Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/h1dcl80d
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Murzin, Volodar
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2655
Black: Meier, Georg
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2596
Result: 0-1
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:24] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:27] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:42] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:15] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:52] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:01] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:27:42] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:03] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:24:02] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:50] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:22:43] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:06:19] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:07:35] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:56:30] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:59:39] } 12. Nf5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:52:01] } 12... Bf8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:00:06] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:47:53] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:55:48] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:28:03] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:41:46] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:27:48] } 15... Re6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:37:12] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:24:46] } 16... Qc8?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:11] } 17. Be2?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 17... c4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:29:24] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:17:33] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:29:36] } 19. Nd6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:16:00] } 19... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:29:53] } 20. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:16:25] } 20... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:28:01] } 21. a3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:11] } 21... Bc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:14:39] } 22. a4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:59] } 22... Qb7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:13:07] } 23. axb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:02:48] } 23... axb5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:11:58] } 24. Bb4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:03:15] } 24... Nb6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:55] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:49] } 25... Na4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:07:40] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:03:02] } 26... Qc8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:46] } 27. Ne2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:37] } 27... Ne4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:57] } 28. Qh2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:41] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:01] } 29. Bg4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:01:51] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:02] } 30. Bh5 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:02:15] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:00:58] } 31. b3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:01:47] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:00:45] } 32. Qf4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:01:37] } 32... Nf6 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:00:54] } 33. Bf3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:01:55] } 33... Bf5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:01:14] } 34. Rbc1 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:02:16] } 34... Be4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:01:29] } 35. Bg4?? { [%eval -2.46] } { Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 35... Qb7 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:01:17] } 36. Ng3 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:01:21] } 36... Ra2? { [%eval -1.31] } { Mistake. cxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 37. Bd6?! { [%eval -2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 37... Nxg4 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:00:38] } 38. Qxg4 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:01:16] } 38... Bg6 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. bxc4?! { [%eval -2.8] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 39... Nxc4 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:00:58] } 40. Bb4 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... Ra4?! { [%eval -2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41. Be1? { [%eval -3.78] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 41... b4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:27:04] } 42. h4 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:30:43] } 42... b3 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:18:42] } 43. h5 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:31:01] } 43... Bh7 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:18:52] } 44. Nf5?! { [%eval -4.91] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:55] } 44... Bxf5 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:19:03] } 45. Qxf5 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:31:21] } 45... b2 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:19:17] } 46. Rb1 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:31:46] } 46... Na3 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:17:48] } 47. Bc3 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:30:35] } 47... Nxb1 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:16:11] } 48. Rxb1 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:31:01] } 48... Qc8 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:16:25] } 0-1