Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--finals/game-1/ccpVN6xj/YazTCF2Q
Date: 2025-11-24
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2681
Black: Yakubboev, Nodirbek
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2689
Result: 1-0
ECO: B45
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange 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 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:31] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:56] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:51] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:22] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:44] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:17:21] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:42] } 10... Nb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:05] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:11] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:15:04] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:33] } 12... Bd5?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:12] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:26:06] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:57:08] } 14. c3 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:21:28] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:54:31] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:09:10] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:51:00] } 16. Ng3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:00:15] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:44:22] } 17. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:00:07] } 17... d5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:35:41] } 18. exd6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:56:03] } 18... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:35:59] } 19. f5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:46:52] } 19... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:31:07] } 20. Qxg3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:46:57] } 20... Qxg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:31:28] } 21. hxg3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:47:25] } 21... c4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:27:52] } 22. fxe6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:40:58] } 22... fxe6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:28:09] } 23. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:37:48] } 23... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:24:32] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:37:32] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:08:43] } 25. Rd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:30:14] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:08:58] } 26. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:29:44] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:08:22] } 27. Bc1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:28:56] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:06:18] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:25:32] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:06:42] } 29. Re2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:22:37] } 29... Rd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:07] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:13:09] } 30... Ne5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:45] } 31. b3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:12:29] } 31... Nd3+ { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:02:04] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:12:09] } 32... h5?! { [%eval 1.99] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 33. Bd2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:12:08] } 33... Ra5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:00:46] } 34. Be3 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:11:12] } 34... a6?! { [%eval 2.85] } { Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 35. bxc4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:08:17] } 35... Re5?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 36. Bd4 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:04:46] } 36... Rg5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:01:12] } 37. Kc2 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:04:18] } 37... Rxg3 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. Be3 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:04:09] } 1-0