Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-1/14d7M4pI/TBMoF5AY
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Harikrishna, Pentala
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2690
Black: Dardha, Daniel
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2598
Result: 1-0
ECO: B66
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations
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... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:15] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:50] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:31] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:33] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:52] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:36] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:04] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:27] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:17] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:30] } 12. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:32] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:02] } 13. Kb1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:24] } 13... Qc5?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:06:23] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:06:23] } 14... d5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:52:39] } 15. Na4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:52:02] } 15... Qa7 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:42:40] } 16. c4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:40:28] } 16... Rd8?? { [%eval 3.34] } { Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:42] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:38:12] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:28:09] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:38:35] } 18... dxe4? { [%eval 5.29] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:09] } 19. Ba4+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:38:57] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:17:35] } 20. Qh6+ { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:39:21] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:18:04] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:39:17] } 21... Bxd8 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:18:32] } 22. Re3 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:39:25] } 22... Bc7 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:18:52] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:39:16] } 23... Bxe4+ { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:19:12] } 24. Rxe4 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:39:43] } 24... f5 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:19:34] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:39:57] } 1-0