Wei Yi vs Arjun Erigaisi

FIDE World Cup 2025 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 6.3
Date 2025.11.19
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/2k5/8/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.dxc5 Nxc5
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.h4 a6
  10. 10.Ng5 f6
  11. 11.exf6 Rxf6
  12. 12.Qh5 h6
  13. 13.Bd4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.Qf7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Nf7+ Kg7
  18. 18.Nxd8 Bxd8
  19. 19.O-O-O f5
  20. 20.Be2 Bc7
  21. 21.Rhf1 b5
  22. 22.a3 Bb7
  23. 23.g4 Rd8
  24. 24.gxf5 exf5
  25. 25.Bh5 d4
  26. 26.Ne2 d3
  27. 27.Ng3 Kf6
  28. 28.cxd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.Rxd3 Nxd3+
  30. 30.Kc2 Nxf4
  31. 31.Bf3 Bc8
  32. 32.Nh5+ Nxh5
  33. 33.Bxh5 Bg3
  34. 34.Rd1 Bb7
  35. 35.Be2 Bxh4
  36. 36.Rd7 Be4+
  37. 37.Bd3 h5
  38. 38.Rd6+ Kg5
  39. 39.Rxa6 Bg3
  40. 40.Kd2 Bg2
  41. 41.Rb6 h4
  42. 42.Rxb5 h3
  43. 43.Bxf5 Kf6
  44. 44.Bxh3 Bxh3
  45. 45.a4 Bd7
  46. 46.Rb4 Ke7
  47. 47.a5 Kd6
  48. 48.Ke3 Be1
  49. 49.Rd4+ Kc7
  50. 50.b4 Bb5
  51. 51.Rf4 Kb7
  52. 52.Rf7+ Kc6
  53. 53.Rf6+ Kd5
  54. 54.Rf4 Bc3
  55. 55.Rh4 Bc4
  56. 56.Rh5+ Kd6
  57. 57.Rh6+ Kd5
  58. 58.Rh5+ Kd6
  59. 59.Rc5 Bxb4
  60. 60.Rxc4 Bxa5
  61. 61.Rd4+ Ke5
  62. 62.Kd3 Bb6
  63. 63.Rb4 Bc5
  64. 64.Rb5 Kd5
  65. 65.Rxc5+ Kxc5

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