Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2796
Black: Erigaisi Arjun
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2749
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:53] } 9. h4?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 9... b4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:02:43] } 10. Nf4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:02:52] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:02:31] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:16] } 11... a4?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 12. a3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 12... bxc3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:02:22] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:02:11] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:00] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:06] } 14... Nb6? { [%eval 1.75] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 15. Nh5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:02:01] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:01:29] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:01:48] } 16... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:00:45] } 17. Bxg5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:01:49] } 17... h6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:00:33] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:01:37] } 18... g6? { [%eval 2.73] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 19. Nf6 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:01:36] } 19... Ba6?! { [%eval 3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 20. Bxa6 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20... Rxa6 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:00:32] } 21. h5? { [%eval 2.13] } { Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:14] } 21... g5 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:00:22] } 22. f3? { [%eval 0.8] } { Mistake. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:00:23] } 23. Qd3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:12] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:22] } 24. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 1-0