Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Smirin, Ilia
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2504
Black: Maurizzi, Marc`Andria
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2486
Result: 0-1
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:02] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. Nd5?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:35] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:02:57] } 8... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:36] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:37] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:51] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:32] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:45] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:02:11] } 12. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:42] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:12] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:33] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:01] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:12] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:54] } 15. Qe3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:15] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:43] } 16. gxf3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:12] } 16... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:01:31] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:00] } 17... Rab8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:01] } 18... Rb5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:22] } 19. Rd2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:01:01] } 19... Rfb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 20. e5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:00:58] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:01:21] } 21. Kb1? { [%eval -1.82] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 21... d5? { [%eval -0.27] } { Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 22. h4?? { [%eval -2.16] } { Blunder. Ka1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 22... h5? { [%eval -0.62] } { Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 23. Rg1 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:00:41] } 23... Ra5 { [%eval -1.63] [%clk 0:01:06] } 24. a3?? { [%eval -5.45] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 24... Rxa3 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:00:44] } 25. Qxc5 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:00:25] } 25... Qa6 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:00:14] } 26. Rgd1?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 26... Qa4?? { [%eval -5.39] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 0-1