Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/bRwhz6Xx
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Saric, Ivan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2660
Black: Daneshvar, Bardiya
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2602
Result: 1-0
ECO: C49
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish 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. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:12] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:49] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:15] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:39] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:23:19] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:39] } 9... exf4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:50] } 10. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:00] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:41] } 11. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:08] } 11... Nfxd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:16:07] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:10] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:03:31] } 13. Nf1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:50] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:01:02] } 14. Rf2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:14:36] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:59:30] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:13:18] } 15... c6?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:05] } 16. Be3?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:33] } 16... d5?! { [%eval 1.69] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:24] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:05:55] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:54:33] } 18. Bc5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:55:19] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:35:54] } 19. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:55:28] } 19... axb6 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:36:21] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:55:33] } 20... dxc4 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:36:46] } 21. Qxf7+ { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:55:42] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:37:11] } 22. Qxc4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:55:17] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:33:53] } 23. Rxf8+ { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:53:15] } 23... Qxf8 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:34:18] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:45:33] } 24... Re8?! { [%eval 2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:04] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:40:11] } 25... Qc5 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:31:29] } 26. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:39:40] } 26... bxc5 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:31:52] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:38:02] } 27... b5 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:32:19] } 28. a3 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:37:52] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:32:07] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:36:12] } 29... Rb8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:32:09] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:29:51] } 30... Nc6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:32:31] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:29:57] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:31:38] } 32. Nd5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:14:51] } 32... Kf7?! { [%eval 2.17] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:29] } 33. Nc3?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:13] } 33... b4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:25:54] } 34. Ne4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:08:01] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:26:08] } 35. axb4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:05:09] } 35... cxb4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:26:36] } 36. Nc5?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:18] } 36... Ke7?! { [%eval 1.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:25] } 37. Rf1 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:05:00] } 37... Na5?! { [%eval 1.98] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:53] } 38. Rf4 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:04:17] } 38... Kd6?! { [%eval 2.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:24] } 39. Ne4+ { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:04:43] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:18:46] } 40. Rf7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:01:55] } 40... Nc6 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:15:31] } 41. Rc7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:22:34] } 41... Kd5 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:44:11] } 42. c4+ { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:16:23] } 42... Kd4?! { [%eval 4.18] } { Inaccuracy. bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:44:34] } 43. Rxc6?? { [%eval 0.03] } { Blunder. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 43... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:49] } 44. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:58] } 44... Kxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:15] } 45. Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:42] } 45... Rxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:11] } 46. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:53] } 46... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:09] } 47. c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:08] } 47... Rc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:26] } 48. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:18] } 48... b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:26] } 49. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:05] } 49... g6?? { [%eval 2.42] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:25] } 50. Ne2 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:11:37] } 50... g5?! { [%eval 3.93] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:18] } 51. Nc1+ { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:10:56] } 51... Kd4?? { [%eval 49.95] } { Blunder. Kc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:17] } 52. Nxb3+ { [%eval 18.57] [%clk 0:10:23] } 52... Kd5 { [%eval 11.74] [%clk 0:10:40] } 53. Kxc2 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:10:12] } 53... Kxe6 { [%eval 43.62] [%clk 0:11:06] } 54. Nd4+ { [%eval 41.21] [%clk 0:10:13] } 54... Kd6 { [%eval 65.72] [%clk 0:11:01] } 55. Kd3 { [%eval 52.66] [%clk 0:10:32] } 55... h5 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:11:19] } 56. Kc4 { [%eval 56.78] [%clk 0:10:20] } 56... g4?! { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:26] } 57. Kb5 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:10:28] } 57... Kc7 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:10:47] } 58. Nf5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:10:33] } 1-0