Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/NdyXSZ1Y
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Donchenko, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2641
Black: Giri, Anish
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2769
Result: 1-0
ECO: E47
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal 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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:24] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:05] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:24] } 7... Bf8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:24] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:20] } 8... dxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:43] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:43] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:51] } 10. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:06] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:01] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:58] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:46] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:13:27] } 12... c6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:44] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:17] } 13... e5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:21:17] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:00:56] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:10:32] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:00:57] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:10:43] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:49:59] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:10:01] } 17. c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:46:50] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:07:30] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:44:09] } 18... Qf7?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:14] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:36:16] } 19... h6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:57:12] } 20. Re1 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:31:40] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:56:23] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:26:38] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:53:12] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:24:46] } 22... Re7?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:36] } 23. Bf2 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:23:51] } 23... Rae8 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:40:40] } 24. Rxe7?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:43] } 24... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:39:26] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:19:56] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:36:38] } 26. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:20:04] } 26... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:36:23] } 27. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:15:41] } 27... Nb4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:35:35] } 28. Qb1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:15:57] } 28... Qh5?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:03] } 29. Nd6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:13:12] } 29... Bxh3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:14:32] } 30. Bxh3 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:11:50] } 30... Qxh3 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:15:00] } 31. Qg6 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:11:14] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:13:55] } 32. f5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:30] } 32... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:06] } 33. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 33... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:09] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:04:57] } 34... b5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:26] } 35. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:12] } 35... bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:50] } 36. bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:39] } 36... Qd7?? { [%eval 4.77] } { Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 37. f6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:00:33] } 37... Nxf6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:01:16] } 38. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:00:58] } 38... Qe6 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:01:39] } 39. Ne4 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:01:14] } 39... Qc4+ { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:01:20] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:01:23] } 40... Qe2+?! { [%eval 5.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qa2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 41. Kh3 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:19:19] } 41... Qf1+ { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:22:37] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:18:52] } 42... Qd1+ { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:20:33] } 43. Kf5 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:16:52] } 43... Qd7+ { [%eval 6.16] [%clk 0:09:40] } 44. Kf4 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:16:44] } 44... Qe6 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:07:15] } 45. g4 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:16:09] } 45... Qc4 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:06:58] } 46. Bc3 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:15:03] } 46... Qf1+ { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:06:23] } 47. Ke5 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:14:44] } 1-0