Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--semifinals/game-1/DwPApVNX/L6HKkOz6
Date: 2025-11-20
White: Wei, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2752
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2681
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
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 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:32] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:50] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:00] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:20:38] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:20:44] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:32] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:20:33] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:54] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:05:55] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:36] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:02:07] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:27:57] } 12. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:01] } 12... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:10] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:56:21] } 13... f6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:03:35] } 14. g4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:51:13] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:02:39] } 15. g5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:50:46] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:01:14] } 16. Rhf1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:45:58] } 16... Bc8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:30] } 17. gxf6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:37:26] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:58:24] } 18. c3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:37:25] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:53:39] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:25:02] } 19... f5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:49:18] } 20. Nb3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:25:19] } 20... Rg4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:44:24] } 21. h5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:22:49] } 21... Rh4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:41:14] } 22. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:13:33] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:40:06] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:14:00] } 23... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:40:10] } 24. Rf4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:11:52] } 24... Rh3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:32:55] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:12:17] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:32:18] } 26. e4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:12:38] } 26... fxe4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:25:45] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:08:03] } 27... Qxh5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:20:39] } 28. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:04:36] } 28... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:38] } 29. Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:25] } 29... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 30. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:52] } 30... Ka7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:30] } 31. Qa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:52] } 31... bxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:45] } 32. Rd7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:16] } 32... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:57] } 33. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:41] } 33... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:18] } 1/2-1/2