Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-2/ARRfhqqa/YuDI9kdJ
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2655
Black: Karthik Venkataraman
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2576
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen 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 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:15:11] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:15] } 9. a5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:07:33] } 9... Nbd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:19:45] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:06:58] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:06:32] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:56:58] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:05:11] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:54:03] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:05:12] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:51:48] } 13... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:00:13] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:45:29] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:00:25] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:45:51] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:00:16] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:36:28] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:59:23] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:36:38] } 17... e5?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:45] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:34:25] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:36:56] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:31:48] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:36:41] } 20. e4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:24:39] } 20... Qd4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:36:35] } 21. Qc1?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:34] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:24:08] } 22. Ra3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:17:53] } 22... Bg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:24:35] } 23. Rd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:43] } 23... Qb4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:25:01] } 24. Rb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:47] } 24... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:24:21] } 25. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:19] } 25... Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:46] } 26. Nxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 26... Qxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:12] } 27. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:04:42] } 27... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:38] } 28. f3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:03:15] } 28... Bh5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:05] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:53] } 29... Bg6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:25] } 30. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:06] } 31. Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:10] } 31... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:09] } 32. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 32... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:24] } 33. Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:26] } 33... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:44] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:03] } 34... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:16] } 35. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 35... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:39] } 36. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:18] } 36... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:04] } 37. Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 37... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:30] } 38. Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:54] } 38... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:56] } 39. Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:47] } 39... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:22] } 40. Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:10] } 1/2-1/2