Bluebaum Blasts the Queen's Gambit Accepted in 35 Moves

Featured is a sharp chess game between Matthias Bluebaum and Leon Livaic from the 2025 European Team Championship. Arising out of a Queen's Gambit, Livaic accepts the pawn with 4...dxc4 and influences Bluebaum's ensuing ideal pawn center with ...b5. After Bluebaum implements a fishing-pole-like idea with 13.h4, Livaic misplays the position, significantly compromising his kingside structure. Bluebaum quickly pounces on the resulting weak squares, which are primarily dark, especially after Livaic exchanges his dark-squared bishop for a knight. #MatthiasBluebaum Image of Matthias Bluebaum by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qc2 Na5 13. h4 f5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Qd7 16. Rd1 Rab8 17. Rh3 Kh8 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qa4 20. Qc3 Nd5 21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Bg5 e5 23. Nxe5 Rb3 24. Qd4 Rxh3 25. gxh3 Nc6 26. Qf4 f5 27. Nd7 Rf7 28. Bf6+ Rxf6 29. Nxf6 Qa5+ 30. Kf1 Qxc5 31. Qxc7 Bg8 32. Nxg8 Kxg8 33. Bf3 c3 34. bxc3 Qb5+ 35. c4