Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-1/14d7M4pI/VFjljbk1
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Xiong, Jeffery
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2649
Black: Le, Quang Liem
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2729
Result: 0-1
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek 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 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:11] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:39] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:08] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:26] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:59] } 9. h5?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:45] } 9... g5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:33:11] } 10. Bh2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:24:44] } 10... Nh6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:25:03] } 11. Nc1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:24:36] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:20:22] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:22:51] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:20:38] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:13:03] } 13... f5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:18:01] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:13:15] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:15:13] } 15. Bg3?! { [%eval -0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:54] } 15... Ndf6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:15:26] } 16. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:56] } 16... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:11:05] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 1:06:23] } 17... d4 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 1:11:26] } 18. Qxd4 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 1:00:26] } 18... Qxd4 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 1:11:11] } 19. exd4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 1:00:53] } 19... f4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 1:11:21] } 20. Bh2 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 1:01:04] } 20... Bc4 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 1:03:46] } 21. Bg1 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:36:51] } 21... Rfe8+ { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 1:03:35] } 22. Kd2 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:37:19] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 1:03:47] } 23. f3 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:37:41] } 23... Ne3 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 1:03:50] } 24. Bxe3 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:35:10] } 24... fxe3+ { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 1:02:35] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:34:43] } 25... Rxd4 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 1:02:53] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:34:51] } 26... Red8 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:59:31] } 27. Rh3 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:19:02] } 27... Kf7?! { [%eval -1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:58] } 28. Ne4 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:14:59] } 28... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:40:59] } 29. fxe4 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:15:04] } 29... Rxd1+ { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:41:16] } 30. Bxd1 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:15:32] } 30... Rd2 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:41:34] } 31. b3?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:13] } 31... Be6 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:41:31] } 32. Rxe3 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:13:19] } 32... Rxg2 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:39:20] } 33. Be2 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:08:28] } 33... Rh2 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:34:20] } 34. e5?! { [%eval -3.84] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 34... g4 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:34:00] } 35. Kf1 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:01:35] } 35... Rxh5 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:33:59] } 36. Re4 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36... Rf5+ { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:32:12] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:01:01] } 37... h5 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:32:26] } 38. Rb4 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:01:27] } 38... Bc8 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:32:08] } 39. Re4 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:01:30] } 39... Rg5 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:31:59] } 40. a4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... a5 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:31:59] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:29:01] } 41... h4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 1:00:48] } 42. Rf4+ { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:24:32] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 1:00:34] } 43. Bc4 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:24:06] } 43... Be6 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:59:48] } 44. b4 { [%eval -6.69] [%clk 0:21:09] } 44... Bxc4 { [%eval -6.66] [%clk 1:00:04] } 45. Rxc4 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:21:36] } 45... h3+ { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 1:00:16] } 46. Kg1 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:20:30] } 46... g3 { [%eval -6.2] [%clk 1:00:39] } 47. Rh4 { [%eval -6.14] [%clk 0:20:56] } 47... h2+ { [%eval -6.17] [%clk 1:01:00] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:21:24] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 1:00:05] } 49. bxa5 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:21:21] } 49... Rg7 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 1:00:10] } 50. Rh5 { [%eval -7.22] [%clk 0:14:42] } 50... Kd5 { [%eval -7.09] [%clk 1:00:31] } 51. e6+ { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:15:07] } 51... Kxe6 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 1:00:53] } 52. a6 { [%eval -7.49] [%clk 0:15:09] } 52... bxa6 { [%eval -7.24] [%clk 1:01:16] } 53. a5 { [%eval -7.69] [%clk 0:15:35] } 53... Rg6 { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 1:01:27] } 0-1