[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2025--round-4/tiebreak-1-rapid-1/HjIi0vPz/KZFyBLt8"] [Date "2025.11.13"] [Round "33.9"] [White "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteFideId "13300881"] [BlackElo "2701"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [BlackFideId "2056437"] [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"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E67"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto"] [StudyName "2025 World Cup"] [ChapterName "Sargissian, Gabriel - Liang, Awonder"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/TDcaHygI/2waH0Hgd"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 2... g6 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. c4 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. g3 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. Bg2 { [%clk 0:15:36] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:15:36] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:16:02] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:42] } 7... e5 { [%clk 0:16:11] } 8. h3 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 8... Re8 { [%clk 0:16:20] } 9. e4 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 9... b6 { [%clk 0:16:27] } 10. d5 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 10... Nc5 { [%clk 0:16:21] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 0:14:12] } 11... a5 { [%clk 0:16:29] } 12. b3 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 12... Nh5 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 13. Bg5 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 13... Qd7 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 14. Rb1 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 14... h6 { [%clk 0:11:40] } 15. Be3 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 15... f5 { [%clk 0:10:27] } 16. exf5 { [%clk 0:13:12] } 16... gxf5 { [%clk 0:10:36] } 17. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:08:25] } 17... bxc5 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 18. Ng5 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 18... Nf6 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 19. Ne6 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 19... Qf7 { [%clk 0:06:53] } 20. Nb5 { [%clk 0:06:52] } 20... Re7 { [%clk 0:06:57] } 21. Qf3 { [%clk 0:05:54] } 21... Ne8 { [%clk 0:06:02] } 22. g4 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 22... fxg4 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 23. hxg4 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 23... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 24. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 24... Ra6 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 25. Nd8 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 25... a4 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 26. b4 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 26... cxb4 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 27. Rxb4 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 27... Bf6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 28. Bd1 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 28... c5 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 29. Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 29... h5 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 30. Ne6 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 30... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 31. dxe6 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 31... Ng7 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 32. gxh5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 32... Nxe6 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 33. Bf3 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 33... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 34. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 34... Rg7+ { [%clk 0:01:12] } 35. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 35... Bh4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 36. Be4+ { [%clk 0:00:32] } 36... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 37. Bg6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 37... Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 38. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 38... Nxg6 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 39. hxg6 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 39... Kxg6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 40. Red1 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 40... Be7 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 41. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 41... Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 42. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 42... Bh4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 43. Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 43... Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 44. Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 44... Rh7 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 45. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 45... Rh4 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 46. Rg1 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 46... Re4+ { [%clk 0:00:24] } 47. Re3 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 47... Rxe3+ { [%clk 0:00:23] } 48. fxe3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 48... Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 49. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 49... e4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 50. Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 50... Rh7 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 51. Rxd6+ { [%clk 0:00:18] } 51... Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 52. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 52... Rh2+ { [%clk 0:00:56] } 53. Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 53... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 54. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 54... Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 55. Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 55... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 56. Rf8+ { [%clk 0:00:51] } 56... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 57. c5 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 57... a3 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 58. c6 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 58... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:00:19] } 59. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 59... a2 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 60. Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 60... Bd8 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 61. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 61... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 62. Rxa2 { White had missed a few chances to get more of an advantage earlier, but now we reach an endgame where Black is still within the drawing margin. But, living off the increment, he has a very hard decision to make. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 62... Rh1?? { [%clk 0:00:15] } (62... Rxa2+ { would lead to an objectively drawn minor piece endgame: } 63. Nxa2 Kf5 (63... Kf3 { also holds, by going after the e3-pawn. }) 64. Nc3 Ke6 65. Nb5 Bb6 { The point. Black can attack the e3-pawn and still play ... Ke6-d7 to get into the square of White's pawn after c6-c7. } 66. Kd2 Ba5+ 67. Ke2 Ke7 { and White has no way to make progress. }) 63. Ra7 $18 { With rooks on, the passed c-pawn is decisive. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 63... Be5 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 64. Re7 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 64... Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 65. c7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 65... Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 66. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 66... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 67. Kb3 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 67... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 68. Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 68... Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 69. Rh7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 69... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 70. Nb6 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 70... Ra4+ { [%clk 0:00:20] } 71. Nxa4 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 1-0