Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-1/JKQGyfeO/yMVg3pPA
Date: 2025-11-10
White: Aronian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2728
Black: Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2660
Result: 1-0
ECO: C26
Opening: Vienna Game: Mengarini 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... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. a3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:38] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:47] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:04] } 5. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:11] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:42] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:46] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:50] } 7. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:51] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:48] } 8. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:07] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:17:08] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:34] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:54] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:00] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:02:14] } 11. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:25] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:02:36] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:39] } 12... Re8?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:17] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:26:22] } 13... Qd5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:56:37] } 14. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:15:59] } 14... Qf5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:53:54] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:00:20] } 15... Bxg2 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:43:59] } 16. Rg1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:00:19] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:44:25] } 17. Qxc5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:00:35] } 17... Qxc5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:41:47] } 18. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:00:59] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:41:37] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:56:25] } 19... h6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:36:35] } 20. Rde1 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:52:33] } 20... a6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:30:51] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:51:47] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:28:49] } 22. f4 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:47:51] } 22... Rxe1 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:26:51] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:47:56] } 23... Bh4 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:27:18] } 24. Re5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:45:26] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:21:00] } 25. Be3 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:40:35] } 25... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:19:42] } 26. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:41:01] } 26... Be8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:20:09] } 27. c4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:38:25] } 27... Be7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:19:31] } 28. d4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:35:45] } 28... f6 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:19:38] } 29. Nd3 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:35:51] } 29... Kg6?! { [%eval 2.91] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:48] } 30. d5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:35:54] } 30... c6 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:15:19] } 31. Bc5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:35:43] } 31... Bd8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:15:47] } 32. d6 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:36:01] } 32... Kf5 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:15:51] } 33. Ba7 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:31:46] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:15:36] } 34. c5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:28:20] } 34... f5 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:08:47] } 35. Bb6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:28:46] } 35... Bf6 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:09:14] } 36. Nb4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:29:12] } 36... Bxb2? { [%eval 4.62] } { Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:04] } 37. a4 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:29:40] } 1-0