Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/5xGjteDw/Fj2ZJ3Z1
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Bacrot, Etienne
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2627
Black: Grandelius, Nils
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk 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 0:15:19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:42] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:46] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:53] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:05] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:55] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:16:11] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:16:01] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:16:13] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:16:01] } 10. dxc5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:10] } 10... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:50] } 11. Bxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:48] } 11... exf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:52] } 12. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:56] } 12... e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:13] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:16:04] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:48] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:15:31] } 14... exf3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:12:46] } 15. gxf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:15:39] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:12:34] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:14:41] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:12:05] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:41] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:47] } 18. Kf2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:49] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:36] } 19. Bxc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:45] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:09:36] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:09] } 20... bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:03] } 21. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:18] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:01] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:08:08] } 22... Nxe4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:04] } 23. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:16] } 23... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:54] } 24. Rd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:06:51] } 24... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:42] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 25... Bc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:04:46] } 26. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:30] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:54] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:06:38] } 1/2-1/2