Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-2/XOuEW2Zp/u64V6IO3
Date: 2025-11-12
White: Donchenko, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2641
Black: Bluebaum, Matthias
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2680
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek 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 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:22] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:45] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:57] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:11] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:46] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:43] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:34] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:42] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:22] } 12... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:39] } 13. exd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:46] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:21:03] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:07] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:15:42] } 15. Na4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:52] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:07:40] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:55] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:41:05] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:36] } 17... Nb8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:36:18] } 18. Nb6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:15:47] } 18... Ra7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:36:47] } 19. f4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:18] } 19... Bd8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:35:29] } 20. Na4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:01:19] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:26:56] } 21. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:58:09] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:26:41] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:47:02] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:01] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:46:08] } 23... Raa8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:22:41] } 24. Nc5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:44:05] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:20:18] } 25. Bb1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:40:05] } 25... Nxd4?! { [%eval 1.36] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 26. Ba2 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:39:35] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:16:33] } 27. Bf2 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:32:29] } 27... Kf8? { [%eval 3.18] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:38] } 28. Na4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:26:13] } 28... b5?! { [%eval 4.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:09] } 29. Nb6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:22:39] } 29... Rb8 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:04:39] } 30. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:22:38] } 30... Rd6 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:00:31] } 31. Nxf6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:22:32] } 31... gxf6 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:00:56] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:19:38] } 32... Bb7 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:00:46] } 33. Rc7 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:19:34] } 33... Be4 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:01:03] } 34. Rxh7 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:18:38] } 34... Rbd8 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:12:21] } 35... Ne6 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. Rh8+ { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:11:03] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:00:31] } 37. Rxd8 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:10:53] } 37... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38. Rxd8 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:11:17] } 38... Nxd8 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:01:23] } 39. Bc5+ { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:11:24] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:01:40] } 40. h4 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:11:38] } 40... Ne6 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:02:06] } 41. g3 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:07:38] } 41... Bd3+?! { [%eval 6.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:28] } 42. Ke1 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:34:15] } 42... Ng7 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:27:10] } 43. Bf7 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:33:01] } 43... Bc4 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:27:33] } 44. Bg6 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:32:58] } 1-0