Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--semifinals/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/SDOEWNnt/zqR2nBZX
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2681
Black: Wei, Yi
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2752
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
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 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:49] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:59] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:58] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:06] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:03] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:13] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:11] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:16] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:19] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:21] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:14] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:26] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:23] } 12. Ba4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:34] } 12... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:16:30] } 13. Nd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:16:30] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:34] } 14. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:16:24] } 14... Qxf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:40] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:32] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:55] } 16. Bd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:13:32] } 16... c6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:26] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:31] } 17... Nc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:12:33] } 18. Qd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:13:01] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:12:25] } 19. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:12:16] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:30] } 20. Bg4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:12:24] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:11:37] } 21. Bxe6+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:10:49] } 21... Rxe6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:11:22] } 22. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:48] } 22... d5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:51] } 23. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:10] } 23... fxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:59] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:09:19] } 24... a5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:14] } 25. a4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:08:35] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:08:03] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:06:17] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:06:43] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:06:22] } 27... e5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:06:05] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:04:45] } 28... e4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:03:43] } 29. Ka2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:04:55] } 29... Re8 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:15] } 30. f3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:03:31] } 30... Bh4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:03:23] } 31. Re2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:29] } 31... Bg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 32. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:49] } 32... Be5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:04] } 33. Re3? { [%eval -1.36] } { Mistake. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 33... Bf4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 34. Re2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:02:08] } 34... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Re3?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:17] } 35... Bf4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 36. Re2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:26] } 36... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:29] } 1/2-1/2