Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/RY8wF5mU
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2713
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2576
Result: 0-1
ECO: A07
Opening: King's Indian Attack
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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:32] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:57] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:23] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:08] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:44] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:17] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:08] } 7. dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:37] } 7... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:30] } 8. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:02] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:44] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:24:18] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:25:34] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:24:19] } 10... g5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:24] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:24:05] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:04] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:23:16] } 12... Bc2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:50:56] } 13. Rdc1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:19:06] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:50:34] } 14. h4?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:37] } 14... Nge5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:20] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:14] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:13] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:44:34] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:29] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:44:58] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:46:47] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:29:59] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:42:42] } 19. hxg5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:30:00] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:43:07] } 20. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:19] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:34:15] } 21. Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:44] } 21... Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:39] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:24:56] } 22... Rg6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:34:44] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:17] } 23... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:36] } 24. Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:04] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:28:29] } 25. f3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:10:46] } 25... Nf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:44] } 26. Rab1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:10:12] } 26... Bd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:27:38] } 27. Bb4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:54] } 27... Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:04] } 28. Rh7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:05:06] } 28... Rh6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:21:59] } 29. Rxh6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:05:30] } 29... Nxh6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:22:24] } 30. Rh1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:05:55] } 30... Nf7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:22:50] } 31. Bc2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:55] } 31... Rd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:20:06] } 32. g4?! { [%eval -1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:10] } 32... Bd2 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:15:44] } 33. Ba3 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:02:59] } 33... fxg4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:15:59] } 34. fxg4?! { [%eval -1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 34... Rd4 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:16:23] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:01:59] } 35... Bf4+ { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:09:23] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:02:24] } 36... Be5 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:07:57] } 37. Bg6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:02:47] } 37... Rxg4 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:07:40] } 38. Rh7 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:02:51] } 38... Rf4+ { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:08:07] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:03:14] } 39... Kf8 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:07:56] } 40. b3 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:02:06] } 40... Rg4+ { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:06:07] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:28:46] } 41... Rf4+ { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:36:31] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:29:12] } 42... Rf6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:30:23] } 43. Bd3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:29:26] } 43... Bd4 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:29:38] } 44. b4? { [%eval -2.93] } { Mistake. Rh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:20] } 44... a6 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:28:53] } 45. Rh1 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:25:02] } 45... Ne5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:24:09] } 46. Rh8+?! { [%eval -3.27] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:36] } 46... Ke7 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:24:35] } 47. Rh7+ { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:25:02] } 47... Rf7?? { [%eval -0.98] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:32] } 48. Bc1 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:25:27] } 48... Nxd3?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:08] } 49. Bxg5+ { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:25:26] } 49... Ke8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:10:36] } 50. Rxf7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:25:50] } 50... Ne1+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:11:00] } 51. Kf1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:26:15] } 51... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:26] } 52. Kxe1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:26:41] } 52... Kg6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:11:50] } 53. Bd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:25:13] } 53... Kf5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:15] } 54. Kd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:24:53] } 54... Ke4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:12:40] } 55. Kc2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:24:03] } 55... Be3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:12:58] } 56. Bc3?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:35] } 56... Bf4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:13:13] } 57. a3 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:16:10] } 57... Bg5?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:22] } 58. Bb2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:11:47] } 58... Bh4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:12:38] } 59. Bc3? { [%eval -1.76] } { Mistake. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:44] } 59... Bf2? { [%eval -0.25] } { Mistake. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:42] } 60. Bd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:11:17] } 60... Kd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:10:47] } 61. Kb3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:11:35] } 61... Bg3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:11:12] } 62. Bg5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:09:09] } 62... e5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:08:10] } 63. Kc2?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Ka4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:45] } 63... Kc4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:07:27] } 64. Bd8 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:08:24] } 64... e4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:06:58] } 65. Kb2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:06:28] } 65... Bf4 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:07:01] } 66. Kc2 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:06:11] } 66... Bh6 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:07:24] } 67. Bc7 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:02:40] } 67... Bg5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:07:39] } 68. Kb2? { [%eval -3.05] } { Mistake. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 68... Kd4 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:07:39] } 69. Kc2 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:02:08] } 69... Ke3 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:07:56] } 70. Kd1 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:02:34] } 70... Bf6 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:08:21] } 71. Bh2 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:02:08] } 71... Bb2 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:07:12] } 72. Bg1+ { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:02:31] } 72... Kf4 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:07:39] } 73. Kd2 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:02:44] } 73... Bxa3 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:06:44] } 74. Bh2+ { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:02:08] } 74... Kf5 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:07:09] } 75. Kc3 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:02:35] } 75... Bc1 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:07:16] } 76. Bd6 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:02:23] } 76... Bg5 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:07:40] } 77. Kc4 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:02:33] } 77... Bf6 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:07:55] } 78. Bg3?! { [%eval -5.4] } { Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 78... Kg4 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:06:25] } 79. Bf2 { [%eval -5.18] [%clk 0:03:25] } 79... Kf4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:06:49] } 80. Bd4 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:03:17] } 80... Bh4 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:07:05] } 81. Kc3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:03:15] } 81... Be1+ { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:07:07] } 82. Kc4?! { [%eval -5.33] } { Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:40] } 82... Bd2 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:07:11] } 83. Bf2 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:03:58] } 83... Be3 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:07:02] } 84. Bh4 { [%eval -6.09] [%clk 0:02:50] } 84... Kg4 { [%eval -5.96] [%clk 0:07:27] } 85. Be1 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 0:02:47] } 85... Kh3 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:07:45] } 86. Kb3 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:03:08] } 86... Kg2 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:07:47] } 87. Kc2 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:03:32] } 87... Kf1 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 0:06:52] } 88. Kd1 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:03:58] } 88... Bd4 { [%eval -6.19] [%clk 0:04:15] } 89. Bd2 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:04:20] } 89... Bf6 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:04:41] } 0-1