Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/lnNJMr1W
Date: 2025-11-01
White: Nogerbek, Kazybek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2538
Black: Raja Rithvik R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2541
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C69
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric 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 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:13] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5... f6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:22:58] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:35] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:21] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:51] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:31] } 8. Nb3?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:15] } 8... Qxd1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:09:10] } 9. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:25:22] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:09:20] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:13:38] } 10... b6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:03:31] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:11:17] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:59:50] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:01:26] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:55:24] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:57:33] } 13... h5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:48:37] } 14. f4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:53:03] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:41:08] } 15. Nde2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:49:17] } 15... Rde8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:38:13] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:44:43] } 16... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:49] } 17. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:04] } 17... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:07] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:37:12] } 18... Bc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:25:06] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:36:21] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:24:07] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:34:03] } 20... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:23:50] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:29:08] } 21... Nf8?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:54] } 22. f5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:25:29] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:20:47] } 23. Bf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:24:02] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:39] } 24. Nb1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:21:04] } 24... Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:33] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:21] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:32] } 26. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:05:12] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:10:57] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:36] } 27... Rde8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:09:21] } 28. Rde2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:06:00] } 28... Bb5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:08:52] } 29. Re3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:06:19] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:09:09] } 30. g4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:05:10] } 30... hxg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:07:27] } 31. hxg4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:05:39] } 31... Bc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:05:52] } 32. R3e2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:16] } 32... Bb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:45] } 33. Re3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:41] } 33... Bc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:05:04] } 34. R3e2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:48] } 34... Bb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:04:47] } 35. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2