Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/UHyE9VbZ
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Le, Quang Liem
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2729
Black: Xiong, Jeffery
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2649
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A32
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense
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 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:20] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:26:56] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:30] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:46] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:57] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:26:53] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:44] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:10] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:21] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:51] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:59] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:18:11] } 11... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:23] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:30] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:39] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:13:25] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:05:03] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:58] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:04:46] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:06:52] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:39] } 16. Na4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:05:03] } 16... g6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:49:51] } 17. Nb6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:58:29] } 17... e5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:48:22] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:58:29] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:46:55] } 19. e4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:50:16] } 19... Be6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:45:38] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:46:41] } 20... Rbd8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:45:00] } 21. h3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:45:44] } 21... h5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:41:55] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:45:14] } 22... Bb8 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:39:27] } 23. Ndc4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:42:25] } 23... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:35:38] } 24. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:42:43] } 24... h4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:32:13] } 25. g4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:41:29] } 25... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:27:42] } 26. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:32:19] } 26... Ba7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:27:46] } 27. Nd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:32:11] } 27... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:28:09] } 28. exd5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:32:35] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:27:17] } 29. Bf3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:29:55] } 29... Rd6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:20:49] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:28:36] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:21:15] } 31. Re1 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:27:00] } 31... Rf6?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:00] } 32. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:09] } 32... Bb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 33. Re4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:25:48] } 33... Qd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:52] } 34. Qc8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:20:46] } 34... Ba7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:41] } 35. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:15] } 35... Rf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:04:27] } 36. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:31] } 36... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:55] } 37. Qc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:13] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:22] } 38. Qc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:17] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:32] } 39. Qc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:37] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:05:35] } 40. Qf6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:18:44] } 40... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:05] } 1/2-1/2