[Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [White "Donchenko,Alexander"] [Black "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Site "Goa"] [Round "6.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2689"] [PlyCount "114"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 18,114,25,29,26,32,35,35,35,17,39,38,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,48,56,44,44,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-32,-25,-97,-33,-42,-56,-55,-66,-37,-35,-32,0,-14,0,-45,-33,-35,-36,-39,0,0,0,-31,-29,-37,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,8,8,8,8,8,0,8,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 8. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 9. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:18] 10.h4 might become the main line.} a5 {[%emt 0:0:16] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 11. Nh4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:14:57][%cal Yb8d7,Yd7b6,Yb6c8,Yc8d6][%mdl 32] White is slightly better.} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} a4 {[%emt 0:15:35]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 15. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kd8 $146 {[%emt 0:1:23]} (15... Ke7 16. g3 Kd6 17. Kd2 Nf8 18. Rf1 Ne6 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Nf5+ Kd7 21. Nh4 Kd6 22. Bc2 Nc7 23. Bd3 {½-½ Erigaisi,A (2801)-Sarana,A (2677) Tata Steel-A 87th 2025 (8)} )16. g3 {[%emt 0:10:17]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:2:41]} 17. Ng2 {[%emt 0:10:29]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 18. Nf4 {[%emt 0:2:46]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:4:4]} Bb1 {[%emt 0:13:50]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:4:20]} f5 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 21. Kf2 {[%emt 0:8:11]} Ba2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:3:40]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:8:6]} 23. Bb1 {[%emt 0:1:3]} h6 {[%emt 0:5:30]} 24. Rg1 {[%emt 0:8:47]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:5:15]} 25. Kg2 {[%emt 0:10:0]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 26. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:51] [#]} (26. Rgc1 $11 )Rb5 {[%emt 0:1:29]} ({Black should try} 26... Re8 $1 $17 {Hoping for ...Nb5.} 27. Re1 Rb5 )27. Rg2 $15 {[%emt 0:0:14][%cal Yg1g2,Yg2f2,Yf2f1][%mdl 32]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:21]} 28. Rf2 {[%emt 0:4:36]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:5:55]} 29. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:0:32][%csl Yc4] Strong Square Black (c4)} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 30. Ng2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bd1 {[%emt 0:3:22]} 31. Bd3 {[%emt 0:1:49]} b5 {[%emt 0:7:36]} 32. Rf1 {[%emt 0:2:2]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 33. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 34. Bb1 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Be2 {[%emt 0:5:1]} 35. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:2:7]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 36. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 37. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 38. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:3] [#] The position is equal.} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 39. Bxb5+ {[%emt 0:0:10][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke6 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 40. Bc6 {[%emt 0:3:52]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:26][%csl Yc5,Yg3]} 41. Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:31:34]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:30:7]} 42. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:1:47]} fxe4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:9] KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} 43. g4 {[%emt 0:18:33]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 47. h5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} (48. Kxe4 Re2+ 49. Kd3 Rxb2 )Kc6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 49. Rc5+ {[%emt 0:4:11]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 50. Rb5 {[%emt 0:2:30]} (50. Kxe4 Re2+ 51. Kd3 Rxb2 )Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 51. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 52. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:1:47]} 53. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:0:2] aiming for d5+.} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 54. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 55. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 56. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 57. Rh8 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:20] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.06 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=3 OK: White=14 Black=30 Best: White=2 --- Strong: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2