Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/o2Lx1Nrv
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Gledura, Benjamin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2647
Black: Amin, Bassem
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2628
Result: 1-0
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical 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. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:36] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:59] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:11] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:54] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:35] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:49] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:37] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:50] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:57] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:39] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:23] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:18:31] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:14:31] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:11:15] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:56] } 10. Nh3?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:04] } 10... e5?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:59] } 11. Nd5?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:54:08] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:59:47] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:53:15] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:58:18] } 13. e3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:45:57] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:58:20] } 14. Ng1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:45:52] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:53:21] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:39:17] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:51:01] } 16. a4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:31:12] } 16... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:07] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:30:48] } 17... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:01] } 18. Nc3?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:45] } 18... b4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:28:58] } 19. Nb1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:40] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:28:12] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:00] } 20... g5?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:24] } 21. hxg5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:17:38] } 21... hxg5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:23:53] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:17:33] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:21:48] } 23. e4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:15:20] } 23... Nd4?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:31] } 24. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:15:08] } 24... exd4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:17:11] } 25. Qh5 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:15:16] } 25... g4 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:14:20] } 26. f4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:15:24] } 26... gxf3 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:14:38] } 27. Rxf3 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:11:37] } 27... f5 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:14:01] } 28. Raf1 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:09:42] } 28... fxe4 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:10:11] } 29. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:06:35] } 29... Rxf3 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:10:33] } 30. Rxf3 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:06:59] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:10:58] } 31. Rxf8+ { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:07:07] } 31... Qxf8?? { [%eval 4.37] } { Blunder. Kxf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:56] } 32. Bh3 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:04:07] } 32... Bxh3 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:04:18] } 33. Qxh3 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:04:32] } 33... c4?! { [%eval 4.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:57] } 34. dxc4 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:03:20] } 34... Qf3?! { [%eval 5.8] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:16] } 35. Qe6+ { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:03:12] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:04:35] } 36. Qe8+ { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:03:09] } 36... Bf8 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:05:00] } 37. c5 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:02:45] } 37... d3 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:02:23] } 38. c6 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:02:02] } 38... Kg7? { [%eval 13.54] } { Mistake. d2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:47] } 39. Qd7+ { [%eval 59.09] [%clk 0:01:55] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval 79.73] [%clk 0:01:58] } 40. Qh7+ { [%eval 59.4] [%clk 0:02:14] } 40... Kxh7 { [%eval 13.86] [%clk 0:01:37] } 41. Ng5+ { [%eval 9.07] [%clk 0:02:39] } 1-0