Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2312
Black: Schulze, Lara
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2224
Result: 1-0
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/3 + 2 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:08] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:10] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:02] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:11] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:12] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:13] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:51] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:14] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:34] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:14] } 11... e5?! { [%eval 1.2] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 12. d5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:03:15] } 12... Na5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:02:31] } 13. c4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:03:12] } 13... b6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:02:26] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:03:13] } 14... Nb7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:15] } 15. f4 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:03:01] } 15... Nd7?? { [%eval 3.87] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 16. fxe5 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:03:01] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:01:47] } 17. e6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:02:53] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:01:42] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:02:54] } 18... e5 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:01:25] } 19. Ne6 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:02:46] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:01:25] } 20. Qh5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:02:40] } 20... Rxe6?? { [%eval 11.33] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 21. Qf7+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:02:39] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:01:02] } 22. dxe6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:02:40] } 22... Nf6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:00:54] } 23. Rxf6 { [%eval 11.34] [%clk 0:02:39] } 23... gxf6?! { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 24. Qxf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:40] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:46] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:02:40] } 25... Qxe6 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:40] } 26. Qg7# { [%clk 0:02:41] } 1-0