Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-15
White: Short, Nigel D
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2551
Black: Le, Quang Liem
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2662
Result: 0-1
ECO: C64
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:58] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:00] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:58] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:57] } 5... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:58] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:59] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:59] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:59] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:48] } 8. Ba4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:40] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:02:58] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:41] } 10. Qxd8+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:58] } 10... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:23] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:55] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:23] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:53] } 12... Ke7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:21] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:42] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:00] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:22] } 14... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:01:38] } 15. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:22] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:01:39] } 16. Rf1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:01] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:01:35] } 17. b3?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 17... Nxf2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:01:11] } 18. Rxf2?? { [%eval -3.28] } { Blunder. Ba3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 18... Rd1+ { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:01:08] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 0:01:30] } 19... Rhd8 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:01:09] } 20. c4?! { [%eval -4.82] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 20... Ke8 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:00:57] } 21. b4 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:00:50] } 21... Bd4 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:00:49] } 22. Rb1 { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 0:00:51] } 22... Re1?! { [%eval -4.59] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 23. g3 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 23... Bxf2+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 24. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 24... Rdd1 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 0-1