Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/5xGjteDw/lFHWesfK
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2657
Black: Narayanan S L
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2617
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
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 0:15:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:33] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:47] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:41] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:42] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:49] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:14] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:56] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:12:32] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:15:45] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:12:33] } 9... e5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:15:03] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:12:30] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:59] } 11. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:11:29] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:06] } 12. Bxd7+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:10:55] } 12... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:13:15] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:09:24] } 13... Qxd1+ { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:13:18] } 14. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:09:29] } 14... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:13:25] } 15. fxe3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:09:37] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:13:21] } 16. Ke2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:09:17] } 16... f6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:13:23] } 17. h4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:08:57] } 17... h5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:12:31] } 18. Rhg1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:08:55] } 18... Nc5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:12:15] } 19. Rd5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:08:13] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:11:10] } 20. g4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:06:41] } 20... hxg4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:18] } 21. Rxg4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:06:50] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:11:13] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:06:38] } 22... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:39] } 23. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:39] } 23... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:48] } 24. a5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:06:41] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:08:20] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:06] } 25... Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:00] } 26. Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:14] } 26... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:41] } 27. Rg4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:05:57] } 27... Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:49] } 28. Rb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:06:06] } 28... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:58] } 29. Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:08] } 29... Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:07] } 1/2-1/2