Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2766
Black: Rusu, Lucas
BlackElo: 2038
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:02] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:59] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:59] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:58] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:59] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:00] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:59] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:02:45] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:00] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:45] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:57] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:33] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:51] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:02:29] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:48] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:02:15] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:02:49] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:01:35] } 14. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:02:39] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:01:29] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:02:33] } 15... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:01:20] } 16. Qxb2 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:02:33] } 16... b5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:01:18] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:02:34] } 17... axb5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:01:16] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:02:34] } 18... b4? { [%eval 2.61] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 19. h4?! { [%eval 1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 19... h5 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:00:52] } 20. Rd4 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:02:20] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:00:33] } 21. Nxb4 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:02:10] } 21... Qc7?! { [%eval 4.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 22. Nd5?! { [%eval 3.11] } { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:00:25] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:02:01] } 23... Rec8?! { [%eval 3.93] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 24. Rdc4 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:01:54] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:00:22] } 25. R4c2 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:01:52] } 25... Na6 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:00:13] } 26. Nf4?! { [%eval 2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:00:12] } 27. Rxc2 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:01:35] } 27... Qd7? { [%eval 5.3] } { Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 28. Bc6 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:01:34] } 28... Qc8 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:00:11] } 29. Bd5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:01:33] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:00:12] } 30. Bxe6 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:01:31] } 30... fxe6 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:00:13] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:01:32] } 31... Nc5?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 32. Qxg6+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:01:33] } 1-0