Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/zCFcfD3g
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Lodici, Lorenzo
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2572
Black: Niemann, Hans Moke
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2729
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C58
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line
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... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:38] } 7. dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:07] } 8... Nd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:00] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:21] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:14] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:41] } 10... Nf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:53] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:57] } 11... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:51] } 12. cxd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:18] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:12] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:03] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:15:38] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:04] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:02:44] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:02] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:51:35] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:28] } 16... Bh5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:51:35] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:38] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:47:10] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:23:04] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:46:14] } 19. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:19:02] } 19... cxb4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:46:37] } 20. g4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:12:32] } 20... Bg6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:46:53] } 21. Rc6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:12:54] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:45:16] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:11:39] } 22... Qd5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:40:04] } 23. Qc4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:04:24] } 23... Rad8?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Red8 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:39] } 24. Qxd5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:00:32] } 24... Rxd5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:39:42] } 25. d4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:00:41] } 25... f5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:34:22] } 26. gxf5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:55:25] } 26... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:34:47] } 27. Kg2?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:06] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:31:43] } 28. Rc7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:52:42] } 28... exd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:31:06] } 29. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:09] } 29... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:29:37] } 30. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:49:37] } 30... gxf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:59] } 31. Rxe8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:50:05] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:30:17] } 32. Rc8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:47:16] } 32... d3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:58] } 33. Kg3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:44:29] } 33... Bd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:29] } 34. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:13] } 34... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:29] } 35. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:19] } 35... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:19] } 36. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:40] } 36... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:47] } 37. Rxa7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:40] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:10] } 38. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:33] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:28] } 39. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:54] } 39... f5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:16] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:19] } 40... Bc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:32] } 41. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:44] } 41... Bd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:36] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:43] } 42... Bc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:55] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:08] } 43... Bd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:17] } 1/2-1/2