Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-3-blitz-2/ciyinFbp/cfCXX8JH
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Idani, Pouya
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2601
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2662
Result: 1-0
ECO: C56
Opening: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack
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 0:05:04] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:05] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:06] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:09] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:08] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:11] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:10] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:13] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:11] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:14] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:10] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:13] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:12] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:14] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:14] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:05:14] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:54] } 11. f3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:04:13] } 11... Ng5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:04:55] } 12. f4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:04:13] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:04:51] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:04:09] } 13... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:04:03] } 14. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:04:09] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:04:05] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:04:07] } 15... d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:58] } 16. Bf2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:04:09] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:03:40] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:58] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:26] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:55] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 19. c4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:38] } 19... Qc6?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 20. Bg3?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:40] } 20... f6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:01:27] } 21. Rde1?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:18] } 21... a5?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 22. a4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:03:03] } 22... Rae8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:01:10] } 23. Nh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:55] } 23... Bc8?? { [%eval 1.94] } { Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 24. f5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:02:53] } 24... fxe5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:00:25] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:02:46] } 25... Rf7?! { [%eval 2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 26. Qg5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:02:13] } 26... Qh6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:00:04] } 27. Qg3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:02:02] } 27... c6?? { [%eval 6.14] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 28. Bf4?! { [%eval 4.28] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 1-0