Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-1/TxNRmm3q/fpWL4YvQ
Date: 2025-11-04
White: Ivanchuk, Vasyl
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2616
Black: Shankland, Sam
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2649
Result: 0-1
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical 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 1:30:58] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:25] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:52] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:29] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:39] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:47] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:29:43] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:16] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:10] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:24:31] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:48] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:21] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:29] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:34] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:35] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:21:29] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:05] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:20:19] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:37] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:14:44] } 14. Bxh3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:47:33] } 14... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:15:09] } 15. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:47:59] } 15... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:15:34] } 16. cxb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:44:49] } 16... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:14:27] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:45:01] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:12:17] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:40:05] } 18... Rb6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:09:49] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:34:46] } 19... Rc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:08:16] } 20. Na4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:30:50] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:05:19] } 21. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:08] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:27] } 22. b4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:27:26] } 22... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:22] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:20] } 23... Bh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:32] } 24. Qg2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:23:43] } 24... Qxg2+ { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:54:43] } 25. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:24:11] } 25... Ra6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:54:34] } 26. e4 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:23:33] } 26... Nxg3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:54:06] } 27. hxg3 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:23:33] } 27... Rxa4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:54:32] } 28. Re2?! { [%eval -1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:59] } 28... Bf8 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:52:42] } 29. Ref2?! { [%eval -1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:30] } 29... Rc7 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:51:26] } 30. Bxf8?! { [%eval -2.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:20] } 30... Kxf8 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:51:52] } 31. Rb2 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:15:48] } 31... Rd7 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:48:42] } 32. Rd1 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:15:01] } 32... Ra3 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:43:19] } 33. Rbd2 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:13:14] } 33... Rd4 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:42:50] } 34. b5 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:13:42] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:41:09] } 35. Kh3 { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:13:46] } 35... Rb4 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:39:59] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:13:50] } 36... Rxb5 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:40:13] } 37. Rc7 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:14:19] } 37... Rb6 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:39:58] } 38. d4? { [%eval -4.62] } { Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:52] } 38... exd4 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:39:43] } 39. e5 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:09:20] } 39... Re6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:28:15] } 40. Rxd4 { [%eval -5.15] [%clk 0:02:08] } 40... Rxe5 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:28:01] } 41. Rdd7 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:02:35] } 41... Rf5 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:27:53] } 42. Rxa7 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:03:00] } 42... Rxa7 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:28:18] } 43. Rxa7 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:03:19] } 43... Rf2 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:28:43] } 44. a4 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:03:29] } 44... g5 { [%eval -5.78] [%clk 0:28:46] } 0-1