Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis – Nihal, Sarin (No content to display) Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis (2583) Nihal, Sarin (2700) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: November 6, 2025 Location: Goa, India Tournament: FIDE World Cup 2025 Round: 11.7 Opening: Submitted by: Published on: December 7, 2025 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa, India"] [Date "2025.11.06"] [Round "11.7"] [White "Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis"] [Black "Nihal, Sarin"] [Result "1-0"] [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"] [WhiteFideId "4221990"] [BlackFideId "25092340"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2700"] 1. e4 {[%clk 00:15:18]} e5 {[%clk 00:15:18]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 00:15:27]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:15:27]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 00:15:34]} d6 {[%clk 00:15:35]} 4. c3 {[%clk 00:14:34]} f5 {[%clk 00:15:43]} 5. d3 {[%clk 00:14:42]} f4 {[%clk 00:15:39]} 6. h4 {[%clk 00:11:44]} Qf6 {[%clk 00:15:40]} 7. b4 {[%clk 00:10:57]} Nh6 {[%clk 00:15:31]} 8. Nbd2 {[%clk 00:10:52]} Ng4 {[%clk 00:14:52]} 9. Bb2 {[%clk 00:10:27]} Bd7 {[%clk 00:14:54]} 10. a4 {[%clk 00:09:33]} Be7 {[%clk 00:14:54]} 11. Qe2 {[%clk 00:07:48]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:14:12]} 12. d4 {[%clk 00:07:44]} Nf7 {[%clk 00:14:01]} 13. Bb3 {[%clk 00:07:35]} O-O-O {[%clk 00:12:28]} 14. b5 {[%clk 00:07:15]} Kb8 {[%clk 00:12:28]} 15. a5 {[%clk 00:06:58]} Bc8 {[%clk 00:12:22]} 16. b6 {[%clk 00:06:43]} c6 {[%clk 00:11:48]} 17. a6 {[%clk 00:05:13]} Rd7 {[%clk 00:10:05]} 18. d5 {[%clk 00:03:05]} axb6 {[%clk 00:07:45]} 19. axb7 {[%clk 00:02:45]} Bxb7 {[%clk 00:07:54]} 20. dxc6 {[%clk 00:02:44]} Bxc6 {[%clk 00:08:03]} 21. Qa6 {[%clk 00:02:52]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:06:26]} 22. Bd5 {[%clk 00:02:10]} Bxd5 23. exd5 {[%clk 00:02:18]} Kc7 {[%clk 00:06:04]} 24. Nc4 {[%clk 00:01:54]} Rb8 {[%clk 00:06:13]} 25. Qa7+ {[%clk 00:01:26]} Rb7 {[%clk 00:06:16]} 26. Qa8 {[%clk 00:01:34]} Rd8 {[%clk 00:05:36]} 27. Qa4 {[%clk 00:01:37]} b5 {[%clk 00:03:46]} 28. Qa5+ {[%clk 00:01:44]} Kd7 {[%clk 00:03:55]} 29. Qa6 {[%clk 00:01:09]} Ke8 {[%clk 00:04:04]} 30. Qxb7 {[%clk 00:01:08]} bxc4 {[%clk 00:04:12]} 31. Qc6+ {[%clk 00:00:51]} Kf8 {[%clk 00:04:21]} 32. Qxc4 {[%clk 00:00:59]} Qg6 {[%clk 00:03:52]} 33. h5 {[%clk 00:00:37]} Qf5 {[%clk 00:04:01]} 34. Nd2 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Qc2 {[%clk 00:03:27]} 35. Bc1 {[%clk 00:00:15]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:02:36]} 36. f3 {[%clk 00:00:20]} e4 {[%clk 00:02:09]} 37. Qb3 {[%clk 00:00:14]} Qd3 {[%clk 00:02:16]} 38. c4 {[%clk 00:00:22]} Qxb3 {[%clk 00:00:51]} 39. Nxb3 {[%clk 00:00:30]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:01:01]} 40. fxe4 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Nxe4 {[%clk 00:00:38]} 41. O-O {[%clk 00:00:28]} f3 {[%clk 00:00:47]} 42. gxf3 {[%clk 00:00:17]} Ng3 {[%clk 00:00:56]} 43. Rf2 {[%clk 00:00:26]} Nxh5 {[%clk 00:00:31]} 44. Nd4 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:00:40]} 45. c5 {[%clk 00:00:28]} dxc5 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 46. Ne6+ {[%clk 00:00:25]} Kf7 47. Ra7 {[%clk 00:00:32]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:00:27]} 48. Ng5+ {[%clk 00:00:23]} Kf8 {[%clk 00:00:32]} 49. Re2 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Ng6 {[%clk 00:00:15]} 50. d6 {[%clk 00:00:13]} Bxd6 51. Ne6+ {[%clk 00:00:22]} Kg8 {[%clk 00:00:32]} 52. Rxg7+ {[%clk 00:00:30]} Kh8 {[%clk 00:00:41]} 53. Bb2 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Nf4 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 54. Bxf6 {[%clk 00:00:12]} Nxe2+ {[%clk 00:00:56]} 55. Kf2 {[%clk 00:00:21]} h5 {[%clk 