Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Rusu, Lucas
WhiteElo: 2038
Black: Reimanis, Ritvars
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2252
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... f5?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. exf5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:02:54] } 4... exf5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:02:55] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:54] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:58] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:53] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:58] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:53] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:49] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:54] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:40] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:52] } 12. c4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:27] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:52] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:25] } 13... Ndf6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:02:48] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:02:12] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15. Re2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:36] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:43] } 16. h3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:32] } 16... Ngf6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:02:42] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:28] } 17... Bb4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:33] } 18. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:28] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:27] } 19. Bc1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:01:25] } 19... h6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:18] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:20] } 20... g5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:08] } 21. Bh2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:21] } 21... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:09] } 22. Rae1?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 22... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 23. c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:01:04] } 23... Bb8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:03] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:01:00] } 24... b6?? { [%eval 2.96] } { Blunder. Nxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 25. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:00:53] } 25... dxe4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:01:14] } 26. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:00:53] } 26... Qxd4? { [%eval 5.03] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:03] } 27. Nxc6? { [%eval 3.17] } { Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 27... Nxe4?? { [%eval 7.13] } { Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:00:47] } 28... Bd5 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:00:25] } 29. c6 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:00:47] } 29... Be5 { [%eval 8.54] [%clk 0:00:26] } 30. Rxe4 { [%eval 8.49] [%clk 0:00:42] } 30... Bxe4 { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:00:27] } 31. Qxe4 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:00:42] } 31... Bxd4 { [%eval 8.97] [%clk 0:00:29] } 32. Qg6+ { [%eval 8.75] [%clk 0:00:43] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval 8.32] [%clk 0:00:30] } 33. Rxe8+ { [%eval 8.93] [%clk 0:00:32] } 33... Rxe8 { [%eval 8.54] [%clk 0:00:29] } 34. Bxf4 { [%eval 8.39] [%clk 0:00:30] } 34... gxf4 { [%eval 8.65] [%clk 0:00:28] } 35. Qd6+ { [%eval 8.37] [%clk 0:00:30] } 1-0