Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/Nd3QQUBW
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Neelash Saha
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2466
Black: Meier, Georg
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C43
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center 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 1:30:52] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:06] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:59] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:09] } 7. dxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:13] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:35] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:20] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:15] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:07:59] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:45] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:04:53] } 12. exf6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:22:07] } 12... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:05:08] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:22:32] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:00] } 14. Qh4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:48] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:01:08] } 15. Rae1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:20:34] } 15... Qg6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:14] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:12:37] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:41:52] } 17. c4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:25:39] } 17... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:36:40] } 18. cxd3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:26:05] } 18... Qxd3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:36:05] } 19. c5?! { [%eval -1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:31] } 19... Ba5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:32:09] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:26:26] } 20... b5?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:56] } 21. cxb6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:26:09] } 21... Bxb6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:27:09] } 22. Bxb6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:26:34] } 22... axb6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:27:33] } 23. Rxb6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:26:53] } 23... Qc2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:27:12] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:20:17] } 24... Rxa2 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:24:49] } 25. Qe6+ { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:20:19] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:25:17] } 26. h3?! { [%eval -1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:43] } 26... h6? { [%eval 0.05] } { Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:28] } 27. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:20:22] } 27... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:35] } 28. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:16] } 28... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:02] } 29. Re6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:29] } 29... Re2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:23:23] } 30. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:56] } 30... Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:18] } 31. Re5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 31... Rf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:13] } 32. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 32... e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:16] } 33. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:44] } 33... g6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:07:29] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:46] } 34... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:07:16] } 35. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:09:41] } 35... exf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:42] } 36. fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:59] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:02] } 37. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:21] } 37... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:58] } 38. Rg3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:45] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:08:20] } 39. Rf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:10:10] } 39... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:36] } 40. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:22] } 40... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:38] } 41. Re3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:07:47] } 1/2-1/2