Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/kn5xery2
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2769
Black: Maksimovic, Bojan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2532
Result: 1-0
ECO: C18
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance 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 1:30:47] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:25] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:56] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:03] } 7. Qg4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:10] } 8. Qf4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:44] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:20:31] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:14] } 9... c4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:17:31] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:28:49] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:16:26] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:29:10] } 11... Rh7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:16:03] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:28:20] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:15:23] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:28:44] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:13:01] } 14. Bh3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:29:09] } 14... Kb8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:03:15] } 15. Bc1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:05:44] } 15... Ka8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:01:57] } 16. Ba3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:06] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:01:33] } 17. Kd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:05:54] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:00:35] } 18. g5?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:07] } 18... h5?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:47] } 19. Rhb1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:02:08] } 19... Nge7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:55:46] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:58:25] } 20... Nc8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:54:14] } 21. Qh1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:58:31] } 21... Nb8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:52:43] } 22. f4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:54:25] } 22... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:43:37] } 23. f5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:53:52] } 23... gxf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:43:50] } 24. Nf4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:54:06] } 24... Bc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:40:43] } 25. Bg2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:53:21] } 25... Ne7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:37:22] } 26. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:46:11] } 26... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:37:01] } 27. Bf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:46:32] } 27... Reh8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:32:58] } 28. Qc1 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:36:50] } 28... a6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:31:08] } 29. Qb2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:35:11] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:25:46] } 30. Qb4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:34:00] } 30... Qf8?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 31. Qa5?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:15] } 31... Qc8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:14:35] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:23:59] } 32... Rg7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:11:46] } 33. Rb2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:21:18] } 33... Ka7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:11:44] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:52] } 34... Qb8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:10:30] } 35. Rba2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:11:29] } 35... Qc8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:09:57] } 36. Rb2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:11:47] } 36... Qb8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:22] } 37. Rab1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:10:45] } 37... Qd8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:17] } 38. Qb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:52] } 38... Qc7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:02:07] } 39. Qe7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:12] } 39... Rhh7?? { [%eval 3.06] } { Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 40. Nxh5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:09:04] } 40... Rxh5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:00:38] } 41. Bxh5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:09:22] } 41... Rh7 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:29:01] } 42. Bxf7 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:31:09] } 42... Rxh4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:28:34] } 43. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:31:11] } 43... Rf4+ { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:26:57] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:29:17] } 44... Re4+ { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:25:12] } 45. Kd2 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:27:44] } 45... Qa5? { [%eval 8.31] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:21] } 46. Bxd7 { [%eval 9.5] [%clk 0:21:31] } 46... Rxd4+ { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 0:18:40] } 47. Kc1 { [%eval 8.49] [%clk 0:21:35] } 47... Qxc3? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:19] } 48. Qc5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:19:44] } 1-0