Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/ig4x4CZF
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Praggnanandhaa R
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2768
Black: Hovhannisyan, Robert
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2629
Result: 1-0
ECO: C43
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center 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 1:30:20] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:37] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:17] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:33] } 6... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:07] } 7. dxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7... Nc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:10] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:17] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:52] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:20:39] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:27] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:14:44] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:57] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:06:36] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:38] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:03:01] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:07:48] } 13... Ne4?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:58] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:07:09] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:03:22] } 15. Qb3+ { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:03:43] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:02:56] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:00:36] } 16... Qe8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:02:01] } 17. e6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:53:01] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:01:14] } 18. Rd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:47:43] } 18... Bc8 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:59:50] } 19. Rfd1? { [%eval -0.41] } { Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:48] } 19... Bxd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:57:06] } 20. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:32:52] } 20... c5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:48:06] } 21. b5?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:06] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:42:46] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:26:56] } 22... Qg6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:39:33] } 23. a5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:20:03] } 23... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:34:02] } 24. a6?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:16] } 24... Re7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:46] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:13:48] } 25... Rb8? { [%eval 1.31] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:13] } 26. Rxe7 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:09:56] } 26... Bxe7 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:26:37] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:10:24] } 27... Qe8 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:18:30] } 28. Qxa7 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:10:48] } 28... Qd8 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:18:33] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:08:53] } 29... Bd6?? { [%eval 3.73] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:02] } 30. Qf7 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:05:14] } 30... Qh4+ { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:06:50] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:05:06] } 31... Rf8 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:06:14] } 32. Qb7 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:03:04] } 32... Qxh2?! { [%eval 5.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 33. e7 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:02:49] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:04:03] } 34. e8=Q { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:02:20] } 34... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:03:51] } 35. Qd7 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:02:34] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:00:51] } 36. Qxd6 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:02:59] } 36... Qg3 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:01:07] } 37. Qd2 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:02:57] } 37... Qh4 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:01:28] } 38. Bc4?! { [%eval 4.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 38... Rd8 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:01:46] } 39. Bd5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:01:52] } 39... Qh1+ { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:00:55] } 40. Bg1 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:01:48] } 40... Qh6? { [%eval 6.33] } { Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 41. a7 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:29:40] } 41... Qd6 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:30:07] } 42. Be3 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:29:44] } 1-0