Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/r77RGApY
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Velten, Paul
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2530
Black: Kovalev, Vladislav
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2557
Result: 0-1
ECO: D43
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit
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 1:30:47] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:18] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:18] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:58] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:51] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:19] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:52] } 7... g5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:51] } 8. Bg3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:14] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:12] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:22:35] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:53] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:21:27] } 10... g4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:33] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:16] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:10] } 12. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:37] } 12... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:09] } 13. Be5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:54] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:24:03] } 14. Bxg4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:35] } 14... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:16] } 15. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:24] } 15... h5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:06:14] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:45:16] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:04:59] } 17. Bxg4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:45:18] } 17... Rxg4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:05:12] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:43:23] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:54:32] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:42:43] } 19... a5?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:50:03] } 20. g4 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:39:07] } 20... hxg4?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:40] } 21. fxg4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:37:59] } 21... a4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:37:34] } 22. a3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:30:01] } 22... f6? { [%eval 3.8] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:22] } 23. g5 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:27:22] } 23... fxg5 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:28:17] } 24. Qh5+ { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:22:04] } 24... Kd8 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:28:43] } 25. Rhf1?! { [%eval 2.56] } { Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:08] } 25... b4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:27:42] } 26. axb4 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:15:13] } 26... a3 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:28:06] } 27. d5? { [%eval 0.65] } { Mistake. Qh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:48] } 27... cxd5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:23:23] } 28. exd5?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:54] } 28... a2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:22:23] } 29. d6? { [%eval -1.19] } { Mistake. Qh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:36] } 29... a1=Q+ { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:16:00] } 30. Kc2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:05:56] } 30... Qxd1+ { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:15:00] } 31. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:05:46] } 31... Bf8 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:14:49] } 32. hxg5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:04:55] } 32... Bd5?! { [%eval -0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:53] } 33. Nxd5?? { [%eval -3.05] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 33... exd5 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:05:01] } 34. Bf6+ { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:02:37] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:05:28] } 35. Rxd5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:02:58] } 35... Bxd6 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:04:33] } 36. b5 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:02:19] } 36... Qe6 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:02:01] } 37. Qf3 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:02:44] } 37... Rb8 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:01:38] } 38. Rd4 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:02:52] } 38... Bc7 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:01:36] } 39. Re4 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:01:55] } 39... Qd7 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:01:09] } 40. Rd4 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:00:48] } 40... Qe6 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 41. Re4 { [%eval -2.96] [%clk 0:30:13] } 41... Qd7 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:29:47] } 42. Rxc4 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:29:12] } 42... Qxb5 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:26:26] } 43. Qf4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:21:39] } 43... Rb7 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:23:30] } 44. Be5 { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:21:15] } 44... Re8 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:16:15] } 0-1