Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/bp91TCHw
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Grebnev, Aleksey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2617
Black: Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2585
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B51
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow 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 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. a4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:27] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:51] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:23] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:32:18] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:46] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:44] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:54] } 10. axb6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:08] } 10... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:06] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:20] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:47] } 12. Qg5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:40] } 12... Qe8?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:12] } 13. Qh4?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:22] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:06:23] } 14. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:22] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:03:40] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:47] } 15... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:04:01] } 16. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:56:13] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:58] } 17. Qf6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:56:19] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:00:11] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:56:24] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:55:58] } 19. Qh4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:56:48] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:53:02] } 20. Bd1 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:42:50] } 20... g5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:46:26] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:43:13] } 21... h5?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:31] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:43:05] } 22... f5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:44:35] } 23. exf5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:42:35] } 23... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:39:42] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:41:59] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:33:17] } 25. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:41:57] } 25... Rf7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:31:18] } 26. Nc2?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:07] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:25:36] } 27. Nxf6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:36:56] } 27... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:24:50] } 28. b4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:35:21] } 28... cxb4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:23:18] } 29. Nxb4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:35:46] } 29... Raf8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:22:33] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:31:57] } 30... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:16:03] } 31. cxd5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:32:22] } 31... g4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:16:14] } 32. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:31:00] } 32... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:11:53] } 33. Qe4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:27:15] } 33... Nc3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:11:33] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:23:33] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:09:52] } 35. Qe4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:23:58] } 35... Qf7 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:05:34] } 36. f3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:24:22] } 36... Rf4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:04:07] } 37. Qe1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:24:40] } 37... Qg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:04:19] } 38. Qxe5+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:40] } 38... dxe5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:29] } 39. Rxg6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:25:05] } 39... Ne3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:47] } 40. Re1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:31] } 40... Nxd1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:02] } 41. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:25:56] } 41... gxf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:27] } 42. gxf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:26:22] } 42... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:47] } 43. Rh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:42] } 43... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:13] } 44. Rxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:08] } 44... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:21] } 1/2-1/2