Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-1/14d7M4pI/1BP9VQyu
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Idani, Pouya
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2601
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 1-0
ECO: C84
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez 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 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:07] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:32] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:39] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:09] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:34:05] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:14] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:30] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:42] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:34:50] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:01] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:35:13] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:20:38] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:35:37] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:12:51] } 14. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:20] } 14... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:13:15] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:06] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:49:19] } 16. g5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:17] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:48:26] } 17. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:40] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:48:49] } 18. Kh2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:12:53] } 18... bxc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:47:41] } 19. bxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:13:18] } 19... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:47:35] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:11:30] } 20... Bg7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:33] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:05:10] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:44:44] } 22. Rg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:56:25] } 22... d5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:40:45] } 23. Rag1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:46:59] } 23... d4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:32:43] } 24. Nxf7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:42:35] } 24... Kxf7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:28:53] } 25. Rxg6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:42:57] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:29:18] } 26. cxd4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:39:45] } 26... Nxd4?? { [%eval 4.34] } { Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:09] } 27. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:39:36] } 27... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:25:37] } 28. Qf5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:34:53] } 28... Rae8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:07:28] } 29. Nf3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:34:03] } 1-0