Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/zv6JO5jn
Date: 2025-10-27
White: Nogerbek, Kazybek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2538
Black: Gukesh D
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2763
Result: 0-1
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
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 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:03] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:29] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:16] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:52] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:42] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:27] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:14:21] } 12. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:21:18] } 12... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:09:34] } 13. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:17:02] } 13... hxg6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:57] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:03] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:08:17] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:35] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:56] } 16. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:13] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:20] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:27] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:49:30] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:47] } 18... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:55] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:53:00] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:27] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:45:22] } 20... Be8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:24] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:36:27] } 21... Bf7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:40:33] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:36:49] } 22... Nf5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:35:12] } 23. Re2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:34:18] } 23... a5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:29:07] } 24. Qe1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:32:02] } 24... Rc6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:26:36] } 25. Rec2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:23:34] } 25... b6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:26:57] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:22:19] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:22:47] } 27. Nf4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:15:39] } 27... b5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:19:50] } 28. Nd3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:09:57] } 28... Nd6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:09:20] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:07:09] } 29... Nf5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:06:19] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:05:52] } 30... Nd6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:06:48] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:06:46] } 31... Qa7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:07:13] } 32. Nc5?! { [%eval -1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nfe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:53] } 32... e5 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:07:17] } 33. b4 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:02:55] } 33... e4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:06:14] } 34. Nh2 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:01:56] } 34... Nc4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:03:14] } 35. Qe2 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35... Na3 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:02:44] } 36. Rb2 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:01:22] } 36... Nc4 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:03:12] } 37. Rbc2 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:01:46] } 37... f5 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:02:01] } 38. f4?! { [%eval -2.74] } { Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38... axb4 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:01:50] } 39. cxb4 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:00:59] } 39... Qa3 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:02:10] } 40. Nf1 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40... Qxb4 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:02:24] } 41. Qf2 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:23:08] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:28:47] } 42. Rc3?! { [%eval -3.78] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:42] } 42... Qa5?! { [%eval -2.91] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:32] } 43. R3c2 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:20:00] } 43... Qd8 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:24:23] } 44. Nb3 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:17:52] } 44... Rca6 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:24:44] } 45. Re2 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:17:48] } 45... b4 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:23:47] } 46. Rcc2 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:17:35] } 46... Be8 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:23:34] } 47. Qe1 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:17:38] } 47... Qb6 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:20:56] } 48. Rf2 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:17:59] } 48... Ra3 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:17:16] } 49. Ne3 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:17:26] } 49... Nxe3+ { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:17:33] } 50. Qxe3 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:17:39] } 50... Bb5 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:17:59] } 51. Rb2 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:14:33] } 51... Bd3 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:17:46] } 52. Qe1 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:14:27] } 52... Qb5 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:15:24] } 53. Kh2 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:13:06] } 53... Qc4 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:15:19] } 54. Qe3?! { [%eval -5.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:02] } 54... Qc3 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:15:33] } 55. Qd2 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:09:02] } 55... Bc4 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:15:24] } 56. Qd1 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:09:17] } 56... e3 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:15:00] } 57. Rfc2?! { [%eval -6.49] } { Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:29] } 57... e2 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:15:04] } 58. Rxe2 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:09:51] } 58... Bxe2 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:15:30] } 59. Qxe2 { [%eval -8.36] [%clk 0:10:12] } 59... Qxb2 { [%eval -7.99] [%clk 0:15:49] } 0-1