Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/gTjvEzqs
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Karthikeyan, Murali
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2662
Black: Idani, Pouya
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2601
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf 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 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:40] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:18] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:34:05] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:32] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:34:28] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:03] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:34:54] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:21:23] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:35:18] } 13. Qf2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:32] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:34:47] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:02:11] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:35:12] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:56:40] } 15... Na4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:35:32] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:52:13] } 16... d5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:35:57] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:49:36] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:36:21] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:49:30] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:36:47] } 19. g5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:44:09] } 19... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:04] } 20. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:44:25] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:18:25] } 21. Rhg1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:40:00] } 21... hxg5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:11:44] } 22. hxg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:38:48] } 22... Nb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:56:01] } 23. Rh1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:33:25] } 23... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:53:26] } 24. Rxh1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:33:51] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:53:24] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:32:36] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:43:54] } 26. g6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:25:28] } 26... f6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:44:07] } 27. Ng3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:24:47] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:35:21] } 28. Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:38] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:27:47] } 29. Qe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:35] } 29... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:52] } 30. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:38] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:21:25] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:09:01] } 31... Qd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:16:56] } 32. Rh8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:08:34] } 32... Qd6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:04] } 33. a3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:07:19] } 33... Rd7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:53] } 34. Rh2 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:05:01] } 34... Qb6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:06:30] } 35. Rh8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:03:44] } 35... Qd6 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:06:47] } 36. Rh2 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:03:36] } 36... Qb6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:07:14] } 37. Rh1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:01:45] } 37... Rc7? { [%eval 2.04] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:11] } 38. Rh8 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:01:37] } 38... Qd6?! { [%eval 3.34] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 39. Nf5 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:01:02] } 39... Bxf5 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:03:42] } 40. Bxf5 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:01:30] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:00:38] } 41. Nd2?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:47] } 41... Qd4?! { [%eval 3.46] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:31] } 42. Ne4?? { [%eval -0.65] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:43] } 42... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:11:01] } 43. Nc3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:18:09] } 43... Rg2 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:10:25] } 44. Rh1 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:16:45] } 44... Nd3?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:35] } 45. Bxd3?? { [%eval -3.4] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:13] } 45... Qxd3+ { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:08:00] } 46. Ka1 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:17:25] } 46... Qc2 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:07:29] } 47. Nd1?! { [%eval -4.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:18] } 47... Qc1+?! { [%eval -3.65] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:50] } 48. Ka2 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:17:47] } 48... Qc4+ { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:06:31] } 49. Ka1 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:18:12] } 49... Qc1+ { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:04:53] } 50. Ka2 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:18:40] } 50... Rd2 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:05:12] } 51. f4 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:17:20] } 51... Qc4+ { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:02:19] } 52. Ka1 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:17:48] } 52... Qc1+ { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:02:44] } 53. Ka2 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:18:14] } 53... Qc4+ { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:02:42] } 54. Ka1 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:18:44] } 54... Qc1+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 55. Ka2 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:17:39] } 1/2-1/2