Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2608
Black: Hardaway, Brewington
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2394
Result: 1-0
ECO: C77
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:03] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:02] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:02] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:45] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 12. Nf1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:33] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:52] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:31] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:37] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:19] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:37] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:13] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:02:04] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:02:12] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:02:05] } 17. d5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:02:06] } 17... c4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:01:56] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:02:05] } 18... Bxe3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:01:15] } 19. Rxe3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:02:06] } 19... Nd7?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:01:48] } 20... b4 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:00:58] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:01:45] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:00:59] } 22. Ngf5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:01:39] } 22... Nc5?! { [%eval 2.32] } { Inaccuracy. Nde5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 23. Bb1?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 23... Ne5? { [%eval 2.66] } { Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 24. Rg3 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:01:39] } 24... Ng6?! { [%eval 3.76] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 25. h4?? { [%eval 1.16] } { Blunder. Nxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 25... Nxe4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:00:14] } 26. Bxe4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 27. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:16] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:12] } 28. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:06] } 29. Rg4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:00:29] } 29... Bxd5?? { [%eval 3.3] } { Blunder. Ne2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 30. f3 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:00:30] } 30... Rxd4?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 31. Qxd4+ { [%eval 11.7] [%clk 0:00:30] } 1-0