Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Madan, Augustin
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2176
Black: Villiers, Thomas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2126
Result: 1-0
ECO: A16
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:00] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:01] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:57] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:03:00] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:02:52] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:02:51] } 6. dxe5?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:50] } 7. gxf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:37] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:50] } 8. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:38] } 8... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:35] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10. f5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:02:26] } 10... Bb4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:34] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:17] } 11... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:08] } 12. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:18] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:09] } 13. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:11] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:08] } 14. O-O-O+ { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:05] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:08] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:00] } 15... h6? { [%eval 1.88] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 16. f6?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:59] } 16... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:00:56] } 17. Bh3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:02:00] } 17... Re7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:00:50] } 18. Bd6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:01:55] } 18... Re2 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:00:49] } 19. Bg3?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Rhg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 19... Ke8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:00:28] } 20. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:01:24] } 20... Rxe1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:00:29] } 21. Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:01:25] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:00:27] } 22. Bd6+ { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:01:22] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:00:27] } 23. Re7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:11] } 23... Nb6?? { [%eval 2.13] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 24. b3 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:01:07] } 24... Nc8 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:00:11] } 25. Bxc8 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:01:05] } 25... Rxc8 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:00:12] } 26. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:01:04] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:00:13] } 27. Bg3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:01:01] } 27... Nxg3?! { [%eval 2.69] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 28. hxg3 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:01:00] } 28... h5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:00:14] } 29. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:01:01] } 29... g5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:00:16] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:00:52] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:00:17] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:00:52] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:00:16] } 32. b4?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 32... Re8+?! { [%eval 2.85] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:00:48] } 33... Re4 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:00:17] } 34. Ra6?? { [%eval 0.41] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 34... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:00:18] } 35. b5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:00:45] } 35... Kf5?? { [%eval 3.22] } { Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 36. b6 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:38] } 36... Rb4 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:00:17] } 37. a4 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:37] } 37... Ke4?! { [%eval 4.64] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:00:38] } 38... f5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:00:15] } 39. a5 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... f4 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:00:16] } 40. gxf4 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:00:39] } 40... Kxf4 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:00:16] } 41. Ra8 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:00:37] } 41... h4 { [%eval 6.38] [%clk 0:00:17] } 42. Rf8+ { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:00:37] } 42... Kg4?! { [%eval 10.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 43. a6 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:00:37] } 43... h3+? { [%eval #25] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 44. Kh2 { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:00:38] } 44... Rxb6 { [%eval #24] [%clk 0:00:18] } 45. a7 { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:00:38] } 45... Ra6 { [%eval #27] [%clk 0:00:19] } 46. a8=Q { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:00:39] } 46... Rxa8 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:00:20] } 47. Rxa8 { [%eval #22] [%clk 0:00:40] } 47... Kf3 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:00:21] } 48. Rf8+ { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:00:40] } 48... Ke2 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:00:23] } 49. Kxh3 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:00:41] } 49... c5 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:00:24] } 50. Kg4 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:00:42] } 50... c4 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:00:25] } 51. Kxg5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:00:43] } 51... c3 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:00:27] } 52. f4 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:00:44] } 52... c2 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:00:28] } 53. Rc8 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:00:45] } 1-0