Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/nV7Zmrxh
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Leko, Peter
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2660
Black: Cheng, Bobby
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2583
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
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 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:18] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:25] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:37] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:47] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:44] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:48] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:54] } 11. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:41] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:03] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:13] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:56] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:17] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:24] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:05] } 14... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:57:34] } 15. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:52] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:57:55] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:25] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:34] } 17. h3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:10:48] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:31:28] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:44:32] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:21:30] } 19. Ka2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:37:22] } 19... Bd8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:19:54] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:29:37] } 20... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:13] } 21. Nb5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:15:09] } 21... Re6?! { [%eval 1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:33] } 22. f4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:14:19] } 22... Be7?! { [%eval 2.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:08] } 23. g4?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:45] } 23... Re8?? { [%eval 3.23] } { Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 24. g5?! { [%eval 2.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:13] } 24... Ng8?? { [%eval 5.29] } { Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:06:19] } 25... fxe6 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:06:52] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:06:38] } 26... Bd8 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:05:50] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:05:05] } 27... g6 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:02:58] } 28. Qxg6 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:05:14] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:03:06] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:05:05] } 29... Qh5 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:02:27] } 30. Be1 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:03:33] } 30... hxg5 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:01:43] } 31. fxg5+ { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:03:56] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:00:43] } 32. h4 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:03:50] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:00:51] } 33. Qe4 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:04:13] } 33... Kc8 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:00:31] } 34. Qa8+ { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:02:29] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35. Qc6+ { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:02:49] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:01:15] } 36. Nb5 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:03:01] } 36... Kb8 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:01:16] } 37. Qd7 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:01:30] } 37... Ne7 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:00:44] } 38. Nd4 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:01:18] } 38... e5 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:00:41] } 39. Ne6 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:01:35] } 39... Qe2?! { [%eval 8.46] } { Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 40. Qxe8 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:01:25] } 40... Qxc4+ { [%eval 8.14] [%clk 0:00:56] } 41. Kb1 { [%eval 7.78] [%clk 0:01:49] } 41... Qxf1 { [%eval 8.9] [%clk 0:01:07] } 42. Qxd8+ { [%eval 9.06] [%clk 0:02:12] } 42... Kb7 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:01:15] } 43. Qxe7 { [%eval 7.84] [%clk 0:30:04] } 1-0