Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-2/NUcmLDqC/hd66aO8x
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Najer, Evgeniy
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2610
Black: Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2439
Result: 1-0
ECO: C43
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center 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 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:17] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:42] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:03] } 6... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:09:43] } 7. dxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:27] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:08:36] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:05:02] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:53:04] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:05:28] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:53:23] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:04:43] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:47:29] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:58:58] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:43:16] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:54:00] } 12... Rde8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:42:16] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:54:16] } 13... Bb6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:39:21] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:39:16] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:36:15] } 15. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:39:16] } 15... axb6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:36:40] } 16. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:31] } 16... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:59] } 17. cxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:55] } 17... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:23] } 18. d4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:38:01] } 18... Rhf8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:13] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:28:11] } 19... fxe5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:00] } 20. dxe5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:28:37] } 20... Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:54] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:45] } 21... g5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:14] } 22. Rbe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:40] } 22... gxf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:11:37] } 23. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:02] } 23... Rxf4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:12:04] } 24. Qxf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:29] } 24... Qe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:49] } 25. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:34] } 25... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:58] } 26. Qg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:22:31] } 26... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:18] } 27. Qh4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:17:10] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:05:34] } 28. Qd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:12:50] } 28... Kc8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:58] } 29. Qb4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:53] } 29... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:51] } 30. a4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:10:18] } 30... bxa4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:17] } 31. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:10:46] } 31... Qf5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:27] } 32. Qa8+ { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:45] } 32... Kc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:47] } 33. Qa5+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:08:13] } 33... Kc8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:51] } 34. Qb6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:08:21] } 34... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:16] } 35. Ra1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:08:45] } 35... Kd7? { [%eval 1.35] } { Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 36. Qxb7+ { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:09:02] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:01:16] } 37. Qb8+ { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:07:58] } 37... Ke6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:01:38] } 38. Qc7?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:54] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:01:59] } 39. Qxc6+ { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:04:10] } 39... Qe6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Rf1+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:04:24] } 40... Rf5?? { [%eval 5.81] } { Blunder. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 41. Rxf5+ { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:03:32] } 41... Kxf5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:01:16] } 42. g4+ { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:01:26] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:29:19] } 43. Qxe6+ { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:28:48] } 43... Kxe6 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:29:46] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:29:10] } 1-0