[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa IND"] [Date "2025.11.06"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Grandelius, N."] [Black "Bacrot, E."] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Htp8Bveo"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2627"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.4] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.44] } 10... dxc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.35] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.22] } 12. Nb3 { [%eval 0.22] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.26] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.33] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.31] } 14. exf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 0.39] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval 0.28] } 15... Nge5?! { (0.28 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (15... Bd6 16. c4 O-O 17. Be3 Rf7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nf4 21. Qd2) 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.9] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.12] } 17. Qh5+ { [%eval 1.27] } 17... Nf7?! { (1.27 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (17... Kd8 18. Bf1 Bd6 19. Nd4 Re8 20. g3 Kc8 21. Qxh7 Kb8 22. Be3) 18. Nd4 { [%eval 2.29] } 18... e5 { [%eval 2.23] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 1.64] } 19... Be6?! { (1.64 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (19... Qxc3 20. Re3 Qc6 21. Bd2 Rc8 22. Nd4 Qc7 23. Bf5 Bc5 24. Reb3 b5 25. Ne6) 20. Be3 { [%eval 2.13] } 20... O-O-O { [%eval 2.14] } 21. Bb6 { [%eval 2.17] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 2.89] } 22. Bxd8?! { (2.89 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (22. c4 e4 23. cxd5 Bxf5 24. Rec1+ Kb8 25. Bc7+ Ka8 26. Bxa6 Bg4 27. Bxb7+ Ka7) 22... Nxd8 { [%eval 1.72] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 1.77] } 23... Bc5 { [%eval 1.71] } 24. Qe2?! { (1.71 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (24. Red1 Nf7 25. Be2 Rg8 26. Bf3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Rg7 28. c4 Nd6 29. cxd5 Bh3) 24... Rg8 { [%eval 0.82] } 25. Bxa6?! { (0.82 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (25. Red1 Qg7 26. g3 Qh6 27. Kg2 Qxh4 28. Rh1 Qf4 29. Rxh7 e4 30. Bxa6 Qf3+) 25... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.24] } 26. Bb5?? { (0.24 → -1.66) Blunder. Qxe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (26. Qxe3 bxa6 27. Rb6 d4 28. cxd4 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 exd4 30. Rbxe6 Nxe6 31. Rxe6 Kc7) 26... Qg7 { [%eval -1.71] } 27. fxe3 { [%eval -1.57] } 27... Bh3 { [%eval -1.56] } 28. Rb2 { [%eval -1.86] } 28... Bxg2 { [%eval -1.84] } 29. Qf2 { [%eval -1.85] } 29... Bf3+?? { (-1.85 → 0.10) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (29... Qg4 30. Qxg2 Qe6 31. a4 f5 32. Rf1 Rxg2+ 33. Rxg2 Nf7 34. a5 Nd6 35. Bd3) 30. Kh2 { [%eval 0.11] } 30... e4 { [%eval 0.1] } 31. Rg1 { [%eval 0.13] } 31... Qc7+ { [%eval 0.21] } 32. Rg3?! { (0.21 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (32. Kh3 Rxg1 33. Qxg1 h5 34. Qg3 Qxc3 35. Qf2 Qe5 36. Rc2+ Nc6 37. Bxc6 bxc6) 32... Qd6?? { (-0.71 → 1.40) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (32... Nf7 33. Kh3 Rg6 34. Be2 Ne5 35. Bxf3 Qd7+ 36. Kh2 exf3 37. Rb4 Rg4 38. Kg1) 33. Be2 { [%eval 1.26] } 33... Bxe2 { [%eval 1.46] } 34. Rxe2 { [%eval 1.59] } 34... Nf7 { [%eval 2.11] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 2.15] } 35... Rxg3+ { [%eval 2.25] } 36. Qxg3 { [%eval 2.1] } 36... Ne5 { [%eval 2.58] } 37. Qg8+ { [%eval 2.93] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval 2.8] } 38. Qxh7+ { [%eval 2.49] } 38... Kc6 { [%eval 2.73] } 39. Rb2 { [%eval 2.81] } 39... Qb8? { (2.81 → 4.69) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (39... b6 40. Qf5 Kb7 41. h5 Nf3 42. Kf1 Qc6 43. h6 d4 44. exd4 Nxd4 45. Qa5) 40. Qg7 { [%eval 4.46] } 40... Nc4 { [%eval 4.38] } 41. Qxf6+ { [%eval 4.29] } 41... Kc5 { [%eval 4.61] } 42. Qe7+ { [%eval 4.87] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval 4.62] } 43. Qe6+ { [%eval 3.99] } 43... Kc5 { [%eval 3.93] } 44. Re2?! { (3.93 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (44. Qe7+ Kc6 45. Rf2 Qg8+ 46. Qg5 Qe8 47. h5 Kc5 48. Rf5 Qd7 49. Rf8 Kb5) 44... Qf8 { [%eval 2.51] } 45. Qg4 { [%eval 2.53] } 45... Ne5 { [%eval 2.44] } 46. Qf4 { [%eval 2.45] } 46... Qg7+ { [%eval 2.54] } 47. Qg3 { [%eval 2.62] } 47... Qe7 { [%eval 3.03] } 48. Rf2 { [%eval 2.66] } 48... Kc4 { [%eval 2.8] } 49. Rf5?! { (2.80 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (49. Qg5 Qe8 50. h5 Nf3 51. Rxf3 exf3+ 52. Kxf3 b5 53. Qg6 Qf8+ 54. Ke2 Kxc3) 49... Nf3 { [%eval 1.63] } 50. Kh3 { [%eval 1.75] } 50... Qe6?! { (1.75 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. Kxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (50... Kxc3 51. h5 Kd3 52. Rxd5+ Kxe3 53. Kg2 Qe6 54. Ra5 Kd2 55. Qf4+ Kd1 56. Ra3) 51. Qc7+ { [%eval 1.94] } 51... Kd3 { [%eval 2.16] } 52. Qf7 { [%eval 2.27] } 52... Qc8?? { (2.27 → 5.14) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.14] } (52... Qh6 53. Qxd5+ Kxe3 54. h5 Qg7 55. Qc5+ Kd3 56. Qd6+ Kc2 57. Qg6 Qxc3 58. Qg3) 53. Qxd5+ { [%eval 4.87] } 53... Kxe3 { [%eval 4.66] } 54. Qc5+ { [%eval 4.87] } 54... Qxc5 { [%eval 4.93] } 55. Rxc5 { [%eval 4.71] } 55... Kf2 { [%eval 5.91] } 56. Rf5 { [%eval 5.82] } { White wins. } 1-0