Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/aOWIU4A5
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Oparin, Grigoriy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2660
Black: Dardha, Daniel
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2598
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B81
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres 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 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:37] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:13] } 6. g4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:10] } 7. Rg1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:45] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:33] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:47] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:30:05] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:18] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:21:51] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:26:57] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:21:52] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:26:17] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:11:55] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:23:55] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:08:24] } 13. h4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:07:57] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:54:21] } 14. g5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:00:52] } 14... Nxe4?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:30] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:01:17] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:45:56] } 16. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:01:42] } 16... Qxa2 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:43:15] } 17. Bc4?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:50] } 17... Qa1+ { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:42:35] } 18. Kd2 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:39:44] } 18... Qa5+ { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:37:27] } 19. Ke2 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:40:00] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:31:26] } 20. hxg5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:26:38] } 20... Qf5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:25:30] } 21. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:27:00] } 21... exf5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:25:56] } 22. Rh1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:22:07] } 22... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:25:21] } 23. Rxh1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:22:34] } 23... c5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:24:59] } 24. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:16:43] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:25:21] } 25. Rh7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:17:10] } 25... Bf8 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:21:26] } 26. Bxf7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:17:35] } 26... Be4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:20:55] } 27. f4?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:33] } 27... Bxc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:03] } 28. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:59] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:13:07] } 29. Bc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:55] } 29... Bb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:07] } 30. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:17] } 30... Bxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:15] } 31. Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:43] } 31... Bxf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:44] } 32. Rxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:08] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:11] } 33. Rf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:25] } 33... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:37] } 34. Rxf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:59] } 34... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:03] } 35. Rf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:31] } 35... Rxb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:27] } 36. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:59] } 36... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:46] } 37. g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:24] } 37... Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:01] } 38. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:45] } 38... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:21] } 39. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:05] } 39... Kxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:45] } 40. Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:34] } 40... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:03] } 41. Rxc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:02] } 41... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:27] } 42. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:30] } 42... Rxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:50] } 1/2-1/2