Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/hDSpXeJW
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2576
Black: Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2713
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan 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... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:01] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:16] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:30] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:28] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:51] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:41] } 10. c5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:00] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:26] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:34:13] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:26] } 12. cxd6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:39] } 12... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:04] } 13. dxe7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:01] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:20] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:34:21] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:57] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:41] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:48] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:24:16] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:21:02] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:05:48] } 17... Qd7?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:58] } 18. Qb3?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:03] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:41:51] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:52:15] } 19... h6?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:41] } 20. h3?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:17] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:19:33] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:27:32] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:18:28] } 22. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:24] } 22... Qf6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:18:19] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:23:58] } 23... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:12:59] } 24. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:23:37] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:13:24] } 25. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:17:03] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:13:50] } 26. Rc1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:21] } 26... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:42] } 27. Bxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:47] } 27... Qg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:06] } 28. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:47] } 28... Nd4?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:41] } 29. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:15:11] } 29... fxg6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:07:09] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:15:36] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:07:35] } 31. Bd2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:14:24] } 31... Nb5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:04:34] } 32. Ke2?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:32] } 32... Nc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:39] } 33. Bc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:09:51] } 33... e4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:18] } 34. d6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:08:30] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:18] } 35. Be5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:51] } 35... h5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:42] } 36. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:54] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:14] } 37. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:59] } 37... exf3+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:30] } 38. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:23] } 38... Kxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:41] } 39. Ke4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:33] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:01:34] } 40. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:02] } 40... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:19] } 41. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:42] } 42. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:00] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:42] } 43. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:55] } 43... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:52] } 44. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:52] } 44... bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:00] } 45. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:53] } 45... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:12] } 46. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:16] } 46... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:14] } 47. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:24] } 47... Nd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:47] } 48. Kd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:20:30] } 48... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:35] } 49. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:55] } 49... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:01] } 50. Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:19] } 50... Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:41] } 51. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:43] } 51... Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:39] } 52. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:50] } 52... Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:03] } 53. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:54] } 53... Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:44] } 54. Ba3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:22] } 54... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:45] } 55. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:33] } 1/2-1/2