Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/S8YKJQMy
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Huschenbeth, Niclas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2587
Black: Bellahcene, Bilel
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2487
Result: 1-0
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky 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 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:45] } 4. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:58] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:40] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:08] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:08] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:41] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:38] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:18] } 8... Bd8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:24] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:17:57] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:44] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:14:26] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:02:54] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:28] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:11] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:26] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:51:50] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:57:11] } 13... f5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:36:29] } 14. exf5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:57:03] } 14... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:35:13] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:47] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:33:42] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:50:31] } 16... Bc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:26:50] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:34:42] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:51] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:27] } 18... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:32] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:13] } 19... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:05] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:12] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:10:10] } 21. f5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:27:14] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:10:37] } 22. Qh3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:27:18] } 22... h6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:10:41] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:20:06] } 23... c4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:07:08] } 24. dxc4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:25] } 24... Qxc4?? { [%eval 4.68] } { Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:26] } 25. f6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:11:52] } 25... d3 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:00:54] } 26. fxg7 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:05:38] } 26... Rxf1+ { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:01:03] } 27. Rxf1 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:06:01] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 28. Qf5?? { [%eval 0.74] } { Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 28... Be5?? { [%eval 4.56] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 29. Bf6 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:01:41] } 29... Bc7?! { [%eval 6.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 30. Ba1 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:01:25] } 30... Bd8? { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. Nd6 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:01:01] } 31... Bb6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:35] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:01:26] } 1-0