Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Salem, A.R. Saleh
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2674
Black: Ghosh, Diptayan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2552
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:06] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:08] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:06] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:09] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:07] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:09] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:05] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:09] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:05] } 13. exd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:07] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:02] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:04] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:01] } 15. a3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:03:04] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:56] } 16. Bb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:45] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:52] } 17. Ba2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:02:40] } 17... Be6?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:02:29] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:02:14] } 19. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:02:11] } 19... fxe6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:02:15] } 20. f4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:01:57] } 20... Nf6?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 21. f5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:00:39] } 22. fxe6 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:01:41] } 22... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:00:40] } 23. Bxf6?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 23... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:00:41] } 24. Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 24... Qd6?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 25. Bf7?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:40] } 26. Nb5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:00:35] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:38] } 27. Bh5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:34] } 27... Nxd4?? { [%eval 3.3] } { Blunder. Rcd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 28. Rxc8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:00:34] } 28... Qxc8?! { [%eval 4.32] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 29. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:00:32] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:00:25] } 30. Bg6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 30... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:18] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:10] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:14] } 32. h3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:00:10] } 32... Qc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:00:10] } 33. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:09] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:11] } 34. Bb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 34... Qd4?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 35. Qc2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:09] } 35... g6 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:06] } 36. Qxg6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:11] } 36... Qd7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37. Rf1?? { [%eval 0.73] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 37... Qg7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:00:07] } 38. Qe4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:00:11] } 38... Rg8?? { [%eval 7.61] } { Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 39. Rxf6 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:00:11] } 1-0