Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship matches C1-C6
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Grigoryan, Meri
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 1951
Black: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2312
Result: 0-1
ECO: A41
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/3 + 2 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:59] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:48] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:04] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:45] } 8... Nxe2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:43] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:03:01] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:02:43] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:03:02] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:33] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:03:02] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:31] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:58] } 13. c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:18] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:02:59] } 14. cxd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:18] } 14... cxd6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:00] } 15. exf5?! { [%eval -0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:49] } 15... gxf5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:03:01] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:01:39] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:28] } 17. Qb3?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 17... b6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:02:29] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:01:27] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:01:24] } 19... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:01:53] } 20. Rxc1? { [%eval -2.23] } { Mistake. Bxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 20... f4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:01:27] } 21... e4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:01:56] } 22. Nfd4 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:01:22] } 22... Kh7?? { [%eval 0.48] } { Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 23. Nc6?? { [%eval -4.4] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 23... Qg5 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:01:26] } 24. Nxd6 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:01:24] } 24... Nh4 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:01:26] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:00:37] } 25... Qxg2+ { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:01:24] } 26. Ke1?! { [%eval -10.88] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 26... Nf3+ { [%eval -7.55] [%clk 0:00:58] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval -7.5] [%clk 0:00:41] } 27... Bxc6 { [%eval -6.89] [%clk 0:00:59] } 28. dxc6 { [%eval -7.71] [%clk 0:00:37] } 28... Qf1+ { [%eval -7.87] [%clk 0:00:56] } 29. Kc2 { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:00:39] } 29... Nd4+ { [%eval -7.7] [%clk 0:00:56] } 30. Kb1 { [%eval -7.23] [%clk 0:00:30] } 30... Nxb3 { [%eval -6.86] [%clk 0:00:56] } 31. axb3 { [%eval -8.45] [%clk 0:00:26] } 31... Qd3+ { [%eval -8.28] [%clk 0:00:56] } 32. Rc2 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 0:00:28] } 32... Qxd6 { [%eval -8.13] [%clk 0:00:57] } 33. c7 { [%eval -8.37] [%clk 0:00:28] } 33... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 0-1