Event: Women's World Cup 2025
Site: Batumi, Georgia
Date: 2025-07-12
White: Arabidze, Meri
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2440
Black: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2474
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A22
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90/40 +30 for the rest of the game, +30 sec inc. from move 1

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:55] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:42] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:59] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:39] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:32] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:18:14] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:18:33] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:16:11] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:16:00] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:15:46] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:08:43] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:06:52] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:02:53] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:05:02] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:52:34] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:04:36] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:49:31] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:36:40] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:42:47] } 15... Nf8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:22:48] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:41:05] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:19:22] } 17. d5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:37:49] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:18:04] } 18. h4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:34:30] } 18... h6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:17:03] } 19. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:30:01] } 19... b6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:15:17] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:24:46] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:15:21] } 21. Ra2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:22:30] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:14:54] } 22. Nf1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:18:55] } 22... Rb7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:15:15] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:17:43] } 23... Reb8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:14:57] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:17:38] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:12:27] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:16:48] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:11:51] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:13:18] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:07:06] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:12:50] } 27... Ng8 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:05:20] } 28. Qd1 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:08:21] } 28... Qd8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:05:21] } 29. Qf3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:07:40] } 29... Qf6?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 30. Qxf6?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:04] } 30... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:03:28] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:52] } 31... g6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:03:20] } 32. f3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:22] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:28] } 33. g4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:00:55] } 33... Ng8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:37] } 34. Kg3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:00:58] } 34... Ne7 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:03:57] } 35. f4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 35... f5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:01] } 36. gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... gxf5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:28] } 37. exf5? { [%eval -1.11] } { Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... Nxf5+ { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:03:52] } 38. Bxf5 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:04:19] } 39. Nxf5+ { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... Rxf5 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:04:47] } 40. fxe5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:00:46] } 40... dxe5 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:04:58] } 41. Kg4?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:39] } 41... Rf6 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:25:42] } 42. Re1 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:21:24] } 42... Nxc4 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:25:56] } 43. Re4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:21:29] } 43... b5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:26:04] } 44. axb5 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:21:25] } 44... axb5 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:26:32] } 45. Be3 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:16:20] } 45... Rd7? { [%eval -0.8] } { Mistake. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:17] } 46. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:13:48] } 46... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:23:35] } 47. Ra7+ { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:11:58] } 47... Rf7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:22:48] } 48. Rxf7+?! { [%eval -1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Kh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:45] } 48... Kxf7 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:23:17] } 49. Bb4 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:12:07] } 49... Ke6? { [%eval -0.43] } { Mistake. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:18] } 50. Bf8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:08:39] } 50... Rd3 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:11:53] } 51. Bxh6?! { [%eval -2.55] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:49] } 51... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:12:22] } 52. h5 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:07:44] } 52... b4 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:12:22] } 53. Bg5 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:05:18] } 53... b3 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:12:28] } 54. h6 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:05:23] } 54... b2 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:12:26] } 55. Re1 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:05:48] } 55... Na3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:26] } 56. Kh5?? { [%eval -5.68] } { Blunder. h7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:53] } 56... b1=Q { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:05:55] } 57. Rxb1 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:04:19] } 57... Nxb1 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:06:22] } 58. h7 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:04:11] } 58... Rc8 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:06:29] } 59. Kg6 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:04:00] } 59... e4 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:05:40] } 60. Kg7 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:04:21] } 60... Kf5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 61. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:04] } 61... Rc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 62. Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:10] } 62... Rc6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:10] } 63. Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:27] } 63... Rc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:22] } 64. Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:55] } 64... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 65. Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 65... Rc7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:01] } 1/2-1/2