Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Volkov, Leonid
WhiteElo: 1885
Black: McCallum, Elliot
BlackElo: 1747
Result: 1-0
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:07] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:08] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:09] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:11] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:12] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:14] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:07] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:16] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:08] } 10. Nxe7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:16] } 10... Nxe7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:03:01] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:03:18] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:01] } 12. c4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:03:20] } 12... b4?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 13. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:03:21] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:02:30] } 14. Qxb4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:03:22] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:02:32] } 15. Qc3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:03:23] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:02:17] } 16. f3 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:03:23] } 16... f5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:11] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:03:21] } 17... Qb6?! { [%eval 2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:03:07] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:01:36] } 19. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:03:06] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:01:35] } 20. fxe4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:03:07] } 20... Ng6 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:01:23] } 21. g3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:04] } 21... O-O { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:01:10] } 22. Nc2 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:03:04] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:01:06] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:03:05] } 23... Rc6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:00:51] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:03:06] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:00:48] } 25. Nf6+?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:00:48] } 26. Nd7? { [%eval -0.12] } { Mistake. Nh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 26... Qxc4?? { [%eval 5.02] } { Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 27. Nxb8 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 27... Qxc3+ { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:00:18] } 28. bxc3 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:03:03] } 28... Rxc3+ { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:00:18] } 29. Kb2 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:03:05] } 29... Re3 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:00:17] } 30. Rhe1 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:03:01] } 30... Rf3 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:00:18] } 31. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:03:00] } 31... Rf2+ { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:00:19] } 32. Kb3 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:03:01] } 32... Rxh2 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:00:18] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:02:57] } 33... Re2 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:00:17] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:02:57] } 34... Re3+ { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:00:17] } 35. Kb2 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:02:56] } 35... Re2+ { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:00:17] } 36. Kb1 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:02:58] } 36... Rxe4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:00:14] } 37. Rfxf7+ { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:02:58] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:00:14] } 38. Rxh7+ { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:02:59] } 38... Kg5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:00:16] } 39. Rhg7 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:02:56] } 39... Rb4+ { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:00:16] } 40. Kc2 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:02:55] } 40... Rxb8 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:00:15] } 41. Rd6 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:02:56] } 41... Rc8+ { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:00:13] } 42. Kb3 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:02:55] } 42... Rb8+ { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:00:14] } 43. Ka3 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:02:56] } 43... Kf5 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:00:07] } 44. Rgxg6 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:02:55] } 44... Rb5 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:00:05] } 45. Rxa6 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:02:53] } 45... e4?? { [%eval #20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 46. Raf6+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:02:52] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:00:07] } 47. Rg5+ { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:02:53] } 1-0