Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/7xdpOZre
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Niemann, Hans Moke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2729
Black: Lodici, Lorenzo
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2572
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky 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 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:01] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:41] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:45] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:05] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:28] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:58] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:29] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:23] } 11. Nd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:41] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:01] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:51] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:25] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:21] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:19] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:36] } 14... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:35] } 15. cxb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:02:44] } 15... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:54] } 16. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:01:32] } 16... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:05:52] } 17. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:01:56] } 17... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:05:22] } 18. a3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:00:35] } 18... Na6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:05:47] } 19. Rc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:00:54] } 19... Nac5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:02:03] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:08] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:53:35] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:53:48] } 21... Nb8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:42:34] } 22. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:40] } 22... fxe6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:40:49] } 23. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:05] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:37:59] } 24. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:29] } 24... Kxf8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:38:24] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:42] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:25:08] } 26. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:22:38] } 26... Qa7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:32] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:42] } 27... Ne7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:23:40] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:21:54] } 28... Nc5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:23:26] } 29. Rd6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:07] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:15] } 30. h3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:16:58] } 30... Qb8?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 31. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 31... Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:06] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:26] } 32... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:03] } 33. Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:47] } 33... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 34. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 34... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:13] } 35. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:19] } 35... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:41] } 36. Rb6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:43] } 36... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:25] } 37. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:46] } 37... Nc5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:52] } 38. Rb6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:13] } 38... Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:21] } 39. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:39] } 1/2-1/2