Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Karthik Venkataraman
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2458
Black: Giri, Anish
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2659
Result: 0-1
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... a6 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:03:10] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Qb6 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 8. Bb3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 8... e6 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 10. O-O-O { [%clk 0:03:06] } 10... Nc5 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 11. f3 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 12. Kb1 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 12... b5 { [%clk 0:03:10] } 13. a3 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 13... Rb8 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 14. Ba2 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:03:01] } 15. b4 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 15... Ncd7 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 16. g4 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 16... Nb6 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 17. Be3 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 17... Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 18. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 18... bxc4 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 19. Ka2 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 19... Bd7 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 20. g5 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 20... Nh5 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 21. Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 21... a5 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 22. bxa5 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 22... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 23. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 23... Qxa5 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 24. Qxa5 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 24... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 25. Bd2 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 25... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 26. Nc7 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 26... Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 27. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 27... Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 28. Nc3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 28... Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 29. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 29... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 30. Nc7 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 30... Ra4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 31... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 32. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 32... Rca8 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 33. Rhg1 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 33... Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 34. Nc7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 34... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 35. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 35... Rca8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 36. Nc7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 36... R8a7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 37. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 37... R7a6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 38. Nc7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 38... Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 39. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 39... Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 40. Nc7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 40... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 41. Ncb5 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 41... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 42. Bd2 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 42... Ng6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 43. f4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 43... e5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 44. Nf5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 44... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 45. fxe5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 45... dxe5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 46. Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 46... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 47. Bxf8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 47... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 48. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 48... Rca8 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 49. Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 49... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 50. Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 50... c3+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 51. Kc1 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 51... Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 52. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 52... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 53. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 53... Ne2+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 54. Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 54... Rxb1+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 55. Kxe2 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 55... Rba1 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 56. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 56... R1a7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 57. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 57... g6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 58. Nh6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 58... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 59. Ng4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 59... Re7 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 60. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 60... Ra3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 61. Nf6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 61... h6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 62. h4 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 62... hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 63. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 63... Rg3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 64. Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 64... Rxg5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 65. Ne8+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 65... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 66. Nf6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 66... Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 67. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 67... Rg1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 68. Ng4+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 68... Kg5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 69. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 69... f6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 70. Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 70... Rga1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 71. Rc5+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 71... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 72. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 72... R1a6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 73. Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 73... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 74. Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 74... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 75. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 75... f5 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 76. c4 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 76... fxe4+ { [%clk 0:00:17] } 77. Kxe4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 77... Re6+ { [%clk 0:00:18] } 78. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 78... g5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 79. Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 79... Ra1 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 80. Rb7+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 80... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 81. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 81... Kh5 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 82. Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 82... Rae1 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 83. Nc6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 83... Re8 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 84. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 84... g4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 85. Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 85... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 86. c5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 86... g3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 87. Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 87... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 88. Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 88... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 89. Kxd7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 89... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 90. Nh4+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 90... Kg5 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 91. Ng2 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 91... Rf2 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 92. Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 92... Re2 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 0-1