Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/game-2/XOuEW2Zp/ID1Vx5z1
Date: 2025-11-12
White: Yakubboev, Nodirbek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2689
Black: Pranav, V
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2641
Result: 1-0
ECO: C45
Opening: Scotch Game: Mieses 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 1:30:49] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:13] } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:57] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:06] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:11] } 9... f6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:24:24] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:14] } 10... fxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:46] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:16] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:18] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:20:21] } 12... Qe6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:17:12] } 13. a3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:15:27] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:07] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:26] } 14... Bd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:02:25] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:10:25] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:59:01] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:06:32] } 16... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:53:58] } 17. Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:48] } 17... O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:53:46] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:53:38] } 18... c5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:32:10] } 19. Nb3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:44:47] } 19... cxb4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:32:26] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:42:22] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:32:38] } 21. axb4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:35:29] } 21... Bc8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:32:30] } 22. Ra1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:29:40] } 22... a6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:31:32] } 23. h3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:19:33] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:59] } 24. Qe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:52] } 24... Rb6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:26:19] } 25. Na4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:15:19] } 25... Rd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:22:34] } 26. Re2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:02] } 26... Qf7?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:43] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:12:53] } 27... Qxc4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:07:00] } 28. Rc5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:13:21] } 28... Qd4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:07:21] } 29. Rxc7 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:13:20] } 29... Re6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:02:14] } 30. Qd1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:10:17] } 30... Qxb4?? { [%eval 4.08] } { Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 31. Qc2?! { [%eval 2.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:36] } 31... Rc6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:00:44] } 32. Bxc6 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:07:27] } 32... dxc6 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:01:12] } 33. Qxc6 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:05:27] } 33... Bxh3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:01:31] } 34. Nc3 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:02:40] } 34... h6 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35. Qxa6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:02:31] } 35... Ng4?? { [%eval 7.9] } { Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 36. Qe6+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:02:08] } 36... Kh8? { [%eval 10.41] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 37. Qd7 { [%eval 8.46] [%clk 0:02:14] } 37... Rg8? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 38. Ra8 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:02:31] } 1-0