Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/5JUe6ZRn
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Salem, A.R. Saleh
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2620
Black: Mishra, Abhimanyu
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2642
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D45
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Normal 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. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:59] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:14] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:34] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:38] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:56] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:01] } 10... b4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:11:47] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:45] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:10:34] } 12. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:09] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:11:01] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:19] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:04:46] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:30] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:04:19] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:44] } 15... Bb5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:58:30] } 16. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:03] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:16] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:02:52] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:52:14] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:03:07] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:50:59] } 19. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:22] } 19... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:48:48] } 20. Bb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:57:42] } 20... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:39] } 21. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:56] } 21... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:46:04] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:33] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:41:50] } 23. Bb7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:42:59] } 23... Rc7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:40:00] } 24. Be4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:43:27] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:49] } 25. Ra5?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:54] } 25... Bd5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:32:11] } 26. Bd3 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:27:49] } 26... Nc4?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:41] } 27. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:23:21] } 27... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:27:55] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:21:25] } 28... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:28:22] } 29. Qb3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:21:16] } 29... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:27:46] } 30. d5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:16:52] } 30... exd5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:19:20] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:16] } 31... Qf5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:18:31] } 32. Raxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:17:30] } 32... Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:52] } 33. Qxc2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:15:22] } 33... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:05] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:47] } 34... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:24] } 35. Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:18] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:27] } 36. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:41] } 36... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:43] } 1/2-1/2