Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/rxplAu0E/7xHhT9S4
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Idani, Pouya
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2601
Black: Karthikeyan, Murali
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2662
Result: 1-0
ECO: C56
Opening: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack
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 0:15:19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:27] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:34] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:02] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:40] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:16:07] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:15] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:16:15] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:21] } 9. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:06] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:15:16] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:16:14] } 10... Nxd2?? { [%eval 2.0] } { Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:57] } 11. Qxd2?? { [%eval -0.05] } { Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:14] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:06] } 12. Nb3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:16] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:12] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:41] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:14:03] } 14. Qc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:03] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:13:46] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:45] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:13:43] } 16. Bc5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:13:12] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:09:18] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:08:06] } 17... fxe5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:07:22] } 18. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:06:13] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:07:16] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:04:53] } 19... a5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:05:08] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:04:29] } 20... Be4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:45] } 21. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:04:18] } 21... cxb6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:53] } 22. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:03:50] } 22... Re6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:01:51] } 23. Rxe6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:03:41] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:02:00] } 24. f5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:03:26] } 24... Qf6?! { [%eval 2.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 25. Qxf6 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:03:13] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:02:06] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:03:22] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:02:01] } 27. c3 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:03:30] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:01:48] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:03:39] } 28... h5 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:00:46] } 29. g3 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:03:34] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:00:36] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:03:41] } 30... Rg8?! { [%eval 2.83] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 31. Rf4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:03:19] } 31... Rg5 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:00:26] } 32. Rh4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:02] } 32... Bxf5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:00:16] } 33. Nf3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:02:29] } 33... Bg4?? { [%eval 5.61] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 34. Nxg5 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:02:02] } 34... fxg5 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:00:26] } 35. Rxg4 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:02:11] } 35... hxg4 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:02:20] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:00:23] } 37. b4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:53] } 37... Ke6?? { [%eval 81.25] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 38. bxa5 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:01:55] } 38... bxa5 { [%eval 8.86] [%clk 0:00:18] } 39. c4 { [%eval 60.25] [%clk 0:01:57] } 39... dxc4 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:00:23] } 40. Kxc4 { [%eval 79.85] [%clk 0:02:06] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval 83.08] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Kb5 { [%eval 11.2] [%clk 0:02:15] } 1-0