Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/rxplAu0E/MIM2bok9
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2656
Black: Indjic, Aleksandar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2635
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, 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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:23] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:32] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:37] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:35] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:44] } 6. Rb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:25] } 6... h5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:37] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:17] } 7... Nh6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:51] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:50] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:14:43] } 9. Rb3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:14:20] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:12:35] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:13:12] } 10... Qc8?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:33] } 11. d3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:12:44] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:09:18] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:11:49] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:08:47] } 13. Ng5? { [%eval 0.3] } { Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:26] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:08:35] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:10:23] } 14... Nf5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:07:29] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:10:08] } 15... cxb4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:07:28] } 16. axb4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:10:10] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:07:38] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:08:13] } 17... Ncd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:07:47] } 18. b6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:08:22] } 18... Nc2+?! { [%eval 1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:50] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:08:29] } 19... Ba4 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:02:59] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:07:49] } 20... Ncd4?! { [%eval 2.63] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 21. b7 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:05:16] } 21... Qxb7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:00:56] } 22. Ndf6+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:05:18] } 22... exf6 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:01:04] } 23. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:05:27] } 23... Bxf6 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:01:12] } 24. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:05:34] } 24... Rab8 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:01:11] } 25. Be4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:05:30] } 25... d5?! { [%eval 3.3] } { Inaccuracy. Rbc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:05:07] } 26... Nxf5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:01:17] } 27. g4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:04:04] } 27... Nd4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:01:18] } 28. Bb2 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:03:56] } 28... h4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:55] } 29. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:02:35] } 29... Bxd4 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:01:04] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:02:44] } 30... Bc6 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31. Rhc1 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:02:34] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:00:44] } 32. Qa2 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:01:45] } 32... Ba8?! { [%eval 5.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 33. Qxa7 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:01:33] } 33... Rxb4?! { [%eval 7.54] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 34. Qd7 { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:01:08] } 34... Rxe2 { [%eval 7.96] [%clk 0:00:19] } 35. Rxb4 { [%eval 8.33] [%clk 0:00:59] } 35... Rxf2+ { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:00:28] } 36. Kh1 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:01:04] } 1-0