Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/u48EGloH
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Aronian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2728
Black: Aronyak Ghosh
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2520
Result: 1-0
ECO: C24
Opening: Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
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 1:30:15] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:42] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:38] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:39] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:28] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:46] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:48] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:44] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:30:54] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:37] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:20:10] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:29:40] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:11:55] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:29:53] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:12:12] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:14] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:10] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:06:19] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:01:38] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:06:46] } 15... Qb8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:01:43] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:03:07] } 16... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:08] } 17. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:12] } 17... e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:54:55] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:05] } 18... Bxh2+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:50:22] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:00:28] } 19... g5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:46:21] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:47:57] } 20... gxh4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:45:49] } 21. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:47:49] } 21... hxg3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:43:40] } 22. fxg3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:47:25] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:31:29] } 23. Rcxe4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:41:18] } 23... Nf6?? { [%eval 3.79] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:15] } 24. d6?? { [%eval 0.13] } { Blunder. Rg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:34:57] } 24... Bxg3?? { [%eval 3.86] } { Blunder. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:32] } 25. Rg4+ { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:30:11] } 25... Nxg4?! { [%eval 4.42] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:47] } 26. Qxg4+ { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:30:36] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:18:10] } 27. Qd4+ { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:29:34] } 27... f6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:16:46] } 28. Qd2 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:29:45] } 28... Rf7 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:14:20] } 29. Bxf7 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:28:26] } 29... Kg7?! { [%eval 5.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:20] } 30. Qd3 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:25:08] } 1-0