Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-1/JKQGyfeO/5cWSzxRd
Date: 2025-11-10
White: Shankland, Sam
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2649
Black: Rapport, Richard
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2740
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto 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 1:30:49] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:13] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:46] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:10] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:47] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6... Nd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:05] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:27:13] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:04] } 8... Nc7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:20] } 9. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:09] } 9... dxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:30] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:31] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:24:54] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:04] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:24:22] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:27] } 12... Bd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:01] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:28] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:19] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:22:37] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:37] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:22:28] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:19:29] } 16. Bh6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:18:10] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:16:20] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:16:17] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:15:44] } 18. Rac1?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:30] } 18... Qa4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:29] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:07:12] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:08:05] } 20. a3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:06:30] } 20... a5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:05:13] } 21. h4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:02:53] } 21... h6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:02:04] } 22. g3 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:00:05] } 22... b5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:59:17] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:56:17] } 23... b4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:54:09] } 24. axb4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:55:35] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:37:44] } 25. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:55:29] } 25... Qxb4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:38:02] } 26. Qxb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:53:36] } 26... axb4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:37:49] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:53:52] } 27... g5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:36:24] } 28. hxg5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:51:18] } 28... hxg5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:36:28] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:50:59] } 29... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:13] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:22] } 30... g4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:29:09] } 31. Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:20] } 31... Nxd4+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:28:14] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:50:28] } 32... Nb3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:27:47] } 33. Nxg4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:49:26] } 33... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:57] } 34. Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:12] } 34... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:18] } 35. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:33] } 35... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:03] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:35] } 36... Nxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:58] } 37. Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:04] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:24] } 38. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:58] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:52] } 39. Rh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:36] } 39... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:59] } 40. g4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:50] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:22] } 41. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:30] } 41... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:44] } 1/2-1/2