Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/6loRL5yQ
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Motylev, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2586
Black: Maghsoodloo, Parham
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2701
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B11
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line
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 1:30:55] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:20:49] } 7. Nb1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:19:29] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:42] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:03:21] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:03:36] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:03:44] } 10. Na3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:03:39] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:03:38] } 11. Nc2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:01:23] } 11... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:04:01] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:58:32] } 12... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:04:24] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:56:20] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:54:17] } 14. d3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:33] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:49:11] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:49:38] } 15... Qd6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:48:51] } 16. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:37:16] } 16... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:48] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:30:13] } 17... O-O { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:42:48] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:26:37] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:40:22] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:26:38] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:34:51] } 20. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:24:33] } 20... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:35:15] } 21. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:23:04] } 21... Rxd4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:35:40] } 22. Rc4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:23:05] } 22... Nc6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:35:30] } 23. f4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:22:43] } 23... e5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:33:22] } 24. g3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:21:54] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:16:04] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:17:07] } 25... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:15:59] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:24] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:13:16] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:14:59] } 27... a5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:12:28] } 28. a3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:14:14] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:12:52] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:14:10] } 29... Kd6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:11:00] } 30. Rf1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:14:17] } 30... Rd7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:10:22] } 31. h4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:09:40] } 31... f6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:06:40] } 32. Bd1 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:03:13] } 32... Rc7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:06:01] } 33. b3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:02:02] } 33... b5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:05:47] } 34. Kd2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:02:02] } 34... c4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:05:12] } 35. dxc4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:01:52] } 35... bxc4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:05:37] } 36. bxc4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:02:19] } 36... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:06:03] } 37. Re1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:56] } 37... Rc5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:37] } 38. Re3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:01:07] } 38... Rb5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:01:35] } 39. Kc1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:01:29] } 39... exf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:00:36] } 40. gxf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:46] } 40... Ne6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:57] } 41. Rd3+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:27:14] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:52] } 42. f5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:22] } 42... Nf8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:27:15] } 43. h5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:27] } 43... Rb7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:21:09] } 44. Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:27] } 44... Ra7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:11:04] } 45. Ba4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:14:11] } 45... h6? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:47] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:09:10] } 46... Nh7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:09:12] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:09:06] } 47... Ng5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:09:34] } 48. Rc5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:08:41] } 48... Nf7 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:05:08] } 49. Bb5?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:03] } 49... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.42] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 50. Kd4?? { [%eval 0.48] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:00] } 50... Kd6?? { [%eval 2.87] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 51. Rd5+ { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:04:56] } 51... Kc7 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:02:22] } 52. a4 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:04:23] } 52... Ra8 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:01:03] } 53. Kc5 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:02:06] } 53... Rc8 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:01:25] } 54. Ba6 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:01:40] } 54... Ra8 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:01:34] } 55. Bb5 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:01:53] } 55... Rc8 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:01:55] } 56. Ba6?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 56... Ra8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:20] } 57. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:49] } 1/2-1/2