Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/maSGNNQK
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2576
Black: Garcia Pantoja, Roberto
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2502
Result: 1-0
ECO: D11
Opening: Slav Defense: Quiet 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. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:39] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:41] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:03] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:25] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:50] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:15] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:14] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:21:15] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:21:12] } 10. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:38] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:21:38] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:51] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:16:40] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:15] } 12... e4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:09:22] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:18:43] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:51:00] } 14. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:39] } 14... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:24] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:10:52] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:50:14] } 16. Bb3?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:54] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:42:58] } 17. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:53] } 17... a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:38:46] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:07:11] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:29:37] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:01] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:28:46] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:01:19] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:23] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:50:40] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:23:17] } 22. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:51:02] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:23:44] } 23. Rd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:51:14] } 23... a3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:19:59] } 24. Bb3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:49:27] } 24... axb2? { [%eval 2.01] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:35] } 25. Qxb2 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:49:06] } 25... Qe5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:04:44] } 26. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:26:01] } 26... Nc3 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:04:13] } 27. Rc4? { [%eval 0.65] } { Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:23] } 27... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:01:53] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:26:51] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:01:50] } 29. Bb3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:26:30] } 29... b5?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:01] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:26:02] } 30... Rc6?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 31. Rd5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:24:05] } 31... Qe4?? { [%eval 4.06] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32. Rd7 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:23:59] } 32... Kh6 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:00:41] } 33. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:23:51] } 33... b4?! { [%eval 6.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 34. Qd2 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:23:40] } 34... Qe5 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:00:41] } 35. e4+ { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:20:38] } 35... g5 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:01:08] } 36. Rf5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:21:02] } 36... Nxe4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:00:45] } 37. Qxg5+ { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:21:22] } 37... Nxg5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:01:10] } 38. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:21:49] } 38... Rg6 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:00:50] } 39. Kf1 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:21:53] } 39... Nf3 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:00:02] } 1-0