Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Short, Nigel D
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2551
Black: Yatskar, Martin
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2222
Result: 1-0
ECO: C77
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack
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 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:04] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:03:08] } 9. Bc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:50] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:07] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10... Qe8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:06] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:33] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:03:04] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:02:22] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:55] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:17] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:47] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:07] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:42] } 15. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:02:02] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:33] } 16. Nh4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:50] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:16] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:01:48] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:15] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:46] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:07] } 19. Ng2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:46] } 19... g5?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:58] } 20. g4?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:41] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:39] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:55] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:40] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:01:56] } 23. Nf5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:41] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:56] } 24. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:37] } 24... exf4?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 25. Nxg7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:01:33] } 25... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:01:52] } 26. Bd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:34] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:01:44] } 27. c4?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 27... c5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 28. bxc5?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 28... bxc5? { [%eval 1.77] } { Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 29. Bc3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:01:31] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:01:45] } 30. e5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:01:23] } 30... Nh7 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:01:32] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:01:24] } 31... Nf8 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:01:27] } 32. Rad1 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:01:24] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:01:05] } 33. Be4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:01:15] } 33... Rab8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:01:03] } 34. Rxa6 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:01:14] } 34... Rb3 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Qc2 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:01:08] } 35... Bxc4?! { [%eval 2.6] } { Inaccuracy. Reb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 36. Rxh6 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:01:09] } 36... Ne6?? { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 37. Bd5 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37... Bxd5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38. Qh7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:01:06] } 1-0