Event: 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship matches 19-26
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-11
White: Vaidyanathan, Adithya
WhiteElo: 2147
Black: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2278
Result: 0-1
ECO: E60
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/15 + 10 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:50] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:15:59] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:58] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:16:02] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:16:02] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:15:56] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:16:11] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:16:03] } 9... c5?! { [%eval 1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 10. g4 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:15:17] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:16:23] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:15:04] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:16:02] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:15:00] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:15:39] } 13. g5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:13:16] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:15:47] } 14. Bxh5 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:12:59] } 14... gxh5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:15:56] } 15. O-O-O? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:17] } 15... b5? { [%eval 1.49] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:50] } 16. Rdg1?? { [%eval -0.23] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:28] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:58] } 17. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:08] } 17... h4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:13:06] } 18. f4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:04:55] } 18... exf4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:13:15] } 19. Nxf4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:05:03] } 19... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:11:33] } 20. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:05:12] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:11:30] } 21. b3 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:04:19] } 21... b4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:47] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 22... a5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:09:45] } 23. Nxh4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:11] } 23... a4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:54] } 24. Nf5?? { [%eval -2.44] } { Blunder. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 24... Bxf5 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 0:10:02] } 25. exf5 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:01:24] } 25... Bd4 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:10:11] } 26. Rg2? { [%eval -3.69] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 26... axb3 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:10:16] } 27. Qxb3 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:00:31] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:09:58] } 28. g6 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:00:22] } 28... Qh4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:08:10] } 29. Qf3?! { [%eval -5.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 29... Ra3 { [%eval -5.95] [%clk 0:07:10] } 30. Qg4 { [%eval -7.76] [%clk 0:00:12] } 30... Re1+ { [%eval -7.48] [%clk 0:06:17] } 31. Rxe1? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 31... Qxe1+ { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:06:25] } 32. Kc2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:11] } 32... Rxa2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:05:55] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:18] } 33... Qb1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:05:57] } 0-1