Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/GFktTFsa/8zArybQK
Date: 2025-11-09
White: Meier, Georg
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2596
Black: Dubov, Daniil
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2674
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
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 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:13] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:21] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:29] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:37] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:50] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:44] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:58] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:51] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:16:01] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:38] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:08] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:46] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:10] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:40] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:15] } 10... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:48] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:18] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:52] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:21] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:09] } 13. Be5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:14:36] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:13:54] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:24] } 14... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:12:26] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:14:32] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:12:34] } 16. f4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:14:37] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:12:21] } 17. Qc5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:13:45] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:11:19] } 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:09:56] } 18... Bh3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:11:26] } 19. Bxc6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:04] } 19... Bxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:24] } 20. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:53] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:32] } 21. Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:12] } 21... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:39] } 22. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 22... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:10:47] } 23. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:05:21] } 23... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:10:55] } 24. f5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:03:12] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:27] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:44] } 25... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:59] } 1/2-1/2