Event: 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A
Site: London, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-06-14
White: Shabalov, Alexander
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2448
Black: Short, Nigel D
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2551
Result: 1-0
ECO: C71
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G:3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:56] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 7... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 8... dxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. Qh5?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:39] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:02:30] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:02:41] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:02:25] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:02:40] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:02:22] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:02:37] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:02:15] } 13... Qg4?! { [%eval -0.45] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:02:06] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:02:07] } 15. h3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:01:40] } 15... Qh5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:02:07] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:01:40] } 16... h6 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:02:04] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:01:09] } 17... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:02:04] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:01:10] } 18... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:01:27] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:01:07] } 19... Qh4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 20. Kh2?? { [%eval -2.45] } { Blunder. Nxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:04] } 20... Qd8?? { [%eval 0.04] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 21. e5?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 21... c6?? { [%eval 5.1] } { Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 22. Nf6+ { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:54] } 22... gxf6 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:00:54] } 23. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:54] } 23... Qa5?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 24. Qg3+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:53] } 1-0