Event: FIDE Women’s World Blitz Championships 2024
Site: 48 Wall Street, New York City, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Sahithi Varshini M
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2193
Black: Zhao, Xue
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2407
Result: 0-1
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Qa5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:03:02] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:02:37] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:04] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:46] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:45] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:47] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:01:38] } 10... Bg6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:02:47] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:38] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:02:38] } 12. a4?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:27] } 13. a5?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 13... a6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:02:19] } 14. Na4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:00:44] } 14... Rhe8?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 15. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:36] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:57] } 16. O-O?! { [%eval -0.35] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 16... Bh2+ { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:01:47] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:37] } 17... Bf4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:01:48] } 18. Nb6+ { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:36] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:46] } 19. Bb4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:34] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:42] } 20. Bc3?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 20... g5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:01:37] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:00:30] } 21... g4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:01:32] } 22. Nxd6 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:00:21] } 22... Qxd6 { [%eval -1.24] [%clk 0:01:33] } 23. Kg1 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:00:21] } 23... gxh3 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:01:31] } 24. g3 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:00:23] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:01:27] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:00:23] } 25... e5 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:01:08] } 26. c4? { [%eval -4.29] } { Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 26... Nf4?! { [%eval -3.42] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 27. gxf4?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 27... Qg6+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:40] } 0-1