Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/vLMnoCct
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Xiong, Jeffery
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2649
Black: Li, Yiheng
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1994
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams 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 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. Nde2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:02] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:39] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:07] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:03] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:14] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:54] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:01] } 11. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:18] } 11... Ra7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:19] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:17] } 12... Rb7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:16] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:11] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:53] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:26] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:18] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:39] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:44] } 16. g4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:26] } 16... h4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:02:20] } 17. Rhg1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:43] } 17... Nh7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:53:15] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:02] } 18... exf4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:51:33] } 19. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:29:09] } 19... Rd7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:46:22] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:44] } 20... Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:40:04] } 21. Rgf1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:16:36] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:36:27] } 22. Qf2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:00:56] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:33:03] } 23. Bb6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:00:52] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:26:37] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:51:37] } 24... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:24:56] } 25. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:52:03] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:19:43] } 26. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:00] } 26... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:03] } 27. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:57] } 27... Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:32] } 28. Kb2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:47:32] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:52] } 29. Qb6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:47:47] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:49] } 30. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:47:16] } 30... Rexd8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:35] } 31. e5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:47:37] } 31... Nc7?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:45] } 32. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:40:17] } 32... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:05:09] } 33. exd6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:40:45] } 33... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:05:29] } 34. Kc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:41:10] } 34... Ne6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:29] } 35. Rf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:39:42] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:01:52] } 36. Kb4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:39:33] } 36... g5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:00:55] } 37. Ka5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:34:25] } 37... Nf4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:00:40] } 38. Bf1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:34:51] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:00:38] } 39. b4?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:21] } 39... Rc6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. a4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:32:21] } 40... bxa4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:00:35] } 41. c4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:28:48] } 41... f5?? { [%eval 2.64] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:14] } 42. gxf5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:58:08] } 42... Rf6 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:13:11] } 43. c5?! { [%eval 2.28] } { Inaccuracy. Kxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:41] } 43... Rxf5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:12:15] } 44. Rf3 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:49:50] } 44... Rf6?! { [%eval 3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:19] } 45. Bxa6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:44:12] } 45... Re6 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:00:34] } 46. b5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:41:09] } 46... Re5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:00:32] } 47. c6? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:42] } 47... Kd6?! { [%eval 2.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 48. Bb7 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:35:38] } 48... Kc7?? { [%eval 4.86] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 49. Ka6 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:35:51] } 49... Nd5?! { [%eval 6.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 50. b6+ { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:33:30] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:00:33] } 51. Ka7 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:29:53] } 51... Re7?! { [%eval 8.48] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 52. Rd3 { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 0:30:07] } 52... Re8 { [%eval 12.67] [%clk 0:00:08] } 53. c7 { [%eval 11.56] [%clk 0:30:29] } 1-0