Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/kgdMdvs9
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Raja Rithvik R
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2541
Black: Nogerbek, Kazybek
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2538
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional 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 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:16] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:39] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:34] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:05] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:54] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:59] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:45] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:02] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:12] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:36] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:51] } 13. Nb1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:43] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:22:21] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:11] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:11] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:06] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:11:58] } 16. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:20] } 16... b4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:04:44] } 17. Bf5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:49:54] } 17... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:14] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:04] } 18... Nce4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:44:43] } 19. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:39:26] } 19... g6?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:44] } 20. Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:19] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:40] } 21. Qxb6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:30:06] } 21... Bxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:02] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:27] } 22... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:27] } 23. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:26:50] } 23... Rec8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:34:42] } 24. a3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:24:17] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:29:12] } 25. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:20:54] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:29:29] } 26. axb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:21:19] } 26... axb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:51] } 27. Ra4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:19:10] } 27... Bc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:22:28] } 28. Nb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:18:37] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:18:18] } 29. Ra7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:17:16] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:17:44] } 30. Nbd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:13:29] } 1/2-1/2