00:00:52]} 56. Rc7+ {[%clk 00:00:28]} Kg8 {[%clk 00:01:01]} 57. Rxc8+ {[%clk 00:00:37]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:01:10]} 58. Kxe2 {[%clk 00:00:45]} 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2025"] [Site "Goa, India"] [Date "2025.11.06"] [Round "11.7"] [White "Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis"] [Black "Nihal, Sarin"] [Result "1-0"] [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"] [WhiteFideId "4221990"] [BlackFideId "25092340"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2700"] 1. e4 {[%clk 00:15:18]} e5 {[%clk 00:15:18]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 00:15:27]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:15:27]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 00:15:34]} d6 {[%clk 00:15:35]} 4. c3 {[%clk 00:14:34]} f5 {[%clk 00:15:43]} 5. d3 {[%clk 00:14:42]} f4 {[%clk 00:15:39]} 6. h4 {[%clk 00:11:44]} Qf6 {[%clk 00:15:40]} 7. b4 {[%clk 00:10:57]} Nh6 {[%clk 00:15:31]} 8. Nbd2 {[%clk 00:10:52]} Ng4 {[%clk 00:14:52]} 9. Bb2 {[%clk 00:10:27]} Bd7 {[%clk 00:14:54]} 10. a4 {[%clk 00:09:33]} Be7 {[%clk 00:14:54]} 11. Qe2 {[%clk 00:07:48]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:14:12]} 12. d4 {[%clk 00:07:44]} Nf7 {[%clk 00:14:01]} 13. Bb3 {[%clk 00:07:35]} O-O-O {[%clk 00:12:28]} 14. b5 {[%clk 00:07:15]} Kb8 {[%clk 00:12:28]} 15. a5 {[%clk 00:06:58]} Bc8 {[%clk 00:12:22]} 16. b6 {[%clk 00:06:43]} c6 {[%clk 00:11:48]} 17. a6 {[%clk 00:05:13]} Rd7 {[%clk 00:10:05]} 18. d5 {[%clk 00:03:05]} axb6 {[%clk 00:07:45]} 19. axb7 {[%clk 00:02:45]} Bxb7 {[%clk 00:07:54]} 20. dxc6 {[%clk 00:02:44]} Bxc6 {[%clk 00:08:03]} 21. Qa6 {[%clk 00:02:52]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:06:26]} 22. Bd5 {[%clk 00:02:10]} Bxd5 23. exd5 {[%clk 00:02:18]} Kc7 {[%clk 00:06:04]} 24. Nc4 {[%clk 00:01:54]} Rb8 {[%clk 00:06:13]} 25. Qa7+ {[%clk 00:01:26]} Rb7 {[%clk 00:06:16]} 26. Qa8 {[%clk 00:01:34]} Rd8 {[%clk 00:05:36]} 27. Qa4 {[%clk 00:01:37]} b5 {[%clk 00:03:46]} 28. Qa5+ {[%clk 00:01:44]} Kd7 {[%clk 00:03:55]} 29. Qa6 {[%clk 00:01:09]} Ke8 {[%clk 00:04:04]} 30. Qxb7 {[%clk 00:01:08]} bxc4 {[%clk 00:04:12]} 31. Qc6+ {[%clk 00:00:51]} Kf8 {[%clk 00:04:21]} 32. Qxc4 {[%clk 00:00:59]} Qg6 {[%clk 00:03:52]} 33. h5 {[%clk 00:00:37]} Qf5 {[%clk 00:04:01]} 34. Nd2 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Qc2 {[%clk 00:03:27]} 35. Bc1 {[%clk 00:00:15]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:02:36]} 36. f3 {[%clk 00:00:20]} e4 {[%clk 00:02:09]} 37. Qb3 {[%clk 00:00:14]} Qd3 {[%clk 00:02:16]} 38. c4 {[%clk 00:00:22]} Qxb3 {[%clk 00:00:51]} 39. Nxb3 {[%clk 00:00:30]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:01:01]} 40. fxe4 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Nxe4 {[%clk 00:00:38]} 41. O-O {[%clk 00:00:28]} f3 {[%clk 00:00:47]} 42. gxf3 {[%clk 00:00:17]} Ng3 {[%clk 00:00:56]} 43. Rf2 {[%clk 00:00:26]} Nxh5 {[%clk 00:00:31]} 44. Nd4 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Rc8 {[%clk 00:00:40]} 45. c5 {[%clk 00:00:28]} dxc5 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 46. Ne6+ {[%clk 00:00:25]} Kf7 47. Ra7 {[%clk 00:00:32]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:00:27]} 48. Ng5+ {[%clk 00:00:23]} Kf8 {[%clk 00:00:32]} 49. Re2 {[%clk 00:00:28]} Ng6 {[%clk 00:00:15]} 50. d6 {[%clk 00:00:13]} Bxd6 51. Ne6+ {[%clk 00:00:22]} Kg8 {[%clk 00:00:32]} 52. Rxg7+ {[%clk 00:00:30]} Kh8 {[%clk 00:00:41]} 53. Bb2 {[%clk 00:00:25]} Nf4 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 54. Bxf6 {[%clk 00:00:12]} Nxe2+ {[%clk 00:00:56]} 55. Kf2 {[%clk 00:00:21]} h5 {[%clk 00:00:52]} 56. Rc7+ {[%clk 00:00:28]} Kg8 {[%clk 00:01:01]} 57. Rxc8+ {[%clk 00:00:37]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:01:10]} 58. Kxe2 {[%clk 00:00:45]} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
