Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/8k7M9jNT
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Abasov, Nijat
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2587
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 0-1
ECO: C58
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line
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 1:30:44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:28] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:10] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7. dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:36] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:18] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8... Nd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:18] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:29] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:33:32] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:06] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:35] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:04] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:23] } 12... Qf6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:29:49] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:47] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:51] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:13] } 14... Nf4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:54] } 15. Bf1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:34:37] } 15... g4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:41] } 16. c5?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:35:05] } 16... gxf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:36] } 17. cxd6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:24] } 17... fxg2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:58] } 18. Bxg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:35:51] } 18... Nd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:45] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:35:41] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:45] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:36:05] } 20... f4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:21] } 21. Qg4+ { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:58] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:39] } 22. Re7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:33:21] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:53:17] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:48] } 23... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:45:47] } 24. Qxg8+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:08] } 24... Rxg8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:46:09] } 25. dxe7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:32] } 25... f3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:42:24] } 26. e8=Q { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:01] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:42:47] } 27. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:20:27] } 27... c5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:32:35] } 28. Bg2?! { [%eval -1.35] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:16] } 28... Nc6?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:03] } 29. b3?! { [%eval -1.75] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:02] } 29... Nd4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:22:48] } 30. Ba3 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:48:25] } 30... Nc2 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:18:34] } 31. Bxc5 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:48:37] } 31... Nxc5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:18:52] } 32. Nxc5?! { [%eval -3.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:15] } 32... Nxa1 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:14:26] } 33. Nxa6 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:46:38] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:14:53] } 34. b4 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:45:11] } 34... Rxd2 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 35. a4 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:45:36] } 35... Rd4 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:14:27] } 36. a5 { [%eval -3.72] [%clk 0:44:26] } 36... Nc2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:13:58] } 37. Bf1 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:36:23] } 37... Nxb4 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:13:55] } 38. Nxb4 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:36:50] } 38... Rxb4 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:14:16] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:37:04] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:14:18] } 40. Kg3 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:36:23] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:13:55] } 41. a6 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:29:51] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:13:36] } 42. Be2 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 42... Ra4?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rb3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:11] } 43. Kg2 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:23:47] } 43... Kh4 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:07:58] } 44. Kf3?! { [%eval -5.3] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:20] } 44... Kh3 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:06:31] } 45. Bb5 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:22:48] } 45... Rb4 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:06:27] } 46. Bd3 { [%eval -6.35] [%clk 0:23:08] } 46... h5 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:06:17] } 0-1