Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/MRlP2ZH6
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Cheparinov, Ivan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2626
Black: Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2360
Result: 1-0
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk 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. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:05] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:17] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:05] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:23] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:21] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:59] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:05] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:26] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:21] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:34] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:40] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:32] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:28] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:52] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:25:28] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:11] } 12... Na5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:57:50] } 13. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:21] } 13... cxb6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:58:11] } 14. Ba2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:01] } 14... bxa4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:54:33] } 15. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:29:42] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:59] } 16. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:23:37] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:44:48] } 17. Qa3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:23:59] } 17... Nb7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:42:12] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:21:24] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:37:26] } 19. g3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:27] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:36:08] } 20. exf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:04] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:35:51] } 21. Bb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:58:56] } 21... Bxb1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:22:14] } 22. Raxb1 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:59:13] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:21:57] } 23. c4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:48:01] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:18:31] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:26:19] } 24... b5?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:13] } 25. Nh4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:26] } 25... Rac8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:40] } 26. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:39] } 26... bxc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:38] } 27. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:19:29] } 27... Qb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:07:48] } 28. Nf5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:18:48] } 28... Rfe8?? { [%eval 2.48] } { Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:13] } 29. Nxh6+ { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:18:02] } 29... Kf8?? { [%eval 5.98] } { Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:44] } 30. Qg6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:17:28] } 30... Re7?! { [%eval 9.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 31. Nxe5 { [%eval 9.48] [%clk 0:17:21] } 31... Rce8? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:14] } 32. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:17:43] } 32... Rxf7 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:01:23] } 33. Ng6# { [%clk 0:18:11] } 1-0