Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Erenburg, Sergey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2555
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2776
Result: 0-1
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:08] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:09] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. Bc1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:10] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:11] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:07] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:12] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:07] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:13] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:13] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:01] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:14] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:47] } 13. Nh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:01] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:42] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:41] } 14... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15. exf5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:31] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:56] } 16... Rc7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:02:17] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:01:53] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:02:16] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:01:39] } 18... b5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:01:58] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:33] } 19... b4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:45] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:01:31] } 20... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:50] } 21. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:01:07] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:51] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:01:05] } 22... d5?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 23. Bxd5?! { [%eval 0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:39] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:50] } 24... Rxc2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:01:39] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:00:32] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:01:40] } 26. Ra5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:00:29] } 26... Rxb2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:23] } 27. g3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:00:26] } 27... Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:19] } 28... Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:14] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:00:15] } 29... Qe4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:50] } 30. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:14] } 30... Qxf5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:48] } 31. Ra7?? { [%eval -2.12] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 31... Re8?? { [%eval -0.32] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 32. Bf4?? { [%eval -5.33] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 32... Ree2 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. Ra8+?! { [%eval -7.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:00:35] } 34. Qf1 { [%eval -7.96] [%clk 0:00:03] } 34... Rxf2 { [%eval -7.9] [%clk 0:00:26] } 35. Qxf2 { [%eval -7.87] [%clk 0:00:04] } 35... Rxf2 { [%eval -7.78] [%clk 0:00:27] } 36. Kxf2 { [%eval -7.76] [%clk 0:00:05] } 36... Bd4+ { [%eval -7.7] [%clk 0:00:28] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval -8.6] [%clk 0:00:04] } 37... Qe4+ { [%eval -8.38] [%clk 0:00:29] } 38. Kh3 { [%eval -8.92] [%clk 0:00:05] } 38... Qxa8 { [%eval -8.15] [%clk 0:00:30] } 0-1