Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/tiebreak-1-rapid-2/8T7yGcrW/IR4R8m5o
Date: 2025-11-09
White: Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2655
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2576
Result: 0-1
ECO: D04
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
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 0:15:18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:23] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:13] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:23] } 4. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:06] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:20] } 5. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:15] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:27] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:46] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:20] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:11:10] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:50] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:52] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:13:59] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:51] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:06] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:06] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:13:14] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:08:41] } 11... Rad8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:11:56] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:35] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:12:05] } 13. Ne3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:08:08] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:12:02] } 14. Ng2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:26] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:11:04] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:03:27] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:10:57] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:07] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:11:02] } 17. Nd3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:01:59] } 17... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:29] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:01:50] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:09:38] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:19] } 19... Nd6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:09:10] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:50] } 20... e6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:09:12] } 21. h4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:00:37] } 21... e5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:07:19] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:37] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:07:27] } 23. Bxa7 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:00:32] } 23... Ndc4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:07:03] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:00:16] } 24... Nxb2 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:06:38] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:00:24] } 25... Nbc4 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:06:47] } 26. Nxc4?! { [%eval -1.99] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 26... dxc4 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:06:48] } 27. Qb5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:00:17] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:05:01] } 28. Qb1 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:00:14] } 28... Bc6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:04] } 29. Kh2?? { [%eval -2.13] } { Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 29... b5 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:03:40] } 30. Bxe5? { [%eval -4.42] } { Mistake. Rcd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 30... Rxe5?! { [%eval -3.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } 31. a4 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Rde8?? { [%eval -1.05] } { Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 32. axb5 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:00:33] } 32... Rxb5?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 33. Qa2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33... Rbe5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:02:06] } 34. Red1?? { [%eval -4.52] } { Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 34... Bh6 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:01:57] } 35. Bxc4 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35... Bxf4 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:01:31] } 36. Bxf7+ { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:00:30] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:01:40] } 37. Bxe8 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:00:27] } 37... Rxe8 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:01:49] } 38. Qa7+ { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:00:13] } 38... Kh6 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:01:58] } 39. Qd4 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:00:13] } 39... Bxc1 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:02:01] } 40. Rxc1 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:00:22] } 40... Qf5 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:02:06] } 41. Qd2+ { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:00:13] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:02:11] } 42. Rg1 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:00:13] } 42... Qf3 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:02:07] } 43. Qd4?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 43... Rf8?? { [%eval -6.42] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 0-1