Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/bOctxdD1
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Bacrot, Etienne
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2627
Black: Grandelius, Nils
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2661
Result: 1-0
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk 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 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:04] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:06] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:25] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:41] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:53] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:36] } 8... dxe4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:39] } 9. axb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:18] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:15:06] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:21] } 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:11:07] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:18] } 12. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:11:31] } 12... Ra7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:37] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:05:52] } 13... axb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:26] } 14. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:05:49] } 14... Bxa7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:49] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:04] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:10:59] } 16. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:40:31] } 16... fxg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:56:55] } 17. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:28:46] } 17... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:57:20] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:29:11] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:34:59] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:26:33] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:27:18] } 20. gxf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:27:00] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:27:37] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:35] } 21... Ke6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:24:54] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:00] } 22... Rd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:23:32] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:25:14] } 23... b4? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:19] } 24. cxb4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:19:24] } 24... Rb3 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:14:14] } 25. Re4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:19:27] } 25... h5?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:41] } 26. Rc4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:06:23] } 26... Bb6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:07:07] } 27. h3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:05:18] } 27... h4?? { [%eval 3.37] } { Blunder. Kd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 28. Re4 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:04:52] } 28... Ba7 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:02:06] } 29. Be3 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:04:43] } 29... Bxe3 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:02:06] } 30. fxe3 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:05:06] } 30... Rxb2+ { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:01:34] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:05:34] } 31... Rh2 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32. Kg4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:05:22] } 32... Re2 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:00:54] } 33. Kxh4 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:03:24] } 33... Kf5?! { [%eval 6.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 34. e6 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:03:04] } 34... g5+ { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:01:46] } 35. fxg5 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:03:21] } 1-0