Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--finals/game-2/Xgs55nHa/hOtsT7Vq
Date: 2025-11-24
White: Yakubboev, Nodirbek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2689
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 0-1
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
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 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:01] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:46] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:33:10] } 7... a6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:31:50] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:19:55] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:20:38] } 9. f4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:18:17] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:48] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:02:38] } 10... exd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:20:05] } 11. Bxd5? { [%eval -1.84] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:55] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 1:16:57] } 12. Qxd5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 1:02:19] } 12... b5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 1:16:39] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:56:23] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 1:16:33] } 14. Qf5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:55:33] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 1:07:43] } 15. e4 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:50:28] } 15... c4 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 1:04:50] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:49:02] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:44:07] } 17. e5 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:39:54] } 17... Be7 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:44:29] } 18. dxc4 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:35:33] } 18... bxc4 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:44:46] } 19. Nbd2 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:28:35] } 19... Nd3 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:44:30] } 20. h4 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:28:03] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:34:24] } 21. Rab1?! { [%eval -3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:04] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:31:04] } 22. Bxc5 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:26:28] } 22... Qxc5+ { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:31:27] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:26:29] } 23... Qe3 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:31:44] } 24. g4?! { [%eval -6.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:45] } 24... Nc1 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:23:05] } 25. Rbxc1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:09] } 25... Rxd2+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:23:15] } 26. Kg3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:15:32] } 26... Qe2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:23:20] } 0-1