[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2025.11.26"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Sindarov, Javokhir"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2248455860789719"]
[EventDate "2025.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. a4 $146 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} ({Predecessor:} 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Re8 13. O-O e5 14. Bb1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nf8 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Nd4 Qg5 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Nd4 Qg5 23. Nf3 Qf6 {½-½ Xiong,J (2650)-Yu,Y (2714) FIDE Grand Swiss Samarkand 2025 (5)}) 11... Re8 12. a5 e5 13. dxe5 {White is slightly better.} Nxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxe5 Rxe5 17. Kd2 d4 {[%csl Oa5][%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 18. exd4 Rxa5 19. Rc5 Rxc5 20. dxc5 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} Be6 {and ...Rd8+ should not be overlooked} 21. Bd3 Bd5 22. f3 Rc8 23. b4 a5 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 24. bxa5 {Black must now prevent Re1.} Rxc5 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Kxc1 {KB-KB} Kf8 27. Kd2 Ke7 28. Kc3 Kd6 29. Kd4 f6 30. h4 g5 $2 {[%eval 425,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%mdl 8192] Almost any bishop move is equal.} (30... Bf7 $11 {[%eval 0,75] [%wdl 3,994,3]}) 31. h5 $2 {[%eval 0,55] [%wdl 3,994,3]} ({Offering to reade bishops leads to a winning endgame for white.} 31. Be4 $1 $18 {[%eval 425,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%cal Re4d5]} Bc6 (31... Bxe4 32. Kxe4 Kc6 33. h5 $18) 32. h5 Kc7 33. Bxc6 Kxc6 34. Ke4 Kb5 35. Kf5 Kxa5 36. Kg6 b5 37. Kxh6 b4 38. Kg7 b3 39. h6 b2 40. h7 b1=Q 41. h8=Q Qb7+ 42. Kg6 Qb1+ 43. Kg7 Qb7+ 44. Kh6) 31... Bf7 {The position is equal.} 32. g4 Be6 33. Be4 Kc7 34. Kc5 Bd7 35. Kd5 Bc8 $1 36. Bd3 (36. Bh7 $5) 36... Bd7 $1 37. Be2 (37. Be4 $5) 37... Bc8 $1 38. Bb5 Bd7 $1 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 {KP-KP} 40. Ke4 {Kf5 would kill now.} (40. Kc5 $5) 40... Ke6 41. f4 gxf4 42. Kxf4 Ke7 $1 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Ke4 (44. Kf4 $5) 44... Ke7 $1 45. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2025.11.26"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[GameId "2248455699452314"]
[EventDate "2025.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o."]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a4 {is more profitable than 7.h3 at the moment. C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack.} Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 {White has an edge.