Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/XgMPDHhZ/qpNiIXgs
Date: 2025-10-27
White: Sargsyan, Shant
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2664
Black: Svane, Frederik
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2640
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
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 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:46] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:01] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:00] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:07] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:08] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:16:13] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:12] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:17] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:13:38] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:16:05] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:08:35] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:14:59] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:08:20] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:04] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:08:00] } 13. dxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:13:57] } 13... bxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:07:51] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:13:55] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:07:11] } 15. e3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:13:15] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:36] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:13:24] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:06:21] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:42] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:22] } 18. b3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:10:24] } 18... Qe6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:05:43] } 19. a3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:09:03] } 19... Bf8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:04:50] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:07:55] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:03:56] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:05:31] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:04:05] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:05:23] } 22... a4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:03:10] } 23. b4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:04:18] } 23... cxb4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:02:50] } 24. Qc7?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:02:31] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:03:59] } 25... Qa7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:02:40] } 26. axb4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:04:08] } 26... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:02:19] } 27. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:03:25] } 27... gxh6 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:01:42] } 28. Qf4? { [%eval -2.72] } { Mistake. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval -2.5] [%clk 0:01:29] } 29. Rc7?! { [%eval -3.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:43] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:01:31] } 30. Rxd7?! { [%eval -4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:43] } 30... Rxd7 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:01:40] } 31. Qg4+ { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:03:52] } 31... Bg7 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:01:48] } 32. Qxd7 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:03:23] } 32... a3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:01:58] } 33. Nd4 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:02:53] } 33... a2 { [%eval -4.21] [%clk 0:01:29] } 34. Nf5 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:02:56] } 34... a1=Q { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:00:52] } 35. Rxa1 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:03:05] } 35... Rxa1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:01:11] } 36. Qe8+ { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:02:37] } 36... Bf8 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:01:12] } 37. Ne7+ { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:02:40] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:01:21] } 38. Nf5+ { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:02:49] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Ne7+ { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:02:33] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:01:40] } 1/2-1/2