Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/HjIi0vPz/xc2E6UDZ
Date: 2025-11-13
White: Keymer, Vincent
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2773
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy 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 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:43] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:52] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:01] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:01] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:16:10] } 7... Rb8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:10] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:18] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:16:18] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:16:27] } 9... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:27] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:36] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:16:36] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:45] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:32] } 12. Qf2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:53] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:16:34] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:17:01] } 13... c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:12] } 14. Ba2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:17:10] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:21] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:17:18] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:25] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:54] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:27] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:13:20] } 17... Ned7?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:35] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:12:36] } 18... h6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:12:08] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:10:54] } 19... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:10:08] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:10:47] } 20... Qb8?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:56] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:09:08] } 21... b3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:06:41] } 22. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:08:41] } 22... fxe6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:06:50] } 23. cxb3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:08:45] } 23... cxb3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:06:57] } 24. Bb1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:08:54] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:04:38] } 25. Bd3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:07:56] } 25... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:04:13] } 26. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:08:04] } 26... d5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:03:53] } 27. Qxa6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:06:31] } 27... dxe4?! { [%eval 1.82] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:02] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:05:13] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:04:11] } 29. f4 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:04:55] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:04:13] } 30. Qe5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:04:34] } 30... Qc8 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:02:56] } 31. Rac1? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:42] } 31... Qc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:54] } 32. Qb5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:16] } 32... Qf7?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 33. a5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:00:36] } 33... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:01:51] } 34. Rb1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 34... Ra2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:01:45] } 35. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:14] } 35... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 36. Qxf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:18] } 36... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:01] } 37. Rb4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:15] } 37... Nd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:01:35] } 38. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:16] } 38... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 1/2-1/2