Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/FK6T1pDb
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Damaj, Mohammed
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2112
Black: Grandelius, Nils
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:24] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:58] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:31] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:15] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:49] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:13] } 5. exd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:06] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:10] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:50] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:58] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:27:21] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:42] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:28] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:26:31] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:19:42] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:38] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:16:15] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:23:55] } 11. Bxc7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:09:05] } 11... Qxc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:24:15] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:08:19] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:03] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:07:51] } 13... a6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:21:04] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:06:02] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:11:23] } 15. Nd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:02:09] } 15... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:21] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:01:19] } 16... h6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:00:28] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:00:02] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:58:55] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:58:22] } 18... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:57:43] } 19. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:46] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:14] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:51:54] } 20... f6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:44:29] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:44:47] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:42:38] } 22. Ra2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:42:48] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:38:51] } 23. axb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:35:39] } 23... axb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:39:14] } 24. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:35:48] } 24... Rxa8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:39:16] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:15] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:29:52] } 26. Ra1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:32:49] } 26... Ra4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:30:04] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:26:08] } 27... e5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:29:23] } 28. dxe5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:24:51] } 28... fxe5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:29:38] } 29. Rxa4?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:51] } 29... bxa4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:30:02] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:22:19] } 30... Nxd2 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:29:27] } 31. Kxd2 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:22:32] } 31... e4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:30] } 32. Nf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:17:34] } 32... Bc5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:24:20] } 33. f3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:12:14] } 33... exf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:49] } 34. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:35] } 34... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:11] } 35. Kd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:10:31] } 35... Ke5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:15:30] } 36. Ng2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:09:45] } 36... d5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:11:36] } 37. Kc2? { [%eval -1.87] } { Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:18] } 37... Bf2? { [%eval -0.21] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:39] } 38. Kd3?? { [%eval -2.74] } { Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:30] } 38... g5 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:07:58] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:07:04] } 39... Bc5?? { [%eval -0.16] } { Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:11] } 40. Kd3?? { [%eval -2.64] } { Blunder. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:27] } 40... Bb6 { [%eval -2.54] [%clk 0:04:26] } 41. Kc2 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:27:43] } 41... Bf2 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:32:50] } 42. Kd3 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:20:20] } 42... d4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:00] } 43. Kc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:14:07] } 43... dxc3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:23:09] } 44. Kxc3?? { [%eval -3.94] } { Blunder. bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:07] } 44... Kd5 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:17:15] } 45. b3?! { [%eval -4.73] } { Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:02] } 45... a3 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:10:55] } 46. b4 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:08:12] } 46... a2?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:55] } 47. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:38] } 47... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:28] } 48. Kxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:41] } 48... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:29] } 49. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 49... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:54] } 50. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:46] } 50... Bc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:04:26] } 1/2-1/2