Event: Women's World Cup 2025
Site: Batumi, Georgia
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2474
Black: Arabidze, Meri
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2440
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90/40 +30 for the rest of the game, +30 sec inc. from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:15] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:25] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:51] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:33:42] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:26:14] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:17] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:25:57] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:32:18] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:10] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:08] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:12:42] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:50] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:07:09] } 15. axb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:35] } 15... cxb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:07:26] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:03:54] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:00:56] } 17. Bb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:04:15] } 17... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:43] } 18. Ne1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:02:27] } 18... Rfc8 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:27:58] } 19. f3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:01:26] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:21:21] } 20. c5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:54:12] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:21:20] } 21. Nd3?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:55] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:19:33] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:39:27] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:17:47] } 23. Ba4?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:54] } 23... Qb7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:16] } 24. Qd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:36:37] } 24... h6?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:25] } 25. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:33:47] } 25... f5? { [%eval 2.14] } { Mistake. Bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:12] } 26. Qb3? { [%eval 0.58] } { Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:01] } 26... Nf8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:07:51] } 27. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:19:46] } 27... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:07:49] } 28. Ne5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:19:40] } 28... Qb5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:07:50] } 29. Ra4? { [%eval -0.52] } { Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:40] } 29... fxe4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:07:13] } 30. fxe4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:16:08] } 30... Qe2?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nfg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:45] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:13:37] } 31... Qe3+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:06:29] } 32. Qf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:13:10] } 32... Qxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:05:29] } 33. Nc4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:07:06] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:37] } 34. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:50] } 34... Nfg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:31] } 35. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:16] } 35... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 36. Qg3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:04:33] } 36... Rf8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:02:55] } 37. Re1?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:22] } 37... Qd5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:02:18] } 38. Ne5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:02:06] } 38... Nxe5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 39. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:09] } 39... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:10] } 40. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:41] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:15] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:27:18] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:25:51] } 42. Ke1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:27:24] } 42... Nd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:21:23] } 43. Kd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:24:54] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:21:29] } 44. Kc2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:20:57] } 44... Rf8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:18:36] } 45. Re2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:21:22] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:17:31] } 1/2-1/2