Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-2/XOuEW2Zp/30y1GLEb
Date: 2025-11-12
White: Harikrishna, Pentala
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2690
Black: Grandelius, Nils
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C55
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
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 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:28] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:11] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:19] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:38] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:16] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:42] } 7... Nh7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:25] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:41] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:30] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:56] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:26] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:01] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:18] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:59] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:14] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:32] } 12... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:42] } 13. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:17:50] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:04] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:18:00] } 14... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:29] } 15. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:43] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:34] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:12:45] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:29] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:08:13] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:45] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:09] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:05] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:47] } 19... Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:41] } 20. b4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:36:35] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:40:55] } 21. Nb3? { [%eval -1.44] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:25] } 21... Bc3 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:31:39] } 22. Rxd8 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:27:48] } 22... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:31:51] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:26:36] } 23... Bxb4 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:27:47] } 24. Bg5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:26:05] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:26:15] } 25. Be2 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:26:08] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:22:15] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:23:37] } 26... Re8?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:53] } 27. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:23:11] } 27... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:14:20] } 28. Be3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:23:35] } 28... Be5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:14:28] } 29. Bf3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:20:55] } 29... Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:38] } 30. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:28] } 30... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:07] } 31. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:08] } 31... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:33] } 32. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:55] } 32... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:41] } 33. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:17] } 33... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:49] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:43] } 34... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:17] } 35. Bxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:07] } 35... Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:45] } 36. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:27] } 36... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:11] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:53] } 37... Ng3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:34] } 38. fxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:19] } 38... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 1/2-1/2