Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-1/JKQGyfeO/5SEuobbG
Date: 2025-11-10
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2681
Black: Keymer, Vincent
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2773
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C50
Opening: Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
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 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:33] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:30] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:47] } 8. Qe1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:46] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:17:10] } 9. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:43] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:17:28] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:05] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:17:54] } 11. fxe3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:29] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:17:43] } 12. Qc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:30] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:10:22] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:47] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:05:17] } 14. a6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:19:37] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:57] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:47] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:22] } 16. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:12] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:46] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:01:06] } 17... Rab8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:49:36] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:17] } 18... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:08] } 19. c4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:40:32] } 19... bxc4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:38:52] } 20. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:40:50] } 20... Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:12] } 21. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:02] } 21... Rbb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:18] } 22. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:19] } 22... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:22] } 23. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:19] } 23... Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:06] } 24. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:04] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:25:27] } 25. Rg3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:20:35] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:20:25] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:44] } 26... Nb4?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Rbe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:56] } 27. Rf4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:11] } 27... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:13:25] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:11:11] } 28... Qh5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:13:52] } 29. Rf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:11:25] } 29... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:40] } 30. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:22] } 30... Qh5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:11:08] } 31. Rf4?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 1/2-1/2