Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championschip Pool D
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2646
Black: Kantor, Gergely
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2541
Result: 1-0
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3'+2''

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:02] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:59] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:57] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:00] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:51] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:40] } 8... a4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9. N3d2 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:02:41] } 9... Be7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:02:43] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:02:09] } 10... d4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:02:29] } 11. c3 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:01:46] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:02:23] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:01:47] } 12... h6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:01:45] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:01:45] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:01:46] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:01:39] } 14... exd4 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:01:45] } 15. e5 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:01:32] } 15... Be7 { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:01:46] } 16. a3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:01:15] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:01:46] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:01:15] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:01:30] } 18. Nbd2 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:01:15] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:01:21] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:00:43] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:01:01] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:00:43] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:00:52] } 21. Bf1 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:00:39] } 21... Na5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:00:44] } 22. Qe4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:00:37] } 22... g6?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:00:38] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 24. h4? { [%eval -1.27] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 24... d3 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:00:32] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:00:23] } 25... Rc4? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 26. Rbd1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:00:15] } 26... Qxb2?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 27. Bxd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:16] } 27... Rc6? { [%eval 1.56] } { Mistake. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 28. h5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:00:17] } 28... g5? { [%eval 3.15] } { Mistake. Qxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 29. Nexg5 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:00:18] } 29... hxg5 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:00:05] } 30. Nxg5 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:00:19] } 30... Qd4?! { [%eval 5.68] } { Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 31. Be4 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... Qxd1 { [%eval 6.4] [%clk 0:00:07] } 32. Rxd1 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:00:17] } 32... Rxd1+ { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:00:08] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:00:16] } 33... Rc4?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 34. h6+?! { [%eval 10.24] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 34... Kg8?! { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 35. Nxe6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:13] } 35... fxe6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:09] } 36. Qg4+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:14] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:09] } 37. h7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:00:15] } 1-0