Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--semifinals/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/WbJALkI5/OLNp4hln
Date: 2025-11-23
White: Wei, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2752
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:29] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:50] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:51] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:59] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:54] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:08] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:37] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:17] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:13] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:16:22] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:12] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:49] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:14] } 11... Ba7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:58] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:13:23] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:34] } 13. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:12:13] } 13... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:31] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:12:06] } 14... Ra8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:03] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:11:44] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:13:19] } 16. a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:27] } 16... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:13:07] } 17. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:35] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:16] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:50] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:13] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:44] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:12:28] } 20. c4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:09:33] } 20... dxe4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:11:30] } 21. dxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:42] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:11:38] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:09:14] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:32] } 23. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:07:05] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:19] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:07:09] } 24... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:04] } 25. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:07:18] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:07:43] } 26. Nd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:06:30] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:02] } 27. Qxd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:06:07] } 27... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:05:10] } 28. Nb3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:57] } 28... Ngf8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:04:37] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:06:04] } 29... f6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:04:15] } 30. b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:04:57] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:32] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:04:53] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:14] } 32. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 32... Ke8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:09] } 33. Nb4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:02:30] } 33... Ne6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:11] } 34. f3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:06] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:24] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:13] } 35... Ndc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:24] } 36. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:13] } 36... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:33] } 37. Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:49] } 37... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:31] } 38. bxa6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:17] } 38... bxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:38] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:15] } 39... g5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:01:20] } 40. c5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40... Rb8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:16] } 41. Nxa6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:50] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:01:25] } 42. Nb4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:58] } 42... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:32] } 43. c6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:47] } 43... Ra4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:01:34] } 44. Rb5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:36] } 44... Nd4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:06] } 45. Rb8+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:00:42] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:01:14] } 46. Nd5+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:00:42] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:22] } 47. Nxf6 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:00:15] } 47... Ra3+ { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:01:30] } 48. Kd2 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:00:24] } 48... Nxf3+ { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:01:07] } 49. Kc2?! { [%eval -1.85] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 49... Kxc6 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:01:03] } 50. Rh8 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:00:21] } 50... Ra2+ { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:01:02] } 51. Kd3 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:00:25] } 51... Rxh2?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ra3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 52. Ng4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:00:34] } 52... Rg2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:00:42] } 53. Nxh6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:00:13] } 53... Rxg3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:00:38] } 54. Nf5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:00:21] } 54... Rg2 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:00:34] } 55. Rh7? { [%eval -2.58] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 55... Kb6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 56. Ne3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:11] } 56... c6?? { [%eval 4.94] } { Blunder. Ne1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 57. Nxg2 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:00:19] } 1-0