Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/GbIUKq55
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Keymer, Vincent
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2773
Black: Kovalev, Vladislav
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2557
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 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Nb6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:40] } 5. Nh4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:05] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:46] } 6. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:57] } 6... exf5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:20:33] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:24:22] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:52] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:17:49] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:58] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:06:29] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:09:07] } 10. b3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:00:48] } 10... Qf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:56:30] } 11. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:59:59] } 11... h5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:56:10] } 12. h4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:57:48] } 12... f4?? { [%eval 1.67] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:19] } 13. gxf4 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:52:32] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:45:17] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:52:20] } 14... Nf5?! { [%eval 2.67] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:43] } 15. e4 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:51:41] } 15... Nxh4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:39:31] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:51:23] } 16... c5?! { [%eval 3.41] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:37] } 17. e5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:49:09] } 17... Qc6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:30:59] } 18. dxc5 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:47:15] } 18... Qxc5 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:29:58] } 19. a4 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:46:31] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:15:56] } 20. a5 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:41:59] } 20... Na8 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:15:56] } 21. Ra4 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:38:29] } 21... a6 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:09:27] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:34:21] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:06:03] } 23. Bf1 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:33:57] } 23... g5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:05:36] } 24. Kd1 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:32:33] } 24... Ng6 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:04:23] } 25. Nf5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:32:00] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:02:57] } 26. Ba3+ { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:30:20] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:03:23] } 27. Bd6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:30:15] } 27... Qc6 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:03:07] } 28. Be7 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:28:58] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:00:56] } 29. Bxg5 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:28:57] } 29... Nc7 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:00:55] } 30. Nxg7 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:28:07] } 30... Nb5 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:01:19] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:22:45] } 31... Nc3 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:01:00] } 32. Rd4 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:22:52] } 32... Qc5 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:00:47] } 33. Bh3 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:22:23] } 33... Rc6 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:00:52] } 34. b4 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:22:20] } 34... Qa7 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:00:42] } 35. Bd7 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:21:45] } 35... Nb5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:00:31] } 36. Nf5 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:21:49] } 1-0