Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Steinberg, Nitzan
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2486
Black: Bansal, Rohan
BlackElo: 1931
Result: 1-0
ECO: C03
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:02] } 5. e5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:03] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:03:03] } 6... c5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:02:32] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9... g5?! { [%eval 1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:32] } 10. h3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:02:59] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:02:25] } 11. b4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:02:59] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:02:17] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:03:00] } 12... a6 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:02:10] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:02:58] } 13... Nf8 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:01:57] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:02:59] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:01:43] } 15. Nh5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:03:00] } 15... Kd8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:01:30] } 16. O-O { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:02:54] } 16... Rg8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:01:23] } 17. Nh2 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:02:55] } 17... Kc8 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:00:55] } 18. Ng4 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:02:53] } 18... Kb8?! { [%eval 4.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 19. Nxh6 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:02:51] } 19... Rh8 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:00:41] } 20. Nxf7 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:02:52] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:00:41] } 21. Nf6 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:02:45] } 21... Bxf6 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:00:27] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:02:46] } 22... Nxd4?! { [%eval 7.17] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval 7.09] [%clk 0:02:41] } 23... Rh8 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:00:16] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:02:35] } 24... Rh4 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:00:12] } 25. Qxg5 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:02:35] } 1-0