Event: FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-grand-swiss-2025--open/round-2/UnZivDF9/BnCMwXIj
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2746
Black: Salem, A.R. Saleh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2640
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:48] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:09] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:12] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:41:14] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:41:00] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:41:20] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:23] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:41:46] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:41:31] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:41:32] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:41:54] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:03] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:34:10] } 8. Qb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:36:26] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:34:10] } 9. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:34:56] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:34:17] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:25:34] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:16:00] } 11. Qg5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:22:11] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:01:38] } 12. Qb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:09:32] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:57:38] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:55:16] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:45:52] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:54:57] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:45:34] } 15. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:55:18] } 15... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:45:59] } 16. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:54:38] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:46:01] } 17. Be4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:43:42] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:45:50] } 18. e3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:37:18] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:43:23] } 19. exd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:37:35] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:42:07] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:36:30] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:41:47] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:35:26] } 21... Kd7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:39:51] } 22. b3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:28:25] } 22... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:33:36] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:57] } 23... Rc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:32:19] } 24. Ba3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:40] } 24... Bh6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:19:01] } 25. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:44] } 25... a6?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:27] } 26. b4?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:59] } 26... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:15:19] } 27... Rc6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:06:33] } 28. d5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:12:29] } 28... Rf6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:06:19] } 29. a3?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:47] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:05:58] } 30. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:07:04] } 30... Kxd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:06:26] } 31. Rad1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:01] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:05:09] } 32. h4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:04:59] } 32... g5?! { [%eval 1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:36] } 33. hxg5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:05:23] } 33... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:05:05] } 34. Rc3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:14] } 34... Rb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:55] } 35. Rd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:55] } 35... Rf5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:21] } 36. Rcd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:13] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:02:25] } 37. Rc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:04:11] } 37... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:01:50] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:38] } 38... Rb2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:16] } 39. Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:02] } 39... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:45] } 40. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 40... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:51] } 41. Rxd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:13] } 41... Kxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:20] } 42. Rc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:33] } 42... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:51] } 43. Rxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:57] } 43... Kxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:35] } 44. Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:32] } 44... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:48] } 45. Rxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:58] } 45... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:02] } 1/2-1/2