Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/tiebreak-2-rapid-2/Mtb1mrNY/0gtC79qh
Date: 2025-11-06
White: Vitiugov, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2657
Black: Narayanan S L
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2617
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
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 0:10:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:10:19] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:10:25] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:35] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:10:43] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:37] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:10:46] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:10:45] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:10:41] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:52] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:10:49] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:11:00] } 8. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:56] } 8... Qxf5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:11:08] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:03] } 9... Qd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:17] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:58] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:11:21] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:10:54] } 11... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:10:20] } 12. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:11:02] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:28] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:45] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:10:30] } 14. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:10:46] } 14... Kxe7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:37] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:10:28] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:10:33] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:10:20] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:09] } 17. g3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:10:15] } 17... g5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:12] } 18. a4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:10:09] } 18... f5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:08:54] } 19. a5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:04] } 19... f4?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:57] } 20. Nd4?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:14] } 20... a6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:08:26] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:08:48] } 21... Kf6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:08:28] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:07:51] } 22... Nf7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:07:52] } 23. Ra4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:07:27] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:06:30] } 24. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:40] } 24... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:19] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:39] } 25... Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:22] } 26. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:09] } 26... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 27. Ne4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:18] } 27... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } 28. Raxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:26] } 28... fxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:10] } 29. hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:22] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:16] } 30. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:27] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:09] } 31. Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:30] } 31... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:10] } 32. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:15] } 32... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:07] } 33. Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 33... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:09] } 34. Rf8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:23] } 34... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:10] } 35. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:16] } 35... Rf5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:06:01] } 36. Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:59] } 36... Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:07] } 37. Rd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:13] } 38. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:49] } 38... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:20] } 39. Rd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:53] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:28] } 40. Rd6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 1/2-1/2