Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/7arSq1wf
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2656
Black: Indjic, Aleksandar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2635
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E20
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation
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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:35] } 5. dxc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:17] } 5... Na6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:30] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:19] } 6... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:18] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:47] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:58] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:16:47] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:09] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:14] } 9... Nce4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:07:15] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:10:32] } 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:07:17] } 11. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:10:59] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:07:06] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:58:25] } 12... b6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:07:30] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:58:50] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:07:57] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:59:14] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:08:22] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:58:45] } 15... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:07:22] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:50:10] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:02:25] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:49:57] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:50:46] } 18. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:48:38] } 18... Qb7+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:49:39] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:46] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:39] } 20. Nb3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:28:39] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:47:33] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:26:56] } 21... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:46:42] } 22. Qxb7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:26:52] } 22... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:47:08] } 23. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:27:16] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:47:34] } 24. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:26] } 24... Rcc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:16] } 25. Rd6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:24:34] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:47:37] } 26. b3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:19:46] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:45:56] } 27. c5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:17:19] } 27... Rxc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:46:07] } 28. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:17:44] } 28... Rxd7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:46:32] } 29. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:18:09] } 29... Rc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:46:54] } 30. Ra7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:18:26] } 30... Rxb3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:47:19] } 31. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:18:52] } 31... b4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:47:43] } 1/2-1/2