Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/MDfptENf
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Gusain, Himal
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2479
Black: Woodward, Andy
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2605
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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 1:30:54] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... Ba7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:31:46] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:31:53] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 10. b4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:49] } 10... g5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:26:54] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:11] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:22:44] } 12. a5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:28:21] } 12... Qf6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:12:53] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:22:48] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 1:10:40] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:21:28] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:03:18] } 15. b5 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 1:13:43] } 15... axb5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:02:28] } 16. Bxb5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 1:14:06] } 16... c6 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:02:22] } 17. Bc4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:05:14] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:59:17] } 18. h3 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:59:44] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:57:45] } 19. Rd1?! { [%eval -2.15] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:35] } 19... Ngf4 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:55:13] } 20. Kf1? { [%eval -4.01] } { Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:57] } 20... Nxg3+ { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:55:19] } 21. fxg3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:47:54] } 21... Nh5 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:55:42] } 22. Ke1 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:47:16] } 22... Nxg3 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:56:03] } 23. Rh2 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:47:41] } 23... h5 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:54:03] } 24. d4 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:45:49] } 24... g4 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:53:23] } 25. hxg4 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:45:57] } 25... hxg4 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:53:34] } 26. Rxh8+ { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:44:50] } 26... Qxh8 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:53:58] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:40:45] } 27... gxf3 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:53:13] } 28. gxf3?! { [%eval -7.59] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:40:30] } 28... exd4 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:53:08] } 29. Kxg3? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:42] } 29... Qh3+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:53:32] } 0-1