Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/XqliIMDi
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2681
Black: Abasov, Nijat
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2587
Result: 1-0
ECO: C55
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
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 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:54] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:36] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:37] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:32] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:36] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:56] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:02] } 11. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:00] } 11... Qd6?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:17] } 12. Rb1?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:06] } 12... O-O-O?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:36] } 13. b4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:10:34] } 13... Bxf3?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Rde8 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:16] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:10:40] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:41:42] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 1:00:49] } 15... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:41:44] } 16. c3 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:01:16] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:39:18] } 17. d4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:41:57] } 17... Bd6?? { [%eval 4.25] } { Blunder. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:31] } 18. Ba6 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:36:46] } 18... c6 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:32:09] } 19. b5 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:37:09] } 19... c5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:24:36] } 20. b6 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:37:03] } 20... bxa6 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:24:58] } 21. bxa7 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:37:01] } 21... Qxa7 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:24:55] } 22. Qc6+ { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:37:17] } 22... Bc7 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:24:52] } 23. Qe6+ { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:37:33] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:25:16] } 24. dxc5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:37:58] } 24... Qxc5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:22:09] } 25. Qxa6+ { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:38:12] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:22:35] } 26. Qa8+ { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:38:35] } 1-0