Event: FIDE Women’s World Blitz Championships 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Kosteniuk, Alexandra
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2451
Black: Balajayeva, Khanim
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2170
Result: 1-0
ECO: A14
Opening: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min. + 2 s. per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:57] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:46] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:10] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:04] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:38] } 9... Bd6? { [%eval 0.91] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:59] } 10. Nxd7?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 10... Bxd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:01:58] } 11. e4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:02:34] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:01:54] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:35] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:36] } 13... Bf8?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:32] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:01:43] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:29] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:01:36] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:02:15] } 16... a4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:01:33] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:02:11] } 17... axb3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:01:34] } 18. axb3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:02:12] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:01:31] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:00] } 19... Ra3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:01:29] } 20. Bc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:00] } 20... b5?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 21. Bb2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21... Raa8 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:01:19] } 22. Qd3?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:49] } 22... g6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:18] } 23. d5?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:50] } 23... cxd5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:01:13] } 24. cxd5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:01:49] } 24... Rec8?? { [%eval 3.87] } { Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 25. dxe6 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:01:31] } 25... Bxe6? { [%eval 6.62] } { Mistake. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 26. Qd4 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:01:31] } 26... f6 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:00:09] } 27. Qxf6 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:01:25] } 27... Qxc2?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:24] } 1-0