Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/yIIanNvy
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Theodorou, Nikolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2656
Black: Sindarov, Javokhir
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2721
Result: 0-1
ECO: D31
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order
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... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:29] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:56] } 6. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:15] } 6... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:21] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:15] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:37] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:53] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:09] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:25:14] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:25:57] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:50] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:01] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:21:55] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:13] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:16] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:31] } 13. g4?! { [%eval -0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:53] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:19:40] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:18:20] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:04:11] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:14:21] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:55:55] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:13:01] } 16... f6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:56:14] } 17. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:11:12] } 17... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:56:38] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:10:53] } 18... a4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:55:13] } 19. Kb1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:08:35] } 19... a3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:52:02] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:08:54] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:52:11] } 21. f5?! { [%eval -1.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:08] } 21... gxf5 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:51:22] } 22. Rdf1 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:58:32] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:45:42] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:55:08] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:33:51] } 24. gxf5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:25:43] } 24... Qe4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:32:12] } 25. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:25:04] } 25... dxe4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:32:37] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:25:32] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:32:51] } 27. Rf4? { [%eval -3.03] } { Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:34] } 27... Nd5 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:30:42] } 28. Nxd5 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:21:46] } 28... cxd5 { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:30:49] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:20:40] } 29... Rg2 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:23:56] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:20:42] } 30... Reg8 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:16:15] } 31. Rff2 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:21:11] } 31... R2g3 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:13:07] } 32. Rfe2 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:17:13] } 32... Rxh3 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:13:16] } 33. Rc5 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:17:35] } 33... b6 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:13:34] } 34. Rc6 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:16:21] } 34... Rh1+ { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:13:09] } 35. Kc2 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:15:36] } 35... Rgg1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:10:54] } 36. Kc3 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:16:04] } 36... Rc1+ { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:11:13] } 37. Rc2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:16:31] } 37... Rxc2+ { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:11:33] } 38. Kxc2 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:16:59] } 38... Rh2+ { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:06:05] } 39. Kc3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:17:11] } 39... Rxa2 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:06:30] } 40. Kb4 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:11:31] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:05:31] } 41. Rxb6 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:09:25] } 41... h5 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:05:05] } 42. Rd6 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:05:53] } 42... h4 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:05:21] } 43. Rxd5 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:06:19] } 43... Rg2 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:04:14] } 44. Rd7+ { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:29:51] } 44... Kh6 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:33:37] } 45. d5?! { [%eval -6.96] } { Inaccuracy. Kxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:59] } 45... a2 { [%eval -7.77] [%clk 0:32:29] } 46. Ra7 { [%eval -7.9] [%clk 0:28:08] } 46... h3 { [%eval -7.57] [%clk 0:32:53] } 47. d6 { [%eval -7.96] [%clk 0:25:33] } 47... h2 { [%eval -7.42] [%clk 0:32:40] } 48. Ra8 { [%eval -9.25] [%clk 0:24:18] } 48... Rd2 { [%eval -9.83] [%clk 0:32:32] } 49. Kc3 { [%eval -10.6] [%clk 0:21:11] } 49... Rxd6 { [%eval -9.02] [%clk 0:32:52] } 0-1