Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/ul7q5Kwv
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2559
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2740
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
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 1:30:14] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:17] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:09] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:28] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:00] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:29] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:45] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:50] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:42] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:06] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:41] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:34] } 12. f5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:29] } 12... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:09] } 13. cxb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:38] } 13... b4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:30] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:18] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:58] } 15. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:39] } 15... Ng3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:11] } 16. Rg1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:24] } 16... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:00] } 17. Bf2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:46] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:39] } 18. Nxe7+?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:04] } 18... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:15:50] } 19. g4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:14:39] } 19... a5? { [%eval 0.44] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:43] } 20. Qa4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:03:16] } 20... Rfc8+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:56:08] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:03:20] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:56:33] } 22. Qc4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:51:00] } 22... Qb7?? { [%eval 2.35] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:33] } 23. Bg2 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:47:21] } 23... d5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:53:08] } 24. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:43:51] } 24... Qe7?! { [%eval 2.79] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:29] } 25. Bxa8 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:41:19] } 25... Rxc4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:51:54] } 26. bxc4 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:41:45] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:49:00] } 27. Rge1 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:35:41] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:47:41] } 28. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:35:01] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:48:07] } 29. Ree1 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:26:28] } 29... Qxc4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:44:41] } 30. g5 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:25:21] } 30... Qc8 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:45:08] } 31. gxf6 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:22:27] } 31... Qxa8 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:44:34] } 32. Bb6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:22:30] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:44:44] } 33. Bxa5?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:33] } 33... g5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:44:14] } 34. h4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:11:38] } 34... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:26] } 35. Rg1+ { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:04:06] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:38:52] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:03:24] } 36... Qe4+ { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:36:00] } 37. Ka1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:03:48] } 37... h5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:17] } 38. Rce1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:44] } 38... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:50] } 39. Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:54] } 39... h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:48] } 40. Rh1?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 40... Ng5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:31:19] } 41. Rd1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:28:03] } 41... Qf5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:00:09] } 42. Rdg1?! { [%eval -1.68] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:54] } 42... Qd5?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:36] } 43. a3?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:14] } 43... Nf3 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:48:52] } 44. Rd1 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:06:16] } 1/2-1/2