Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/pDmreEKu
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Harikrishna, Pentala
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2690
Black: Nesterov, Arseniy
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2595
Result: 1-0
ECO: C43
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
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 1:30:54] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:13] } 5. Qd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:29:04] } 5... Bxf2+ { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:31:05] } 6. Ke2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:29:28] } 6... f5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:31:25] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:29:18] } 7... c6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:31:14] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:29:43] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:31:41] } 9. Nd6+ { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:30:05] } 9... Kf8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:32:08] } 10. Kxf2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:30:28] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:29:15] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:30:36] } 11... d4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:15:42] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:22:09] } 12... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:41] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:16:22] } 13... Ne7?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:03] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:11:15] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:42:18] } 15. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:55:50] } 15... Ne3 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:37:45] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:53:44] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:23:32] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:50:24] } 17... Rf8? { [%eval 3.87] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:37] } 18. Rxe3 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:40:34] } 18... dxe3+ { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:21:23] } 19. Bxe3 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:40:59] } 19... Rxf3+ { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:17:08] } 20. Kxf3 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:40:53] } 20... Qxb2 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:15:54] } 21. Bg5+ { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:40:56] } 21... Ke6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:14:02] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:39:58] } 22... b5 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:12:20] } 23. Bf5+ { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:39:02] } 23... Kd5 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:12:49] } 24. Be4+ { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:37:40] } 24... Ke6 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:10:06] } 25. Bxa8 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:36:36] } 25... Qc3+?! { [%eval 4.78] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 26. Re3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:35:07] } 26... Qxc2?! { [%eval 5.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:24] } 27. Be4 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:35:09] } 27... Qd1+ { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:04:51] } 28. Kg3 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:31:59] } 28... Qh5 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:01:21] } 29. h4 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:31:34] } 1-0