} Nd4 {[%csl Bc2,Bf3] Against Ne2} 10. Qd1 c6 11. Ba2 Ne6 $1 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Be3 b6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A top novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 13... Rad8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 axb6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ra6 Ra8 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ne2 d5 {½-½ Sindarov,J (2722)-Sargsyan,S (2653) FIDE Grand Swiss Samarkand 2025 (11)}) 14. Qf3 Rad8 15. h4 Qd7 16. Qh3 Rfe8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Ne2 d5 19. Ng3 Rf8 20. h5 h6 21. Re2 Rf7 22. Rae1 Bd6 23. Bd2 {[%cal Od3d4]} Rdf8 24. Bc3 {[%eval -62,23] [%wdl 0,854,146]} (24. f3 $11 {[%eval -19,25] [%wdl 4,974,22] feels stronger.}) 24... d4 {[%eval -17,24] [%wdl 4,977,19]} (24... Nh7 $15 {[%eval -62,23] [%wdl 0,854,146]}) 25. Bd2 $11 c5 {[%cal Oc5c4]} 26. b3 a6 27. Nf1 Qe8 28. Ra1 Re7 29. Ng3 $1 Qc8 30. Nf1 b5 {[%eval 54,24] [%wdl 104,895,1]} (30... Qe8 $11 {[%eval 4,29] [%wdl 11,982,7]}) 31. Nh2 $14 c4 32. axb5 {White's mistake is to trade the Queenside pawns, he'd be slightly better instead of equal.} (32. Nf3) 32... axb5 {[%cal Ba6b5,Bb5c4,Bc4c3][%mdl 32]} 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Ng4 c3 35. Nxf6+ Rxf6 36. Be1 Rff7 37. f3 Ra7 38. Rd1 Ra2 39. Bh4 Rb7 40. Qg4 Qe8 41. Kh2 Qf7 {Black's position looks easier to play. Still equal.} 42. g3 Rbb2 43. Rc1 Kh7 44. Kg2 Rb8 45. Rf1 Rb7 $6 {[%eval 74,30] [%wdl 198,802,0]} (45... Rb5 $11 {[%eval 0,34] [%wdl 4,992,4] keeps the balance.}) 46. f4 $16 {White is again a bit better.} exf4 47. e5 $6 {[%eval 7,26] [%wdl 6,991,3]} (47. gxf4 $14 {[%eval 65,25] [%wdl 127,873,0]} Rbb2 48. Rff2) 47... Bc5 $6 (47... Bxe5 $5 48. Rxe5 Rxc2+ 49. Kh3 Rbb2 50. Qxe6 Rh2+ 51. Kg4 Qxe6+ 52. Rxe6 c2 $11) 48. Rxf4 Qe8 49. Ref2 Ra1 50. Qf3 $1 Rbb1 {[%eval 104,34] [%wdl 562,438,0] White has definitely made progess.} ({Black should try} 50... Rba7 $14 {[%eval 50,27] [%wdl 59,941,0]}) 51. Qe4+ $1 Kg8 52. g4 $6 {[%eval -23,28] [%wdl 1,985,14]} (52. Qg6 $16 {[%eval 101,30] [%wdl 511,489,0]} Rg1+ 53. Kh3 Rh1+ 54. Kg4 Qxg6+ 55. hxg6) 52... Rh1 {...Rag1+ is the strong threat.} 53. Kg3 (53. Rf1 {Would cut out the difficulties white now finds himself in.}) 53... Rae1 54. Re2 Rxe2 (54... g5 $6 55. hxg6 Rhg1+ 56. Kf3 Rxe2 57. Qb7 (57. Kxe2 Qa4 $11) 57... Qxg6 (57... Rxe5 58. Qh7#) (57... Re3+ $2 58. Kf2 $18) 58. Qc8+ Kh7 59. Bf6 $16) 55. Qxe2 Be7 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} (55... Qa4 {feels hotter.} 56. Qe4 Qa1 57. Rf2 Qg1+) 56. Bxe7 Qxe7 57. Rxd4 $2 {[%eval -721,27] [%wdl 0,0,1000][%mdl 8192] There is only one way to rather unobvious equality here.} (57. Kg2 $11 {[%eval 0,24] [%wdl 3,994,3] Implying a rook sacrifice.} Rc1 (57... Qh4 58. Rf8+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxf8 59. Qf3+ Ke8 (59... Kg8 60. Qa8+ Kh7 61. Qe4+) (59... Ke7 60. Qb7+) 60. Qc6+ Kd8 61. Qd6+ Ke8 62. Qc6+ Kf7 63. Qf3+ Ke7 64. Qb7+ Kd8 65. Qb6+ Ke8 66. Qxe6+ Kf8 67. Qc8+ Ke7 68. Qb7+ Kf8 69. Qc8+ Kf7 70. Qc4+ Kf8 71. Qc8+ $11) 58. Kh3 (58. Rxd4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Qh4 $19)) 57... Qh4+ $19 58. Kf4 Re1 59. Qg2 Qg5+ 60. Kg3 Qe3+ 0-1

