Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/eKGirfx7
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Najer, Evgeniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2610
Black: Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1-0
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk 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 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:48] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:21] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:02] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:35] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:18] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:55] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:41] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:29:06] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:26] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:27:14] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:55] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:36] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:17] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:58] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:10] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:09] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:08] } 13... Qxe4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:20:13] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:13] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:34] } 15. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:09] } 15... Qf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:16:58] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:17] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:12:40] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:13] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:00:25] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:21:09] } 18... Bh7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:56:40] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:21] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:53:11] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:09:57] } 20... a5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:52:38] } 21. Qe7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:00:19] } 21... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:44:35] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:00:39] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:43:32] } 23. Rd8+ { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:48:58] } 23... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:43:04] } 24. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:49:24] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:38:24] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:48:20] } 25... Qg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:36:12] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:35:34] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:29:27] } 27. h3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:26:44] } 27... Qd5? { [%eval 2.12] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:52] } 28. Ndf5+ { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:24:48] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:16:54] } 29. Qxh6+ { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:21:57] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:17:23] } 30. Qf4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:18:46] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:16:13] } 31. h4?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:34] } 31... Qxa2 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:15:25] } 32. h5?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 32... Bh7? { [%eval 1.89] } { Mistake. Qxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:43] } 33. Ne4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:08:54] } 33... Kc8 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:10:19] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:07:47] } 34... Qe6 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:05:31] } 35. g4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:05:01] } 35... Kb8? { [%eval 3.53] } { Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:16] } 36. Nfg3 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:04:36] } 36... Qc4 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:04:58] } 37. Qf3 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:02:32] } 37... Qb5?! { [%eval 4.62] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 38. Nxf6 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:02:31] } 38... Bb1 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:03:46] } 39. h6? { [%eval 2.39] } { Mistake. Nge4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 39... Qxb2? { [%eval 4.72] } { Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 40. Nge4 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:01:03] } 40... Qc1?! { [%eval 6.68] } { Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. g5 { [%eval 6.69] [%clk 0:21:14] } 41... Bxe4 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:24:14] } 42. Nxe4 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:20:32] } 42... f5 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:23:21] } 43. Qxf5 { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:18:30] } 43... Qd1 { [%eval 8.3] [%clk 0:23:45] } 44. h7 { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 0:18:11] } 44... Qh5+ { [%eval 9.29] [%clk 0:24:09] } 45. Qh3 { [%eval 8.57] [%clk 0:18:12] } 1-0