Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/H9Le8xdC
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Kantor, Gergely
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2546
Black: Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2521
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
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 1:28:23] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:46] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:10] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:52] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:16] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. Qf4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:09] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:37] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:25:14] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8. Qg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:38] } 8... fxe5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:45] } 9. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:22:42] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:00] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:15:45] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:40] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:13:34] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:01:19] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:11:07] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:38:11] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:43:08] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:28:19] } 14. Nc4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:04] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:28:40] } 15. Bc7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:25:10] } 15... Qe8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:26:53] } 16. Nd6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:22:44] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:26:23] } 17. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:23:09] } 17... gxf5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:26:32] } 18. Bb6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:22:06] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:21:53] } 19. Na4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:18:27] } 19... Na5?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:31] } 20. b3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:15:09] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:12:54] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:14:05] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:10:44] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:09:08] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:11:05] } 23. c4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:08:43] } 23... f4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:05:53] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:07:59] } 24... d4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:06:08] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:06:01] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:01:58] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:05:29] } 26... e5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:02:29] } 27. Bc5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:04:37] } 27... Rc6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:01:38] } 28. b4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:02:35] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:00:50] } 29. Qe2 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:02:15] } 29... Rd8? { [%eval 2.6] } { Mistake. Ndf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 30. Bb6 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:01:39] } 30... Rxb6 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:00:30] } 31. Nxb6 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:02:06] } 31... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:00:57] } 32. c5 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:02:35] } 32... Qxb4 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:01:15] } 33. cxd6 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:03:03] } 33... Qxd6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:01:23] } 34. Qe4 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:03:29] } 34... b5 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Qxh7+ { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:03:20] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:01:13] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:01:51] } 36... Nd5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:01:00] } 37. Qf5+ { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:02:00] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38. Qh7 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:01:40] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:00:43] } 39. Qf5+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:00:44] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:01:11] } 40. g3?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40... Ne3?! { [%eval 2.92] } { Inaccuracy. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 41. Qh7 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:25:16] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:28:41] } 42. Qh5+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:21:54] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:28:01] } 43. gxf4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:18:57] } 43... Rh8 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:17:05] } 44. Qg5+ { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:09:10] } 44... Bf6 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:17:06] } 45. Qg6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:08:58] } 45... exf4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:01:40] } 46. Kh1 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:08:35] } 46... Be5 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:00:38] } 47. Rg1 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:07:41] } 47... Qxg6 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:01:02] } 48. Rxg6 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:08:07] } 48... Rh3?! { [%eval 4.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 49. Rcc6 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:06:43] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:00:32] } 50. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:06:39] } 50... Rxf3?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 51. Ra7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:07:02] } 51... Kf8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:01:08] } 52. Rc6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:07:11] } 1-0