Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/rxplAu0E/6PuXPOei
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2742
Black: Kantor, Gergely
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2546
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Kangaroo 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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:24] } 2... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:23] } 3. Bd2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:15:30] } 3... a5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:31] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:33] } 4... f5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:15:37] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:13:55] } 5... fxe4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:54] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:13:21] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:01] } 7. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:11:23] } 7... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:09] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:11:31] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:17] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:11:25] } 9... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:12] } 10. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:11:33] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:14:03] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:11:31] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:10] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:11:26] } 12... e4? { [%eval 1.45] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:44] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:11:25] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:12:34] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:08:19] } 14... Qe7? { [%eval 3.24] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:50] } 15. Nd2?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:10:35] } 16. O-O { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:07:16] } 16... Nxc4?! { [%eval 2.81] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:27] } 17. Bxh7+?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:49] } 17... Kxh7 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:10:35] } 18. Nxc4?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:55] } 18... b5?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:22] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:06:14] } 19... Qxe3 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:10:21] } 20. Nxe3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:06:18] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:09:38] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:06:25] } 21... c6 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:09:30] } 22. Nf5 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:06:16] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:09:09] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:06:25] } 23... cxd5?! { [%eval 3.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:13] } 24. Re7 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:06:32] } 24... Kg6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:09:03] } 25. g4 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:05:36] } 25... Bc6 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:08:34] } 26. Rxg7+ { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:05:31] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:08:43] } 27. f4 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:05:37] } 27... d4 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:08:09] } 28. Rh7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:05:44] } 28... Bf3 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:06:47] } 29. h3 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:05:05] } 29... d3 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:06:06] } 30. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:05:10] } 30... Be2 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:05:59] } 31. Rd6+ { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:04:40] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:06:08] } 32. g5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:04:39] } 32... Re8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:33] } 33. Kf2?? { [%eval 4.97] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. g6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 33... b4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 34. axb4?? { [%eval 5.37] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. g6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:06] } 34... axb4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 35. h4?? { [%eval 5.21] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. g6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 35... b3?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:39] } 36. Ng3?? { [%eval 5.36] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. g6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:53] } 36... Bd1 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:04:59] } 37. Rxd3 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:03:55] } 37... Bc2 { [%eval 5.99] [%clk 0:05:08] } 38. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:04:04] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:05:17] } 39. Rd2 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:03:56] } 39... Ra8 { [%eval 5.8] [%clk 0:05:18] } 40. f5+ { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:04:01] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:05:09] } 41. f6 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:04:05] } 41... Kf4 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:05:07] } 42. Rd4+ { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:03:58] } 42... Ke5 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:05:16] } 43. Rb4 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:04:06] } 43... Rg8 { [%eval 6.73] [%clk 0:03:31] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:04:07] } 44... Rd8 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:03:36] } 45. f7 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:03:38] } 45... Rf8 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:03:30] } 46. Rf4 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:03:43] } 46... Bg6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:03:35] } 47. Rf6 { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:03:26] } 47... Bxf7 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:03:35] } 48. Ne4 { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:03:21] } 48... Rh8 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:03:35] } 49. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:03:23] } 49... Rxh4 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:03:42] } 50. Nd2 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:03:19] } 50... Rh6?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:17] } 1-0