Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/3DdUJtF0
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Mishra, Abhimanyu
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2642
Black: Salem, A.R. Saleh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2620
Result: 0-1
ECO: A65
Opening: Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2
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 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:53] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:11] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:02] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:50] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:20] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:36] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:48] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:57] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:58] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:12] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:09] } 10... h4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:16] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:30] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:40] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:20] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:06] } 13. a5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:29] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:01] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:53] } 14... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:51] } 15. axb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:13:23] } 15... c4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:56] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:54:31] } 16... Rxb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:07:44] } 17. Ra2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:50:37] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:02:05] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:43:55] } 18... Nd3+ { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:53:40] } 19. Kf1?! { [%eval -1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:14] } 19... Nxg4 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:39:31] } 20. fxg4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:33:52] } 20... Rxb2 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:36:35] } 21. Bxd3 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:25:31] } 21... Qf6+ { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:29:44] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:23:11] } 22... Qxc3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:26:38] } 23. Rxb2 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:23:35] } 23... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:26:59] } 24. Bxc4?! { [%eval -2.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:07] } 24... Bxg4 { [%eval -2.19] [%clk 0:27:24] } 25. h3?! { [%eval -2.98] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:26] } 25... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:17:28] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:16:54] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:17:37] } 27. Bd3?! { [%eval -4.35] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:37] } 27... Rc3 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:16:04] } 28. Qd1 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:08:59] } 28... Ra3 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:15:28] } 29. Qe2 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:06:49] } 29... Qc3 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:15:04] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:06:00] } 30... Qxd3 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:14:53] } 31. Qxd3 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:06:16] } 31... Rxd3 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:15:21] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:06:28] } 32... Be5 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:14:51] } 33. Rb6 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:04:04] } 33... Ra3 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:13:19] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:03:28] } 34... a5 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:10:57] } 35. Ra6 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:03:29] } 35... a4 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:08:33] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:03:12] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:08:10] } 37. Ra7 { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:03:01] } 37... g5 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:07:36] } 38. Ra8 { [%eval -7.98] [%clk 0:02:56] } 38... g4 { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:06:56] } 39. hxg4 { [%eval -8.08] [%clk 0:03:01] } 39... h3 { [%eval -8.99] [%clk 0:07:19] } 40. Rc8 { [%eval -8.72] [%clk 0:02:51] } 40... Rb3 { [%eval -8.57] [%clk 0:05:52] } 41. Rc2? { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 41... h2 { [%eval -12.84] [%clk 0:05:10] } 42. Rc1 { [%eval -10.84] [%clk 0:03:06] } 42... a3 { [%eval -11.11] [%clk 0:05:28] } 0-1