Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/YeMFTfcp
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2740
Black: Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2559
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Chigorin 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. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Qe2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. g3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:02] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:25:31] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:21:16] } 5... h5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:54] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:13:46] } 6... h4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:47] } 7. g4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:11:11] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:05:55] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:09:47] } 8... Nd4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:58:58] } 9. Qd1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:10:04] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:57:34] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:03:14] } 10... g5? { [%eval 2.52] } { Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:54] } 11. e5 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:53:45] } 11... Bb8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:50:17] } 12. fxg5? { [%eval 1.13] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:41] } 12... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:48:48] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:51:48] } 13... d5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:45:57] } 14. Nf6+ { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:51:47] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:45:53] } 15. gxf6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:52:11] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:45:52] } 16. c3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:51:17] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:46:01] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:50:17] } 17... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:42:48] } 18. O-O { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:50:09] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:41:33] } 19. c4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:39:38] } 19... dxc4?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:48] } 20. dxc4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:35:11] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:30:37] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:31:01] } 21... f6?! { [%eval 2.63] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:36] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:30:48] } 22... O-O-O { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:28:56] } 23. Rxf6 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:25:18] } 23... Be8 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:26:58] } 24. Qf1 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:23:29] } 24... Nd4 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:24:25] } 25. Bg5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:22:16] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:24:19] } 26. Rf2 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:21:13] } 26... Bc6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:23:51] } 27. Bxd8 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:21:37] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:24:15] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:19:32] } 28... e5?! { [%eval 3.72] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:22] } 29. Rf7 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:17:41] } 29... Rd7?! { [%eval 4.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:01] } 30. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:17:09] } 30... Qxd7 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:13:29] } 31. Qf6 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:15:04] } 31... Nf4 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:12:47] } 32. Qh8+ { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:15:28] } 32... Qd8 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:12:53] } 33. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:14:41] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:13:17] } 34. Qxd8+ { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:15:06] } 34... Kxd8 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:13:44] } 35. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:15:10] } 35... bxc6 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:13:23] } 36. Re3 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:14:45] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:11:47] } 37. Ne4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:14:51] } 1-0