Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/sNUlOTbC
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Nesterov, Arseniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2595
Black: Atabayev, Saparmyrat
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2494
Result: 1-0
ECO: E06
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:36] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:07] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7... c6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:25:08] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:57] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:00] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:25] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:25:24] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:49] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:47] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:08] } 11... d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:06:30] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:27] } 12... Qb6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:35] } 13. Qxb6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:23:44] } 13... Nxb6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:02:54] } 14. Rd1 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:14:48] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:01:54] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:14:15] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:01:54] } 16. b3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:05:13] } 16... Rfc8 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:49:07] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:49:24] } 17... Be8 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:41:24] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:45:35] } 18... Rc3 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:38:50] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:40:51] } 19... a6 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:32:28] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:33:01] } 20... Rxe3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:28:31] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:33:29] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:28:51] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:32:17] } 22... Bd8?! { [%eval 1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:12] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:27:35] } 23... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:26:50] } 24. h3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:27:58] } 24... Bb6 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:26:09] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:28:17] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:26:21] } 26. Be2 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:26:19] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:25:56] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:26:41] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:18:52] } 28. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:24:07] } 28... Kxe5 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:19:21] } 29. a4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:24:30] } 29... a5?! { [%eval 2.88] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 30. Bb5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:23:37] } 30... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:16:00] } 31. axb5 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:24:04] } 31... a4 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:16:26] } 32. Kf3 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:18:42] } 32... axb3 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:08:16] } 33. Rb1 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:18:58] } 33... Bc5 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:07:20] } 34. Rxb3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:12:32] } 34... b6 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:07:47] } 35. Rd7 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:12:57] } 35... Ra1 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:07:25] } 36. Rb2 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:07:17] } 36... Re1 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:04:26] } 37. Re2 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:04:00] } 37... Rf1+ { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:04:48] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:04:25] } 38... Rb1 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:03:55] } 39. Rxf7 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:04:51] } 39... g5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:01:21] } 40. Rxh7 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:04:30] } 40... Kxe4 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:01:44] } 41. Rh6 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:01:03] } 41... e5 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:01:43] } 42. Rg6 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:23:04] } 42... Kd3 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:30:14] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:21:57] } 43... Rh1 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:29:44] } 44. Re1 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:22:05] } 44... Rh2+ { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:20:32] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:22:04] } 45... e4+ { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:20:53] } 46. Kg4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:22:30] } 46... Kd2 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:20:30] } 47. Rb1 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:21:53] } 47... Kxe3 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:20:42] } 48. Rxg5 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:22:17] } 48... Rc2 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:19:23] } 49. h4 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:16:06] } 49... Kf2 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:19:02] } 50. h5 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:12:50] } 50... e3 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:19:12] } 51. Rf5+ { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:13:03] } 51... Kg2 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:19:26] } 52. h6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:12:34] } 52... e2 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:18:41] } 53. h7 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:12:02] } 53... Bd4 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:19:10] } 54. Rf4 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:09:57] } 54... Bg7 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:18:13] } 55. Re1 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:09:27] } 55... Rb2 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:17:54] } 56. Rf8 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:08:11] } 56... Bc3 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:15:32] } 57. h8=Q { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:06:43] } 57... Bxh8 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:15:56] } 58. Rxh8 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:07:10] } 58... Rb4+ { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:16:15] } 59. Kf5 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:07:06] } 59... Kf2 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:16:42] } 60. Rhh1 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:07:29] } 60... Rxb5+ { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:16:40] } 61. Ke4 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:07:54] } 61... Rg5 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:14:44] } 62. Rb1 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:06:57] } 62... Rg4+ { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:12:06] } 63. Kd3 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:06:56] } 63... Rg6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:12:17] } 64. Rh2+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:07:05] } 64... Kf3 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:12:45] } 65. Kd2 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:07:05] } 1-0