] } 37... Nbd3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:02:56] } 38. a6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:00:43] } 38... Qa7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:03:05] } 39. Qc2?? { [%eval -3.63] } { Blunder. Rda2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 39... Ra3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 40. Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 40... Ne1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:19] } 41... Nxc2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:06] } 42. Rxc2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:29] } 42... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 43. Bxc4?? { [%eval -2.29] } { Blunder. Rca2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 43... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:02:36] } 44. Kh3 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:00:27] } 44... Rb1 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:02:42] } 45. Be2?? { [%eval -7.07] } { Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 45... Rh1+ { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:01:52] } 46. Kg2 { [%eval -6.82] [%clk 0:00:32] } 46... Rg1+ { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:02:00] } 47. Kh3 { [%eval -6.43] [%clk 0:00:40] } 47... Rh1+ { [%eval #-37] [%clk 0:02:04] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval -16.07] [%clk 0:00:49] } 48... Rh2+ { [%eval -8.82] [%clk 0:01:41] } 49. Kf1 { [%eval -7.39] [%clk 0:00:58] } 49... Qb8 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:01:23] } 50. Rc1 { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:00:13] } 50... Rh1+ { [%eval -6.89] [%clk 0:01:29] } 51. Kg2 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:00:22] } 51... Rxc1 { [%eval -6.49] [%clk 0:01:34] } 52. a7?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 52... Rg1+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:42] } 53. Kh3 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:38] } 53... Rh1+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:50] } 54. Kg2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:45] } 54... Rh2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:57] } 0-1