Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/11oak200
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Meier, Georg
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2596
Black: Neelash Saha
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2466
Result: 1-0
ECO: A29
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
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. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:16] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:20] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:21] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:18:47] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:18:03] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:23:56] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:17:37] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:21:54] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:17:59] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:11:29] } 9... h6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:17:12] } 10. Rc1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:11:16] } 10... Re8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:51:42] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:07:32] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:24] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:29] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:48] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:40] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:11] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:17] } 14... Bh3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:22:34] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:34:41] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:21:21] } 16. Bxh3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:32:04] } 16... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:21:37] } 17. dxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:32:31] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:18:58] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:30:47] } 18... Re6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:16:40] } 19. Red1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:29:03] } 19... Rae8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:15:05] } 20. Nh4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:18:23] } 20... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:13:28] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:18:32] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:10:42] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:15:01] } 22... Rd6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:10:26] } 23. Rd3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:34] } 23... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:07:59] } 24. exd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:11:01] } 24... Qe6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:08:16] } 25. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:45] } 25... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:08:33] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:08:59] } 26... Rd6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:07:29] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:09:22] } 27... Rd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:48] } 28. g4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:08:08] } 28... Bg7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:07:20] } 29. h4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:07:05] } 29... Nd8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:29] } 30. a4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30... c6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:03:15] } 31. b5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:05:17] } 31... axb5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:03:04] } 32. axb5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:05:45] } 32... cxb5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:03:28] } 33. Rb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:39] } 33... Nc6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:34] } 34. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:04:03] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:02:53] } 35. h5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:04:04] } 35... Bf6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:02:40] } 36. Nd2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:03:23] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:02:09] } 37. Nc4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:02:48] } 37... gxh5?? { [%eval 2.93] } { Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 38. gxh5 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:03:11] } 38... Bg5?! { [%eval 4.12] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 39. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:03:04] } 39... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:00:01] } 40. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:03:18] } 40... Bxe3 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Kxe3 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:03:22] } 41... b6 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:25:58] } 42. Rb5 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:31:51] } 42... Rb7 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:26:24] } 43. d4 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:31:27] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:26:29] } 44. f4 { [%eval 5.89] [%clk 0:31:23] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:26:55] } 45. d5+ { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:31:26] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:27:21] } 46. Kd4 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:31:09] } 46... f6 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:27:42] } 47. Rb4 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:30:29] } 1-0