Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/uM3gtmYP
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Sargsyan, Shant
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2664
Black: Cori, Jorge
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2601
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B56
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Classical 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 1:29:46] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:59] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:17] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:35] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:40] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:01] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:38] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:32] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:02:43] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:35] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:02:52] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:58] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:59:08] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:19:52] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:58:49] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:14:24] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:51:10] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:11:11] } 12... a6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:36:01] } 13. h4?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:17] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:35:41] } 14. Bh6?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:25] } 14... Rc5?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:09] } 15. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:55:16] } 15... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:23:34] } 16. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:43:22] } 16... Neg4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:22:55] } 17. Nb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:05] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:19:11] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:39:25] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:19:14] } 19. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:38:36] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:55] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:34:07] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:09] } 21. Nd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:30:35] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:34] } 22. exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:31:00] } 22... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:29:48] } 23... Nh6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:11:22] } 24. Qe3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:09] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:10:21] } 25. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:10] } 25... b4? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:02] } 26. a4? { [%eval -0.18] } { Mistake. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:00] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:04:35] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:11:28] } 27... f5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:04:53] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:58] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:18] } 29. Ne6+?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:47] } 29... Bxe6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:05:43] } 30. Rxe6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:09:13] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:04:15] } 31. Rde1 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:08:34] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:04:31] } 32. g3 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:03:32] } 1/2-1/2