Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/b1P56unA
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Grandelius, Nils
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2661
Black: Damaj, Mohammed
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2112
Result: 1-0
ECO: A07
Opening: King's Indian 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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:36] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2... Nd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:19] } 3... Nb6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:53] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:37] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:24:17] } 6. Nh4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:31] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:22:44] } 7. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:26] } 7... exf5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:21:49] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:48] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:15:45] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:17:31] } 9... c6?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:48] } 10. f3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:05:13] } 10... Rd8 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:05:33] } 11. Bh3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:58:02] } 11... g6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:04:09] } 12. e4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:57:29] } 12... dxe4 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:02:11] } 13. fxe4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:57:24] } 13... Qxd4+ { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 1:01:05] } 14. Qxd4 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:57:36] } 14... Rxd4 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:01:27] } 15. exf5 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:57:45] } 15... Nfd5 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:47:16] } 16. Re1+ { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:50:10] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:43:32] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:46:51] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:42:10] } 18. c3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:43:57] } 18... Rd3?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:41] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:36:50] } 19... Rf3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:40:22] } 20. c4 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:36:08] } 20... Rxf1+ { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:28:34] } 21. Kxf1?! { [%eval 2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:34] } 21... Nxc4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:27:38] } 22. b3 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:29:42] } 22... Ncb6 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:23:22] } 23. f6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:26:15] } 23... Nxf6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:21:54] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:24:34] } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:18:15] } 25. Bxh8 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:22:58] } 25... f5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:18:05] } 26. g4 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:11:36] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:18:14] } 27. gxf5 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:11:58] } 27... gxf5 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:18:21] } 28. Rad1 { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:12:08] } 28... Bd6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:15:00] } 29. Re2 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:09:36] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:11:46] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:08:17] } 30... Nf4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:09:12] } 31. Re3 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:07:43] } 31... a6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:08:55] } 32. Rf3 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:05:22] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:08:07] } 33. Bb2 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:05:05] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:04:27] } 34. Rh3 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:04:51] } 34... h5 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:03:55] } 35. Bd4 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:01:42] } 35... c5 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:01:45] } 36. Bf2 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:01:12] } 36... Ndf6 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:01:25] } 37. Bg1 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:01:00] } 37... b5 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:01:02] } 38. Rc1 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:00:48] } 38... c4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:00:47] } 39. bxc4 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:01:02] } 39... bxc4 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:00:43] } 40. Bd4 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:00:48] } 40... Bf4?! { [%eval 3.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. Be3 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:22:44] } 41... Nd5 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:26:58] } 42. Bxf4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:22:04] } 42... Nxf4 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:27:21] } 43. Re3 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:15:09] } 43... Nd5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:22:02] } 44. Ra3 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:15:13] } 44... Nf4 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:12:12] } 45. Rxa6+ { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:11:05] } 45... Kd5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:12:29] } 46. Ra5+ { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:10:28] } 46... Kd4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:12:37] } 47. Rxf5 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:10:10] } 47... Nd3 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:12:53] } 48. Rc2 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:10:21] } 48... c3 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:07:30] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:09:07] } 49... Nb4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:07:14] } 50. Kd1 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:09:31] } 50... Ke3 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:03:14] } 51. Rxh5 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:09:27] } 51... Nd3 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:02:53] } 52. Rh3+ { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:09:36] } 52... Kd4 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:03:12] } 53. Rh4 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:09:40] } 1-0