Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-2/game-2/g62M1Tov/W5zli9Xy
Date: 2025-11-05
White: Erigaisi Arjun
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2769
Black: Petrov, Martin
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2548
Result: 1-0
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights 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 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... exd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6. g3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:18:00] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:52] } 7... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:39] } 8. e4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:32:04] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:11:41] } 9. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:41:10] } 10. Qe2+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:51] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:40:17] } 11. Qxe7+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:17] } 11... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:40:44] } 12. c5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:20:30] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:38:41] } 13. cxd6+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:53] } 13... cxd6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:38:34] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:08:05] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:34:02] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:07:24] } 15... Bc6?? { [%eval 2.06] } { Blunder. Rhc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:20] } 16. Re1+ { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:48:01] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:21:38] } 17. Bxc6?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:24] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:21:17] } 18. Nf5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:30:48] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:20:07] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:30:05] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:17:15] } 20. Nxd6 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:29:38] } 20... Re6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:09:38] } 21. Nb7+ { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:25:55] } 21... Nxb7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:10:02] } 22. c4?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:20] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:07:40] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:26:17] } 23... cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:08:08] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:19:05] } 24... Ke7?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:27] } 25. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:19:28] } 25... Rd8?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:46] } 26. Be3 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:19:39] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:01:23] } 27. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:19:24] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:01:17] } 28. Rb8+ { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:19:21] } 28... Rxb8 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 29. Bxb8 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:19:46] } 29... Nc4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:02:05] } 30. Rc5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:16:06] } 30... Rb6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:02:33] } 31. Ba7 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:12:04] } 31... Rb4? { [%eval 3.24] } { Mistake. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 32. Rc7 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:12:27] } 32... Ne5 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:00:32] } 33. Re7+ { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:09:13] } 33... Kxe7 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:00:56] } 34. Bc5+ { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:09:40] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:01:17] } 35. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:10:06] } 35... g5 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:00:48] } 36. f4?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:10] } 36... gxf4 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:01:09] } 37. gxf4 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:10:37] } 37... Nc6 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:00:32] } 38. Bd2 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:09:56] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:00:51] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:10:20] } 39... f5 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:00:48] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:08:45] } 40... Kc4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:01:04] } 41. a4 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:07:52] } 41... Ne7 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:20:43] } 42. a5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:37:11] } 42... Nd5+?? { [%eval 5.45] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:12] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:37:33] } 43... Kb5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:18:30] } 44. Kg3 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:35:34] } 44... Nf6 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:18:27] } 45. Kh4 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:35:30] } 45... Ng4 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:13:11] } 46. h3 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:34:49] } 46... Nf2 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:13:33] } 47. Be3 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:34:23] } 47... Ne4 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:13:43] } 48. Bb6 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:34:17] } 1-0