Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/8WKp0QZm
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Ahmadzada, Ahmad
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2530
Black: Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2559
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe 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 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:50] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... fxe5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:05] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:04] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:32:25] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:28] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:45] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:36] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:33] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:42] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:27] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:44] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:24] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:22:18] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:45] } 14. Na3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:33] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:19:34] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:02] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:16:17] } 16. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:09] } 16... gxf5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:37] } 17. f4? { [%eval -1.37] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:00] } 17... Rhg8?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:39] } 18. b4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:54:54] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:08:00] } 19. g3 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:54:51] } 19... h5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:58:09] } 20. bxc5 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:33:49] } 20... d4?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:58] } 21. cxd4?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:28] } 21... h4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:57:09] } 22. Ra3? { [%eval -2.99] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:40] } 22... Bf8 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:56:23] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:24:07] } 23... hxg3 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:53:03] } 24. Rxg3 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:24:03] } 24... Be7 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:52:50] } 25. Qh5?! { [%eval -4.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:28] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval -4.88] [%clk 0:52:11] } 26. Ne3?! { [%eval -6.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:41] } 26... Qxd4 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:47:18] } 27. Qf7 { [%eval -8.12] [%clk 0:18:52] } 27... Rxg3+ { [%eval -8.04] [%clk 0:46:40] } 28. hxg3 { [%eval -8.18] [%clk 0:19:16] } 28... Qe4 { [%eval -7.58] [%clk 0:46:51] } 0-1