Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-5/game-2/rTASPfGE/L4LRUhLr
Date: 2025-11-15
White: Wei, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2753
Black: Sevian, Samuel
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2701
Result: 1-0
ECO: C49
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: : 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the gamewith an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:33] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:31] } 8. dxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:41] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:04] } 9... Nd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:07] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:28] } 10... Bf5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:28] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:25:40] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:24:33] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:53:01] } 12... Be4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:21:28] } 13. Qg3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:52:38] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:43:27] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:46:14] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:42:45] } 15. Qh3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:40:21] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:40:25] } 16. Rae1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:38:05] } 16... Nxd4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:38:24] } 17. Qxd7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:38:28] } 17... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:38:49] } 18. Rxe4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:38:50] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:39:14] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:36:54] } 19... Rd6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:37:10] } 20. Re5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:26:07] } 20... g6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:36:51] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:21:19] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:32:04] } 22. c4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:21:42] } 22... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:22:45] } 23. c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:20:10] } 23... Ra6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:20:45] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:12:42] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:19:55] } 25. Bf2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:17] } 25... Rd7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:28] } 26. Bh4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:09:44] } 26... Nxf4?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:12] } 27. Re7+ { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:09:51] } 27... Rxe7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:05:40] } 28. Rxe7+ { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:10:17] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:06:06] } 29. Rxc7 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:09:42] } 29... Ne6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:06:15] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:05:13] } 30... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:06:09] } 31. Rb8+ { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:04:36] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:06:27] } 32. Bf2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:04:58] } 32... Na4?? { [%eval 3.49] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:26] } 33. Rb7+ { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:02:35] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:05:55] } 34. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:00:47] } 34... Rxa7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:06:12] } 35. Bxa7 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:01:15] } 35... Nxb2 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:06:39] } 36. Bd4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:01:04] } 36... Nc4 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:07:08] } 37. h4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:01:08] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:07:16] } 38. c3 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:01:20] } 38... Nb2 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:02:03] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:01:34] } 39... Ke4 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:02:27] } 40. Ke2 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:01:00] } 40... Kf4 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:01:13] } 41. Bf2 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:28:45] } 41... Ke4 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:25:20] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:26:32] } 42... f4 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:21:20] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:26:23] } 43... Na4?! { [%eval 4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:28] } 44. c4 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:20:36] } 44... Ke5?! { [%eval 5.38] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:33] } 45. c5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:09:46] } 45... Nc3+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:06:22] } 46. Kf3 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:10:11] } 46... Nxa2 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:05:14] } 47. c6 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:10:30] } 47... Kd6 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:04:33] } 48. Kxf4 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:10:46] } 48... Nc3 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:04:31] } 49. Be1 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:11:07] } 49... Nd5+ { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:03:18] } 50. Kg5 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:11:33] } 50... Kxc6 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:03:12] } 51. g3 { [%eval 6.71] [%clk 0:11:16] } 51... Ne7 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:03:00] } 52. Kf6 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:11:41] } 52... Kd7 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:03:27] } 53. Kf7 { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:12:04] } 53... Kd8 { [%eval 6.94] [%clk 0:02:30] } 54. Bd2 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:12:19] } 54... Kd7 { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:02:46] } 55. Bf4 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:12:37] } 55... Nd5 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:02:21] } 56. Kxg6 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:13:00] } 56... Ke6 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:02:48] } 57. Kxh5 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:13:02] } 57... Kf6 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:02:03] } 58. Bd2 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:13:12] } 58... Nc7 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:02:16] } 59. Bc3+ { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:12:08] } 59... Kf7?! { [%eval 8.56] } { Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 60. Kg5 { [%eval 8.46] [%clk 0:12:27] } 60... Ne6+ { [%eval 8.34] [%clk 0:02:19] } 61. Kf5 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 0:12:52] } 61... Nc7 { [%eval 9.17] [%clk 0:02:20] } 62. h5 { [%eval 8.99] [%clk 0:13:03] } 62... Nd5 { [%eval 8.68] [%clk 0:02:46] } 63. Bd4 { [%eval 7.76] [%clk 0:13:27] } 63... Ne7+ { [%eval 8.6] [%clk 0:03:11] } 64. Kg5 { [%eval 9.22] [%clk 0:13:52] } 64... Nd5 { [%eval 9.94] [%clk 0:03:31] } 65. g4 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:14:00] } 65... Ne7 { [%eval 8.61] [%clk 0:03:51] } 66. Bc5 { [%eval 76.38] [%clk 0:13:27] } 66... Nd5 { [%eval 14.55] [%clk 0:03:35] } 67. Kf5 { [%eval 14.82] [%clk 0:13:43] } 67... Nf6?! { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 68. h6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:13:34] } 68... Nd7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:03:06] } 69. Bd6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:13:54] } 69... Kg8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:03:25] } 70. Kg6 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:14:17] } 70... Kh8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:03:52] } 71. g5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:14:13] } 71... Kg8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:18] } 72. h7+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:14:37] } 72... Kh8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:46] } 73. Kf7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:15:00] } 1-0