[Event "Round 4: Bluebaum, Matthias - Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-4/ZobBYM5c/91gr3Mmq"]
[Date "2025.10.08"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteFideId "24651516"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackFideId "14107090"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E36"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.08"]
[UTCTime "10:15:28"]
[BroadcastName "European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-4/ZobBYM5c"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-4/ZobBYM5c/91gr3Mmq"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:19] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:49] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:10] } 8... exd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:23:40] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:33:32] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:58:37] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:00] } 10... Ng5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:53:56] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:08] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:37:50] } 12. Bd6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:29] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:36:28] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:48] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:29:27] } 14. b4?? { [%eval -1.27] } { Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:39] } 14... a5 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:20:51] } 15. e3 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:04:26] } 15... axb4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:20:58] } 16. Bb5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:43:41] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:10:45] } 17. c6?? { [%eval -4.34] } { Blunder. Bxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:45] } 17... Nxc6 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:10:34] } 18. Bxc6 { [%eval -4.57] [%clk 0:39:03] } 18... b3 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:10:37] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:14:25] } 19... Bxc6 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:10:59] } 20. Bb4 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:14:54] } 20... d4 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:05:40] } 21. e4 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:14:08] } 21... Bb5 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:05:16] } 22. Rb1 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:12:21] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:04:51] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:06:40] } 23... Nd3+ { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:05:19] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:07:04] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:03:59] } 25. Rxb3 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 0:07:17] } 25... Nc1 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:04:04] } 0-1