Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/BFvNfIoh
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2732
Black: Ghosh, Diptayan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2573
Result: 0-1
ECO: C88
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
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 1:30:36] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:24] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:27] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:53] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:15] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:17] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:40] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:12] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:34:05] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:05] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:52] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:29] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:08] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:16:26] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:20:42] } 15. h3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:10:04] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:05:31] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:00:41] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:03:08] } 17. Nd2?! { [%eval -1.63] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:02] } 17... Bd4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:55:15] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:53:53] } 18... Bxb2 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:49:11] } 19. Bxb2 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:54:12] } 19... Rxd2 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:49:37] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:54:35] } 20... Rdd8 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:46:08] } 21. f4 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:52:13] } 21... exf4 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:39:48] } 22. Qxf4 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:50:40] } 22... c5 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:39:37] } 23. Bd5 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:50:58] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:32:23] } 24. exd5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:47:56] } 24... Qd6 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:32:43] } 25. Qg4 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:44:00] } 25... Qg6 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:32:16] } 26. Qxg6?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:18] } 26... hxg6 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:31:51] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:44:42] } 27... Rd7 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:28:34] } 28. d6 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:44:25] } 28... Rfd8 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:25:51] } 29. Be5 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:42:33] } 29... Bb7 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:24:23] } 30. Bg3 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:37:15] } 30... Bc6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:22:49] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:31:22] } 31... f6 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:20:48] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -3.49] [%clk 0:28:59] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:21:03] } 33. h4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:29:21] } 33... c4 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:18:40] } 34. Red1 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:27:14] } 34... Re8 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:15:44] } 35. Bf4 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:26:04] } 35... c3 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:14:25] } 36. g3 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:25:38] } 36... Re6 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:13:56] } 37. Rd4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:25:29] } 37... g5 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:13:32] } 38. hxg5 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:25:53] } 38... fxg5 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:13:58] } 39. Bxg5 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:26:15] } 39... Rdxd6 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:12:10] } 40. Rc4 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:26:41] } 40... Rd5 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:11:44] } 41. Be3 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:26:58] } 41... Rde5 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:08:39] } 42. Rf1 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:25:50] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:07:09] } 43. g4 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:25:45] } 43... Rxe3 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:02:57] } 44. Rxc6 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:26:09] } 44... Re2+ { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:03:21] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:26:30] } 45... Rxc6 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:03:38] } 46. Kxe2 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:26:55] } 46... Rd6 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:04:06] } 0-1