Event: FIDE World Cup 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-3/game-1/14d7M4pI/bFTNQ3oG
Date: 2025-11-07
White: Yakubboev, Nodirbek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2689
Black: Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2652
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan 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 1:30:29] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:31] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:17] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:57] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:48] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:15] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:16] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:33] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:28:30] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:24] } 12. a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:27:31] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:12] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:21] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:27:34] } 14. h5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:25:17] } 14... Nh8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:28:00] } 15. h6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:18:29] } 15... g6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:28:28] } 16. g3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:13:44] } 16... Nf7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:42:24] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:12:03] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:25:47] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:33] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:24:42] } 19. Bb6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:41:33] } 19... Qc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:19:21] } 20. Kd1?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:35:26] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:34] } 21. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:52] } 21... e4?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:02] } 22. Ne2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:23:39] } 22... Re7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:08:14] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:14:24] } 23... Nxh6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:08:31] } 24. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:12] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:05:35] } 25. Re3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:13:10] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:12] } 26. c4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:13:00] } 26... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:04:22] } 27. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:04] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:44] } 28. b4?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:09] } 28... h5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:03:35] } 29. c5 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:06:29] } 29... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:22] } 30. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:53] } 30... Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:49] } 31. Qf6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:28] } 31... Bxe2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:17] } 32. Kxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:49] } 32... Nh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 33. Rxh5?? { [%eval -1.71] } { Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:21] } 33... Qb5+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. gxh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 34. Kd1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:39] } 34... Qf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:45] } 35... gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:36] } 36. Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 36... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 37. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 37... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 38. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:57] } 38... Qg1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:56] } 39. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 39... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:24] } 40. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:26] } 40... Qg1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 41... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:40] } 1/2-1/2