Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/3F5DvKYg
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Nihal Sarin
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2704
Black: Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2585
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights 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 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:18] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:31] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:27] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:53] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:51] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:04] } 8. e3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:25:54] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:34] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:43] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:29] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:28:33] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:18:46] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:04] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:19:02] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:22] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:16:35] } 13... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:12:30] } 14. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:34] } 14... Bf8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:39] } 15. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:53] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:57] } 16. Na4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:09:32] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:59:19] } 17. Nd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:30] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:57:16] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:08:09] } 18... Bxf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:50:28] } 19. exf4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:05:12] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:46:27] } 20. Rcd1 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:50:49] } 20... Nf8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:41:55] } 21. Nac5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:44:07] } 21... Nd6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:31:43] } 22. Re5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:40:16] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:19:51] } 23. g3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:36:30] } 23... Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:31] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:54] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:57] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:20] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:42] } 26. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:02] } 26... Nd6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:17:46] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:21] } 27... Nf8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:17:00] } 28. Re1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:27:12] } 28... f6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:39] } 29. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:05] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:50] } 30... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:21] } 31. f5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:20:59] } 31... Nf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:04:53] } 32. b4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:20:39] } 32... axb4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:55] } 33. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:21:03] } 33... Re7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:04:23] } 34. Qb3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:19:39] } 34... Qc8 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:04:32] } 35. a5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:17:15] } 35... Nb5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:31] } 36. Qc2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:29] } 36... Nd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:53] } 37. Qb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:08] } 37... Nb5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:18] } 38. Nh4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:04:23] } 38... Qe8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:53] } 39. Nd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:56] } 39... Re2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:01:05] } 40. Nf4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:01:21] } 40... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:38] } 41. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:01:04] } 41... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:23] } 42. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:18:53] } 42... cxb5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:23:44] } 43. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:19:17] } 43... Kh8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:22:56] } 44. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:06] } 44... Qxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:38] } 45. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:09:19] } 45... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:30] } 46. Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:01] } 46... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:30] } 47. Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:13] } 47... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:41] } 48. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:37] } 48... Rxf2+? { [%eval 1.64] } { Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 49. Kxf2 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:04:57] } 49... Qc2+ { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:06:02] } 50. Ke3? { [%eval 0.29] } { Mistake. Ke1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:59] } 50... Qc3+? { [%eval 1.97] } { Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:52] } 51. Ke2 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:05:09] } 51... Qxc7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:06:15] } 52. Qe8+? { [%eval 0.08] } { Mistake. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 52... Kg7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:40] } 53. Qe7+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:14] } 53... Kg8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:08] } 54. Qe6+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:23] } 54... Kg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:35] } 55. Qe7+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:21] } 55... Kg8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:06:00] } 56. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:47] } 56... Qh2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:26] } 57. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:25] } 57... Qg1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:35] } 58. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:48] } 58... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:59] } 59. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 59... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:34] } 60. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:11] } 60... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:06] } 61. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:33] } 61... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 62. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:58] } 62... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:25] } 63. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:22] } 63... Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:45] } 1/2-1/2