Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/FXK8oVIz
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Van Foreest, Jorden
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2693
Black: Sarana, Alexey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2675
Result: 1-0
ECO: C55
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
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 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:19] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:23] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:13] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:35] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:30] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:02] } 10... Bf8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:04] } 11. g4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:19:24] } 11... Nh7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:44] } 12. Kh2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:18:48] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:17:14] } 13. Rg1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:17:43] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:14:03] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:14:53] } 14... Ng5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:10:47] } 15. Nd2?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:12] } 15... Nh7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:09:51] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:06:35] } 16... Ng5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:10:16] } 17. Nh4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:03:52] } 17... Nh7 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:54:34] } 18. Nf5?? { [%eval -0.33] } { Blunder. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:03:33] } 18... Bg5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:54:54] } 19. Bb5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:52:45] } 19... Bd7? { [%eval 0.73] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:48] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:51:38] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:44:02] } 21. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:47:41] } 21... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:44:30] } 22. h4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:48:04] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:41:14] } 23. exd5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:47:13] } 23... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:41:38] } 24. fxe3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:47:15] } 24... e4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:33:18] } 25. dxe4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:46:20] } 25... Re5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:33:43] } 26. g5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:46:30] } 26... hxg5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:33:29] } 27. Qh3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:38:28] } 27... Qd8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:23:17] } 28. Rg4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:32:37] } 28... f6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:20:51] } 29. Rh1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:31:50] } 29... Qe8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:57] } 30. hxg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:25:08] } 30... fxg5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:11:26] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:20:41] } 31... Qg6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:51] } 32. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:10] } 32... Rae8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:57] } 33. Rxh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:54] } 33... Qxh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:25] } 34. Rxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:18] } 34... Kh8?? { [%eval 7.09] } { Blunder. R8e7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:19] } 35. Rh5 { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 0:19:51] } 35... g6?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:16] } 36. Qxg6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:19:09] } 1-0