Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/U832Yvnj
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Mendonca, Leon Luke
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2620
Black: Wang, Shixu B
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2413
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
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. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:40] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:44] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:40] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:31] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:46] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:06] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:12] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:02] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:33] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:56] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:26:17] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:59] } 9... Bc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:33] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:58] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:25:03] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:12] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:31] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:30] } 12... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:42] } 13. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:06] } 13... Qb8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:09:02] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:29] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:01:08] } 15. e3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:25] } 15... Qa7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:17] } 16. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:43] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:34] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:45] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:34:00] } 18. Nce5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:46:12] } 18... Be8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:34:11] } 19. Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:44:03] } 19... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:34:34] } 20. Qxc6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:44:29] } 20... Rd6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:34:13] } 21. Ne5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:43:42] } 21... Ng4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:27:27] } 22. Qb7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:37:40] } 22... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:27:41] } 23. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:38:04] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:28:06] } 24. Nxg4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:38:17] } 24... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:27:40] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:37:45] } 25... f6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:13:39] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:36:53] } 26... b4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:11:44] } 27. Rdc1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:31:00] } 27... Kf7?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:17:38] } 28... Rd5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:07:38] } 29. Rc6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:13:54] } 29... Ra7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:07:52] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:13:04] } 30... Bd6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:07:57] } 31. Rc4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:04:46] } 31... Rb5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:08:12] } 32. e4 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:04:14] } 32... g5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:07:50] } 33. Ke3?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 33... g4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:07:46] } 34. e5?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 34... fxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:06:50] } 35. dxe5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:04] } 35... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:09] } 36. Rxg4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:30] } 36... Bd6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:42] } 37. Rc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:48] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:46] } 38. Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:55] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:26] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:28] } 40. Rc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:03] } 40... Rf8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:52] } 41. Ra4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:12:52] } 41... Rff5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:49] } 42. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:16] } 42... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:56] } 43. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:32] } 43... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:19] } 44. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:37] } 44... Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:35] } 45. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:12] } 45... Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:08] } 46. Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:07] } 46... Rxh2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:01] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:29] } 47... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:18] } 48. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:55] } 48... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:30] } 49. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:20] } 49... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:55] } 50. Ke4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:13:04] } 1/2-1/2