Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Bulmaga, Irina
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2221
Black: Hou, Yifan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2522
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:08] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:09] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:46] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:42] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:11] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:40] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:12] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:39] } 9... fxe5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:03] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:14] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:02:25] } 11. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:02:07] } 11... Qg5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:25] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:01:31] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:02:26] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:01:22] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:19] } 14. h4? { [%eval -0.7] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 14... Qh5?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 15... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:08] } 16. Raxd1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:01:02] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:06] } 17. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:37] } 17... axb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:03] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:35] } 18... Ra3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:54] } 19. Nb1?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 19... Rb3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:01:33] } 20. c5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:00:32] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:01:34] } 21. Bd6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:00:33] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:01:36] } 22. b5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:00:31] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:01:31] } 23. g3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:00:16] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:29] } 24. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:00:15] } 24... Bf5?? { [%eval 2.29] } { Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 25. Bxg4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 25... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 26... Be2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:27] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:13] } 27... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 28. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:10] } 28... Rbf3?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 29. Re8+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:00:06] } 29... Bxe8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:00:18] } 30. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:00:07] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:20] } 31. Bxf8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:07] } 31... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:21] } 32. Re6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:08] } 32... Bf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:21] } 33. Nd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:08] } 33... Bd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:22] } 34. Ne4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:00:09] } 34... h6? { [%eval 2.0] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 35. Kg2? { [%eval 0.33] } { Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 35... Rf5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:00:22] } 36. c6?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 36... bxc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:00:23] } 37. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:09] } 37... Re5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:25] } 38. f3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:00:10] } 38... Ra5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:00:26] } 39. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:26] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:22] } 41. h5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:08] } 41... Be5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:00:23] } 42. Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 42... Bd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:23] } 43. Rd6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:00:08] } 43... Be5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:24] } 44. Rd7+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:09] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:24] } 45. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:09] } 45... Bd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:24] } 46. Rb5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:00:09] } 46... Rc2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:23] } 47. Ra5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:07] } 47... Rb2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:00:23] } 48. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 48... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:23] } 49. Rg6?? { [%eval -5.88] } { Blunder. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 49... Kf4 { [%eval -5.74] [%clk 0:00:24] } 50. g5 { [%eval -6.23] [%clk 0:00:03] } 50... Kxf3 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:00:25] } 51. Ke1 { [%eval #-31] [%clk 0:00:03] } 51... Kxe4 { [%eval -26.88] [%clk 0:00:16] } 52. gxh6 { [%eval -59.03] [%clk 0:00:04] } 52... gxh6 { [%eval -8.08] [%clk 0:00:17] } 53. Rxh6? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 53... Kd3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:00:18] } 54. Kf1 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:00:05] } 54... Rf2+ { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:00:19] } 55. Ke1 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:00:06] } 55... Rg2?? { [%eval -0.09] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 0-1