Event: 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championschip matches 11-18
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-11
White: Shabalov, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2526
Black: Kunz, Andre
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2128
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15' + 10'

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:13] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:43] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:35] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:50] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:41] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:41] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:41] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:35] } 8. b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:49] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:15:35] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:15:37] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:14:28] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:15:21] } 10... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.66] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:08] } 11. Bb2?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:10] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:14:02] } 12. Nxc4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:15:08] } 12... Nxc4?! { [%eval 2.23] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:26] } 13. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:15:16] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:10:17] } 14. O-O { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:15:04] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:08:05] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:14:20] } 15... Bc6?! { [%eval 3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:26] } 16. Bd4 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:13:13] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:04:22] } 17. Bxb6 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:13:20] } 17... Rxd1 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:04:23] } 18. Rcxd1 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:11:53] } 18... Bxd1 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:04:31] } 19. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:12:01] } 19... a4 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:02:47] } 20. Bc7 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:11:41] } 20... Nh6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:02:27] } 21. b6 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:11:27] } 21... O-O { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:02:24] } 22. h3?! { [%eval 3.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:43] } 22... Nf5 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:41] } 23. g4 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:10:13] } 23... Nh4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:00:50] } 24. Ba6 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:09:50] } 24... bxa6 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:31] } 25. b7 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:09:58] } 25... Bc5 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:00:40] } 26. Rc1 { [%clk 0:08:14] } 26... Ba7 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 27. Bd6 { [%clk 0:08:22] } 1-0