Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2837
Black: Esipenko, Andrey
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2646
Result: 1-0
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:55] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:00] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:53] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:00] } 11. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 11... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:34] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:57] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:33] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:56] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:34] } 14... Bd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:14] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:16] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:06] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:17] } 16... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:59] } 17. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 17... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:01:45] } 18. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:44] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:00:57] } 19. Be5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:01] } 19... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:53] } 20. dxe5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:01:02] } 20... Nd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:52] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:02] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:49] } 22. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:01:03] } 22... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 23... a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 24. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 25. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:58] } 25... Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:27] } 26. Rc2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:56] } 26... Qd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:28] } 27. Rcc1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:57] } 27... Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 28. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 28... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 29. Rcc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29... Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:19] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:31] } 30... Qf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:17] } 31. Red1 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:30] } 31... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:16] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:28] } 32... Rd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:11] } 33. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:29] } 33... cxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:12] } 34. Qf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:00:31] } 34... Rd8?! { [%eval 1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 35. Qxf5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:00:32] } 35... exf5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:00:09] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Ke7?? { [%eval 2.72] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:00:09] } 39. f4 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:00:37] } 39... g5 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. hxg5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:00:38] } 40... hxg5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:00:10] } 41. Rh1 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:00:40] } 41... gxf4 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:00:08] } 42. gxf4 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:00:40] } 42... Rg8 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:00:08] } 43. Rh6+ { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:00:41] } 43... Kd7?! { [%eval 4.29] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 44. Rxb6 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:00:41] } 44... Rg2 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:00:07] } 45. Kxd4 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:00:35] } 45... Rxa2 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:00:07] } 46. Ra6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:00:35] } 46... Rd2+ { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:00:04] } 47. Kc5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:31] } 47... a2 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:00:04] } 48. b4 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:00:32] } 48... Kc7 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:00:05] } 49. Kb5 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:00:24] } 49... Kb7 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:00:05] } 50. c5 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:00:25] } 50... Rb2 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:00:06] } 51. c6+ { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:00:25] } 51... Kc7 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:00:06] } 52. Kc4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:00:15] } 52... Rc2+ { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:00:06] } 53. Kb3 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:00:16] } 53... Rxc6? { [%eval 66.14] } { Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 54. Rxc6+ { [%eval 12.75] [%clk 0:00:09] } 54... Kxc6 { [%eval 10.71] [%clk 0:00:05] } 55. Kxa2 { [%eval 35.99] [%clk 0:00:11] } 55... Kd5 { [%eval 34.57] [%clk 0:00:04] } 56. Kb3 { [%eval 79.07] [%clk 0:00:12] } 56... Ke4 { [%eval 64.7] [%clk 0:00:04] } 57. b5 { [%eval 9.75] [%clk 0:00:13] } 1-0