Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/Avwj3cFi/giM7jBDX
Date: 2025-11-03
White: Rojas Salas, Steven
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2415
Black: Narayanan S L
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2617
Result: 0-1
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
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 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... Bc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6... Nh5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:16:02] } 7. g3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:13:20] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:03] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:37] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:59] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:32] } 9... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:07] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:12:31] } 10... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:15] } 11. Be4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:12:31] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:11:43] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:24] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:51] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:33] } 14. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:45] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:16:30] } 15. Na3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:11:11] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:06] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:32] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:27] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:10:34] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:14:33] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:09:50] } 18... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:14:32] } 19. fxe3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:09:08] } 19... a6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:13:56] } 20. d4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:09:03] } 20... b5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:14:04] } 21. Qf2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:08:40] } 21... cxd4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:12:29] } 22. exd4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:08:21] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:20] } 23. Qf3?! { [%eval -1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:55] } 23... Rd6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:11:51] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:07:31] } 24... h5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:10:50] } 25. h4?! { [%eval -1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:23] } 25... b4 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:10:58] } 26. Nc2 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:06:34] } 26... bxc3 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:11:06] } 27. bxc3 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:06:34] } 27... e5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:10:21] } 28. d5 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:05:21] } 28... e4 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:10:29] } 29. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:04:22] } 29... Ne5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:10:38] } 30. c4 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:04:24] } 30... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:10:16] } 31. Nd4 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:04:14] } 31... Ne5 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:09:51] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:03:38] } 32... Ng4 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:09:51] } 33. Ne2?! { [%eval -2.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 33... Qb6 { [%eval -2.38] [%clk 0:09:05] } 34. Qf3 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:02:53] } 34... Ne3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:08:07] } 35. Rb1 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:02:59] } 35... Qa7 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:08:11] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:02:49] } 36... Qe7 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:07:35] } 37. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:02:55] } 37... Nxg2 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:06:57] } 38. Qxg2 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:02:58] } 38... Re8 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:07:05] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:02:24] } 39... Qe3 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:06:14] } 40. Rbd1 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:01:09] } 40... Rf6?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:14] } 41. d6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:01:17] } 41... Qa7?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:00] } 42. Rf1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:00:47] } 42... Rxf1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:44] } 43. Qxf1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:00:56] } 43... Be5?! { [%eval -0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 44. Ng1?? { [%eval -2.38] } { Blunder. d7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 44... Rd8 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:03:24] } 45. Nf3 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:00:21] } 45... Bxd6 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:03:20] } 46. Ng5 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:00:13] } 46... Qc7 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:03:16] } 47. Kh3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:00:12] } 47... Qd7+?! { [%eval -2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:00:20] } 48... Qb7+ { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:02:28] } 49. Kh3 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:00:21] } 49... Rd7 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:02:00] } 50. Qf6? { [%eval -4.42] } { Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 50... Qc8 { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:01:51] } 51. Rf1?? { [%eval -7.38] } { Blunder. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 51... Be5 { [%eval -6.9] [%clk 0:01:35] } 52. Qf3?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 52... Rd3+?? { [%eval -6.5] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 0-1