Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/eywiC9TK
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Chigaev, Maksim
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2628
Black: Elbilia, Jacques
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2332
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:13] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 6... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:40] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:52] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:22] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:46] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:16:08] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:02] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:10:08] } 10. Nd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:05] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:03:11] } 11. Na3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:02] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:01:01] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:01] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:52:20] } 13. Nc2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:01] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:40] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:24] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:46:02] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:45] } 15... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:25] } 16. exd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:12:06] } 16... cxd4?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:51] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:11:00] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:38:39] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:46:02] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:34:52] } 19. Qf2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:45:44] } 19... d3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:33:12] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:45:37] } 20... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:33:28] } 21. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:45:45] } 21... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:32:05] } 22. Ne3? { [%eval -0.49] } { Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:30] } 22... Be2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:30:32] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:42:32] } 23... Re8 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:30:27] } 24. Qxe5 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:21:38] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:30:46] } 25. Rxf6 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:21:51] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:30:17] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:22:17] } 26... b5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:27:39] } 27. cxb5?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:08] } 27... axb5 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:27:42] } 28. a4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:13:22] } 28... bxa4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:17:28] } 29. bxa4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:13:50] } 29... Rc5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:15:14] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:07:23] } 30... Rc1?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:08] } 31. Nc3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:05:36] } 31... Ra1 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:03:22] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:04:12] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:03:34] } 33. Be4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:01:35] } 33... h6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:03:50] } 34. Bxd3?! { [%eval -1.45] } { Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 34... Bxd3 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:04:14] } 35. Kxd3 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:01:11] } 35... Rh1 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:04:09] } 36. h4 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:01:07] } 36... Rg1? { [%eval -0.07] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:26] } 37. Kc4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:59] } 37... Rxg3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:04:17] } 38. a5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:01:25] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:26] } 39. a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:26] } 39... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:48] } 40. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:30] } 41. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:30] } 41... Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:41] } 42. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:47] } 42... Rb8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:52] } 43. Ka5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:18:35] } 43... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:21] } 44. a7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:46] } 44... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:33] } 45. Kb6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:12:45] } 45... Kd6?? { [%eval 5.7] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:33] } 46. Nb4 { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:07:57] } 46... Rxa7 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:22:01] } 47. Kxa7 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:08:25] } 47... Kc5 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:21:05] } 48. Nd3+ { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:06:55] } 48... Kd5 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:14:13] } 49. Nf2 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:05:53] } 49... f5 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:14:31] } 50. Kb6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:06:16] } 50... f4 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:14:40] } 51. Kc7 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:03:57] } 51... f3 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:14:20] } 52. Kd7 { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:04:21] } 52... f5?! { [%eval 74.9] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:36] } 53. Ke7 { [%eval 82.96] [%clk 0:04:39] } 53... Ke5 { [%eval 71.26] [%clk 0:14:56] } 54. h5 { [%eval 71.01] [%clk 0:04:31] } 54... Kf4 { [%eval 8.35] [%clk 0:15:01] } 55. Kf6 { [%eval 57.23] [%clk 0:04:43] } 55... Kg3 { [%eval 68.8] [%clk 0:15:22] } 56. Nd1 { [%eval 9.15] [%clk 0:05:09] } 56... f4 { [%eval 50.11] [%clk 0:14:49] } 57. Kf5 { [%eval 65.27] [%clk 0:05:26] } 1-0