Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Verbytski, Oleg
WhiteElo: 2081
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2766
Result: 0-1
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:00] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:01] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:09] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:10] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:11] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:57] } 10... h5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:11] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:57] } 11... gxh4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:09] } 12. Bxh4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:56] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:03] } 13. Nb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:45] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:00] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:36] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:59] } 15. Bxg4?? { [%eval -2.23] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 15... hxg4 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:02:58] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:02:11] } 16... Nb4?? { [%eval -0.26] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:02:00] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:02:42] } 18. Na4?? { [%eval -3.12] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:02:28] } 19. Qxb4?! { [%eval -4.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 19... Qxc2+ { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:02:29] } 20. Ka1 { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:01:14] } 20... Rxh4 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:02:30] } 21. Rhe1 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:01:06] } 21... Rc4 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:02:18] } 22. Qxb7 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:01:00] } 22... Rxa4 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:02:19] } 23. Qb8+ { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:01:00] } 23... Qc8 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:02:20] } 24. Qb6 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:00:54] } 24... Rh5 { [%eval -5.31] [%clk 0:01:54] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:00:50] } 25... Rc5 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 0:01:54] } 26. Rxc5 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:46] } 26... dxc5 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:01:55] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 0:00:44] } 27... Rb4 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:01:48] } 28. Qa7 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:00:28] } 28... Bxb3?! { [%eval -5.35] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 29. Rd7?? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. axb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 29... Qxd7 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:01:31] } 30. Qa8+ { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:00:16] } 30... Qd8 { [%eval -25.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 31. Qc6+?! { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:33] } 32. axb3 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:12] } 32... Qd1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:32] } 33. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:14] } 33... Qxb3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:01:33] } 34. Ka1 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 34... Qxb2# { [%clk 0:01:31] } 0-1