Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/eksbZuIH
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Warmerdam, Max
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2577
Black: Lalit Babu M R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2506
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D04
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
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 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:48] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:05] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:00] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:22:22] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:52] } 4... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:00] } 5. cxd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:26:12] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:18:35] } 6. Qb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:24:08] } 6... Nb6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:07:08] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:58] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:07:30] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:10] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:05:18] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:16:09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:05:23] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:15:16] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:00:12] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:13:03] } 11... a4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:57:24] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:12:02] } 12... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:49:20] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:07:44] } 13... Ra5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:46:13] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:03:36] } 14... Ra8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:43:36] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:52:41] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:39:06] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:51:06] } 16... Ra5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:38:44] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:46:12] } 17... c6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:30:03] } 18. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:14] } 18... Nf8?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:02] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:38:08] } 19... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:29:03] } 20. Re2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:35:01] } 20... Nf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:28:08] } 21. h3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:33:53] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:08] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:33:31] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:44] } 23. g3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:33:42] } 23... c5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:18:29] } 24. Be3?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:53] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:31] } 25. dxe4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:12:10] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:07:53] } 26. dxc5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:10:27] } 26... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:01] } 27. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:53] } 27... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:08:06] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:18] } 28... Qa5? { [%eval 1.33] } { Mistake. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:14] } 29. Nxa4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:09:32] } 29... Ba7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:03:30] } 30. Nc3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:09:28] } 30... Ne5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:03:41] } 31. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:09:30] } 31... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:04:08] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:08:30] } 32... h5 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:03:59] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:07:37] } 33... Rac8 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:02:51] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:07:23] } 34... Bb8 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:02:24] } 35. h4 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:06:05] } 35... Bc7 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:01:34] } 36. Qg5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:05:19] } 36... Red8 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:01:53] } 37. Rcd1 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:02:23] } 37... Rxd7 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:01:25] } 38. Rxd7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:02:50] } 38... Qxg5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. hxg5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:03:17] } 39... Be5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:01:57] } 40. Rd3 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:02:15] } 40... Rc4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:01:13] } 41. f4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:28:53] } 41... Bd4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:28:34] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:28:26] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:26:29] } 43. Nd1 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:20:38] } 43... e5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:24:48] } 44. Nc3?? { [%eval 0.33] } { Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:41] } 44... exf4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:19:45] } 45. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:18] } 45... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:00] } 46. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:47] } 46... Ke7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:11:49] } 47. f5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:19] } 47... Ra4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:00] } 48. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:13:26] } 48... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:10:13] } 49. Rb3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:13:53] } 49... Rc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:07:19] } 50. Rb6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:18] } 50... g6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:21] } 51. fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:41] } 51... fxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:47] } 52. Rxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:07] } 52... Rc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:14] } 53. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 53... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 54. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 54... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 55. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:46] } 55... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:23] } 56. Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:22] } 56... h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:48] } 57. Rh6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:45] } 57... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:13] } 58. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:52] } 58... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:26] } 59. Rf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:40] } 59... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:11] } 60. Rh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:06] } 60... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:39] } 61. e6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 61... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:09] } 62. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 62... Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:25] } 63. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:49] } 63... Rf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:49] } 64. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:29] } 64... Kxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:27] } 65. Kh7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 65... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:15] } 66. g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:19] } 66... Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:58] } 67. g7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:38] } 67... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:24] } 68. Rxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:18] } 68... Kxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:52] } 69. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:44] } 69... Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:19] } 70. Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:08] } 1/2-1/2