Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/l4EmUsjS
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Sevian, Samuel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2701
Black: Najer, Evgeniy
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2610
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E54
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange 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 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:06] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:18] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:07] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:13] } 9... Ba5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:31] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:50] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:27] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:48] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:50] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:46] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:54] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:36] } 13... Bc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:57] } 14. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:23] } 14... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:02] } 15. Bb2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:44] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:07] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:31] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:04:51] } 17. b5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:29:15] } 17... Ne7? { [%eval 1.22] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:29] } 18. exd4?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:59] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:57:31] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:27:39] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:52:56] } 20. a4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:27:46] } 20... Be8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:42:52] } 21. Bh7+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:43:51] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:30] } 22. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:11] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:47] } 23. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:04] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:19] } 24. Qb4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:24:29] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:11] } 25. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:01] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:10:44] } 26. Qb3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:05] } 26... Ba5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:52] } 27. Rec1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:33] } 27... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:53] } 28. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:38] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:06:54] } 29. g3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:40] } 29... Bc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:05:18] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:07:26] } 30... a6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:05:10] } 31. Bb1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 31... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:32] } 32. axb5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:03:29] } 32... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:22] } 33. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:58] } 33... Qd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:44] } 34. Qd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:56] } 34... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 35. h5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:36] } 35... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 36. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 36... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:54] } 37. hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 37... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:30] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 38... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 39. gxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 39... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:01:55] } 40. Rd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:47] } 41. Bc2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:26:46] } 41... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:59] } 42. Bd1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:24:34] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:25] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:32] } 43... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:32] } 44. Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:34] } 1/2-1/2