Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/iqFcd0A7
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Kovalev, Vladislav
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2557
Black: Keymer, Vincent
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2773
Result: 0-1
ECO: C44
Opening: Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance 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 1:30:51] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:52] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:59] } 7. Bd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:14:55] } 7... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:08:04] } 8... dxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 9. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:08:30] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:16] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:03] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:43] } 11. exd6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:45:30] } 11... cxd6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:06:14] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:38:11] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:56:39] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:29:16] } 13... Nc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:48:08] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:24:04] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:41:29] } 15. Be4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:19:18] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:25:18] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:12] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:23:35] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:34] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:21:22] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:13:59] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:58] } 19. Nb5?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:00] } 19... d5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:16:35] } 20. Nxa7?! { [%eval -1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:47] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:10:56] } 21. Rxd8 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:03:11] } 21... exf3 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:11:23] } 22. Rxe8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:02:16] } 22... fxe2 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:11:49] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:02:45] } 23... Nc7 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:10:58] } 24. Rd8 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:02:51] } 24... Bf5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:07:12] } 25. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:03:10] } 25... Nxa8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:07:41] } 26. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:02:59] } 26... Nc7 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:07:40] } 27. Bc5 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:01:26] } 27... Ned5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:07:50] } 28. Bxf8 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:01:15] } 28... Kxf8 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:08:18] } 29. f3 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:00:57] } 29... Nc3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:05:52] } 30. Re1 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:01:06] } 30... N7d5 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:05:38] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:00:47] } 31... h5 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:04:28] } 32. g3 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:00:39] } 32... Be6 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:04:01] } 33. Rc1?! { [%eval -2.65] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:03:23] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:00:48] } 34... Bf5 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:03:28] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:00:33] } 35... Bd7 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:02:23] } 36. Ke1 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:01:52] } 37. Kd2 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:01:45] } 38. a4 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:00:35] } 38... Bxa4 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:01:12] } 39. b5 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:00:57] } 39... Kb8 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40. b6 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:00:58] } 40... Bd7 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Rxc3 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:00:42] } 41... Nxb6 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:00:35] } 42. g4 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:24:27] } 42... hxg4 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:28:57] } 43. fxg4 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:24:53] } 43... Kxa7 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:29:21] } 44. h3 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:25:02] } 44... Be6 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:25:36] } 45. Ra3+ { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:19:56] } 45... Kb8 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:26:01] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:19:48] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:22:34] } 47. Kd4 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:19:45] } 47... Kd6 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:21:43] } 48. Ra7 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:16:24] } 48... Kc6 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:21:19] } 49. Ke5 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:14:51] } 49... Nd7+ { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:20:56] } 50. Kf4 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:15:14] } 50... b5 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:20:38] } 51. Kg5 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:14:57] } 51... b4 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:20:40] } 52. h4 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:14:55] } 52... b3 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:20:50] } 53. Ra1 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:15:12] } 53... Bc4 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:16:54] } 54. Rd1 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:13:06] } 54... Nc5 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:10:06] } 55. h5 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:13:09] } 55... Ne4+ { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:05:08] } 56. Kf4 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:11:57] } 56... Nf2 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:03:52] } 57. Rd2 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:12:07] } 57... g5+?? { [%eval -1.38] } { Blunder. Nd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 58. Kf3 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:10:30] } 58... Nd3 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:01:42] } 59. h6 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:10:11] } 59... Ne5+?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 60. Ke4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:50] } 60... f6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:01:04] } 61. h7?? { [%eval -4.72] } { Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 61... b2 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:01:29] } 62. Kd4?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 62... b1=Q { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:21] } 63. h8=Q { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:00] } 63... Qg1+ { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:01:22] } 64. Kc3 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:57] } 64... Qc1+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:25] } 65. Rc2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:14] } 65... Qa3+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:50] } 66. Kd2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:35] } 66... Nf3+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:02:14] } 0-1