Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--quarterfinals/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/JYa7qOsU/3FHVMmRa
Date: 2025-11-19
White: Shankland, Sam
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2649
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 0-1
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek 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. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:20] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:29] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:38] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:46] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:56] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:53] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:04] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:42] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:12] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:47] } 8... Nf8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:21] } 9. h5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:31] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:28] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:00] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:37] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:50] } 11... Bh7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:16:45] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:50] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:09] } 13. Bxh7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:30] } 13... Nxh7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:33] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:15] } 14... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:12:15] } 15. exf4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:23] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:21] } 16. Qd3?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:53] } 16... Bd6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:12:12] } 17. g3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:12:59] } 17... Re8+ { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:12:21] } 18. Kf2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:13:08] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:11:19] } 19. Nd1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:12:21] } 19... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:51] } 20. Nde3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:11:58] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:10:55] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:10:47] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:10:55] } 22. Rc2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:10:35] } 22... b6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:10:17] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:09:30] } 23... c5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:10:02] } 24. dxc5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:09:14] } 24... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:10:11] } 25. Ng4 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:08:41] } 25... Nxg4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:10:06] } 26. fxg4 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:08:50] } 26... d4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:10:15] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:06:37] } 27... Qd5+ { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:09:49] } 28. Kh3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:06:14] } 28... Re1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:09:14] } 29. Rxe1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:07] } 29... Rxe1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:22] } 30. a3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:05:26] } 30... a5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:08:56] } 31. b4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:04:50] } 31... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:33] } 32. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:59] } 32... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:30] } 33. Rh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 33... Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:16] } 34. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:18] } 34... Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 35. Qb2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:25] } 35... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:16] } 36. Rxh1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:02:57] } 36... Qxh1+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:03:23] } 37. Qh2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:06] } 37... Qe4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:03:15] } 38. Qg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:12] } 38... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:11] } 39. Qd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:53] } 39... Qc5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 40. Qd3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:43] } 40... b4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:02:15] } 41. Ne3?? { [%eval -2.72] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 41... Qb6?? { [%eval -0.79] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 42. Nc4?? { [%eval -2.73] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 42... Qb5 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:01:02] } 43. Qb3? { [%eval -4.11] } { Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:24] } 43... Qd5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:01:08] } 44. Kh2 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:00:31] } 44... Bc5?! { [%eval -2.84] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 45. Qc2 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:00:25] } 45... Qd4 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:00:32] } 46. Ne5?? { [%eval -6.83] } { Blunder. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 46... b3 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:00:25] } 47. Qg2 { [%eval -6.74] [%clk 0:00:15] } 47... Qg1+ { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:00:27] } 0-1