Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/EAqyUxs0
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Grandelius, Nils
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2661
Black: Bacrot, Etienne
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2627
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe 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 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:01] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:40] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:12] } 7... fxe5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:53] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:52] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:09] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:18] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:35] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:38] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:23:30] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:21] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:22:29] } 12. Bh5+ { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:25:31] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:45] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:53] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:21:03] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:25:48] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:21:22] } 15. Bh6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:13] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:15:31] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:24:45] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:23] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:21] } 17... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:08:19] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:21:32] } 18... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:53:37] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:20:05] } 19... Nh5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:35:49] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:59:40] } 20... Ba4? { [%eval 2.24] } { Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:22] } 21. Rxb4 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:31:18] } 21... Bxd1 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:32:05] } 22. Rb5 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:31:43] } 22... Bxf3 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:25:37] } 23. Rxc5 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:32:06] } 23... Be4 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:26:03] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:31:41] } 24... Rb7 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:23:57] } 25. Bf1? { [%eval 1.22] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:49] } 25... Rab8? { [%eval 2.65] } { Mistake. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:24] } 26. f3 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:08:17] } 26... Bb1 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:19:49] } 27. a4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:08:08] } 27... d4? { [%eval 3.85] } { Mistake. Ba2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 28. Bc4 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:07:53] } 28... Ng7 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:09:25] } 29. Rb5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:05:41] } 29... a6?! { [%eval 4.98] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:29] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:06:01] } 30... Rxb7 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:08:58] } 31. Bxa6 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:06:20] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:08:58] } 32. Bf4 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:05:24] } 32... Rb6 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:08:30] } 33. Bb5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:05:28] } 33... Ba2 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:08:54] } 34. Be5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:03:25] } 34... Nf5 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:09:22] } 35. g4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:02:57] } 35... Nd6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:09:16] } 36. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:02:32] } 36... Rb7 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:09:45] } 37. Bc6 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:02:25] } 37... Rc7 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:10:08] } 38. Rc5 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:01:12] } 38... Bc4?! { [%eval 5.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:18] } 39. Kf2?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 39... Ba6 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:09:31] } 40. Bd5 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:00:33] } 1-0