Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2837
Black: Rapport, Richard
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2631
Result: 1-0
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:01] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:01] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:01] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:44] } 7... bxc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:02:45] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:46] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:32] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:36] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:30] } 11... Ra6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:35] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:25] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:34] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:02:23] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:02:31] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:21] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:21] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:00] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:15] } 16. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:00] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:00] } 17. Qc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:01:47] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:59] } 18. Qa1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:44] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:01:53] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:38] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:18] } 20. Bf1?! { [%eval -0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 20... Ne8? { [%eval 0.36] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 21. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:18] } 21... Nxg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:08] } 22. e4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:19] } 22... Ra7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:05] } 23. e5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:01:17] } 23... d5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:01:02] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:01:19] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:56] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:01:06] } 25... Nf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:53] } 26. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:02] } 26... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:52] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:03] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:48] } 28. Rc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:00:59] } 28... Rac7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:44] } 29. Bg2 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:58] } 29... e6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:00:39] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:00:51] } 30... Qb6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:35] } 31. h4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:47] } 31... a4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32. h5?? { [%eval -2.24] } { Blunder. Qb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 32... axb3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. axb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 33... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 34. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 34... Qxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:16] } 35. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 35... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:17] } 36. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:19] } 36... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 37. h6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:00:18] } 37... Bb5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:00:19] } 38. Nf4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:00:19] } 38... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 39. Qc1 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:00:17] } 39... Qg5?? { [%eval 5.61] } { Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 40. Nd5 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:00:16] } 40... Qxe5 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:00:14] } 41. Ne7+ { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:00:15] } 41... Kh8?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 42. Nc8 { [%eval 9.63] [%clk 0:00:14] } 42... Bd3 { [%eval 8.95] [%clk 0:00:13] } 43. Qc6 { [%eval 8.5] [%clk 0:00:13] } 43... Qb5? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 44. Qc7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:00:14] } 1-0