Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Cumming, Rhys
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2208
Black: Stepanyan, Henrik
BlackElo: 2085
Result: 0-1
ECO: C40
Opening: Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/3 + 2 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d5?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:02:57] } 3... e4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:02:57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:02:58] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:02:58] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:02:54] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:02:53] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:01:47] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:02:47] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:01:39] } 9... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:02:48] } 10. Be3?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:27] } 11. c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:01:20] } 11... Rae8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:07] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:01:21] } 12... Bh5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:07] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:17] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:08] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:18] } 14... Qd6?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:01:10] } 15... f5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:01:48] } 16. Qc4+?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 16... Bf7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:41] } 17. Qc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:44] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:14] } 18. Qxf5?? { [%eval -3.63] } { Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 18... Bd5 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:01:15] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:00:33] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20. Bxf3 { [%eval -3.68] [%clk 0:00:19] } 20... Rxf3 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:01:14] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:00:14] } 21... Ref8 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:01:07] } 22. Bc1 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:00:08] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:00:51] } 23. Re2?! { [%eval -4.6] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:00:49] } 24. Bg5?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 24... Qf7?? { [%eval -3.13] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 25. Qxf7+ { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:00:07] } 25... R3xf7 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:00:47] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:00:06] } 26... Bf4 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:00:46] } 27. Bxf4 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:00:07] } 27... Rxf4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:00:47] } 28. d5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:00:06] } 28... Na5 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:00:42] } 29. b3 { [%eval -2.58] [%clk 0:00:07] } 29... b6 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:00:43] } 30. Re7 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:00:04] } 30... R4f7 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:00:44] } 31. Rxf7 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:00:05] } 31... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:00:45] } 32. f4 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:00:05] } 32... Re8 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:00:45] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:00:06] } 33... Nb7 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:00:45] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:00:06] } 34... a5 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:00:36] } 35. c4 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 0:00:07] } 35... Nd6 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:00:32] } 36. a3?! { [%eval -3.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 36... Re7?! { [%eval -2.95] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 37. Rd4?! { [%eval -4.39] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 37... Re1 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:00:33] } 38. b4 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:00:07] } 38... axb4 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39. axb4 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:00:08] } 39... Rc1 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:00:35] } 40. c5 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:00:06] } 40... bxc5 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:00:36] } 41. bxc5 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:00:07] } 41... Rxc5 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:00:37] } 42. f5 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 42... Rc3+ { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:00:37] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... Rc4 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:00:36] } 44. Ke5 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:00:07] } 44... Rxd4 { [%eval -7.18] [%clk 0:00:37] } 45. Kxd4 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 45... Kf6 { [%eval -6.85] [%clk 0:00:36] } 46. Kc5 { [%eval -6.54] [%clk 0:00:04] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:00:37] } 47. Kc6 { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:00:05] } 47... Ne4 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:00:36] } 48. Kxc7 { [%eval -6.65] [%clk 0:00:04] } 48... Kxd5 { [%eval -6.67] [%clk 0:00:37] } 49. Kd7?! { [%eval -10.58] } { Inaccuracy. Kb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 49... Ke5 { [%eval -9.13] [%clk 0:00:30] } 50. Ke7 { [%eval -8.24] [%clk 0:00:06] } 50... Nd6 { [%eval -8.75] [%clk 0:00:15] } 51. h4 { [%eval -15.69] [%clk 0:00:04] } 51... Nxf5+ { [%eval -13.79] [%clk 0:00:11] } 52. gxf5?! { [%eval #-18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 52... Kxf5 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:00:13] } 53. Kf7 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:00:06] } 53... g5 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:00:09] } 54. h5 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:00:08] } 54... g4 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:09] } 55. h6 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:00:08] } 55... g3 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:00:10] } 56. Kg7 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:10] } 56... g2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:12] } 57. Kxh7 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:10] } 57... g1=Q { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:09] } 58. Kh8 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:10] } 58... Kf6 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:13] } 59. h7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 59... Qg7# { [%clk 0:00:14] } 0-1