Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/ZvW2NY0j
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Cheng, Bobby
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2583
Black: Siddharth, Jagadeesh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2491
Result: 1-0
ECO: E21
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
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 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:43] } 5. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:05] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:22] } 7. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:59] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:18] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:32] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:50] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:50] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:14] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:27:08] } 10... c5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:22:43] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:20:56] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:38] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:16] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:14:15] } 13. exd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:18] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:13:23] } 14. bxc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:43] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:11:07] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:03:51] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:00:25] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:55:25] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:48:05] } 17. h3?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:23] } 17... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:47:22] } 18. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:38:50] } 18... Qh2+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:47:44] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:39:19] } 19... Ngf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:46:51] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:17] } 20... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:21] } 21. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:03] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:32:48] } 22. Bb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:31:31] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:26:30] } 23. Bc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:31:23] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:24:03] } 24. Bb5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:28:34] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:15:22] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:23] } 25... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:08:55] } 26. d5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:16:41] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:06:02] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:15:23] } 27... f5?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:00] } 28. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:12:42] } 28... Ndc5? { [%eval 3.01] } { Mistake. Nec5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:29] } 29. Bxe8 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:10:32] } 29... Rxe8 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:04:58] } 30. Qg6 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:10:32] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:05:07] } 31. f3 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:10:54] } 31... Ng5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:03:11] } 32. h4 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:09:02] } 32... Nh7 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:03:38] } 33. Ra3 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:08:26] } 33... Qe7 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:01:57] } 34. Re3 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:07:59] } 34... e4 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:02:09] } 35. fxe4 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:07:11] } 35... Rf4 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:02:28] } 36. g3 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:03:54] } 1-0