Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-1/game-1/t8DzIZPc/XmYHShM6
Date: 2025-10-31
White: Efimov, Igor
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2331
Black: Gurel, Ediz
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2648
Result: 0-1
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
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 1:30:47] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:32] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:54] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:52] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:46] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:15:32] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:16] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:14:11] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:13:37] } 7. Rc1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:06:50] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:04:46] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:00:23] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:02:38] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:54:48] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:02:55] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:52:11] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:58:33] } 11. Rc2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:47:12] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:56:40] } 12. Qa1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:46:29] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:55:55] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:44:29] } 13... c5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:47:16] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:39:57] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:43:48] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:40:06] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:44:12] } 16. Rd2 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:21:35] } 16... Red8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:32:14] } 17. Bd1 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:17:56] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:24:03] } 18. dxc5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:15:49] } 18... bxc5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:23:13] } 19. Ne5?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:44] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:19:28] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:13:02] } 20... f6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:13:27] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:12:55] } 21... Bb8 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:13:50] } 22. f3?! { [%eval -1.47] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:34] } 22... Bxc4 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:13:26] } 23. bxc4 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:13:01] } 23... Nd2 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:13:50] } 24. Rff2 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:11:20] } 24... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:14:00] } 25. Bc2 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:10:55] } 25... Nxb2 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:13:33] } 26. Qxb2 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:11:23] } 26... c4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:13:53] } 27. f4 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:11:31] } 27... Bc7 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:12:56] } 28. Rf3?! { [%eval -2.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:28] } 28... Bb6 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:12:49] } 29. Rh3 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:07:03] } 29... g6 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:12:47] } 30. Qc3 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:07:19] } 30... Rd5 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:11:05] } 31. Qe1 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:06:45] } 31... Rcd8 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:09:29] } 32. g4 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:06:25] } 32... Ba5 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:07:50] } 33. Qb1 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:05:05] } 33... f5 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:06:44] } 34. Rg3 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:04:42] } 34... Bb6 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:06:37] } 35. Qe1 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:02:38] } 35... Qc7 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:04:49] } 36. h4?! { [%eval -4.21] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 36... Qxf4 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:04:52] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:02:57] } 37... Qd6 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:04:25] } 38. h5?! { [%eval -5.6] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 38... Bc7 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:04:20] } 39. e4?! { [%eval -7.7] } { Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 39... Rd2 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:04:28] } 40. e5 { [%eval -8.67] [%clk 0:02:04] } 40... Qxe5 { [%eval -8.45] [%clk 0:04:41] } 0-1