Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/WlLr92yQ
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Thavandiran, Shiyam
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2399
Black: Yuffa, Daniil
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2618
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov 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 1:30:24] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:30] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:53] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:57] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:06] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:05] } 9. Nab1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:02] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:29:22] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:09] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:40] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:19:38] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:10] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:20:02] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:38] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:46] } 13... Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:13] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:47] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:08:13] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:50:41] } 15... Bh6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:06:03] } 16. a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:46:06] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:59:54] } 17. c3?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Ncb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:02] } 17... bxc3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:52:58] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:29:20] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:48:42] } 19. Ncb6 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:25:03] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:42:48] } 20. exd5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:21:59] } 20... Nc8 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:38:23] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:21:38] } 21... e4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:32:44] } 22. Ne3?! { [%eval -1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:00] } 22... Qc7?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:58] } 23. Qd2? { [%eval -2.57] } { Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:21] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:28:14] } 24. Bxa6 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:15:10] } 24... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:27:43] } 25. O-O { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:13:31] } 25... Nxe3 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:26:07] } 26. fxe3 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:13:58] } 26... Ra8? { [%eval -0.99] } { Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:31] } 27. Be2 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:11:52] } 27... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:19:20] } 28. g4?! { [%eval -1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 28... d5?! { [%eval -0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:55] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:04:10] } 29... g6 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:14:10] } 30. Rxa5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:04:03] } 30... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:14:35] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:04:00] } 31... Qc5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:13:38] } 32. g5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:02:54] } 32... Bg7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:14:03] } 33. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:41] } 33... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:14:27] } 34. Qd2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:01:46] } 34... Qc5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:13:21] } 35. Qd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:22] } 35... Qxc3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:10:42] } 36. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:42] } 36... Be5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:10:38] } 37. Rd3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:42] } 37... Qb2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:10:50] } 38. Rd7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:46] } 38... Bb8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:08:58] } 39. Qf3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:31] } 39... Qa2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:05:25] } 40. Qe4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:38] } 40... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:11] } 41. Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:35] } 41... Rf8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:16:28] } 42. Rd8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:22:22] } 42... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:25] } 43. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:22:47] } 43... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:16:53] } 44. Qe7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:19:53] } 44... Rf8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:17:18] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:16:58] } 45... Rc8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:16:40] } 46. Qb7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:14:10] } 46... Rf8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:15:58] } 47. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:06] } 1/2-1/2