[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/09kM8Ibv"] [Date "2026.05.27"] [Round "-"] [White "McManow"] [Black "PseudoBenko"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "09kM8Ibv"] [UTCDate "2026.05.27"] [UTCTime "11:08:51"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2672"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C26"] [Opening "Vienna Game: Mieses Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C26 Vienna Game: Mieses Variation } 3... Bc5 { [%eval -0.02] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... c6 { [%eval -0.1] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 8... exd4 { [%eval -0.14] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.1] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval -0.1] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval -0.3] } 10... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.19] } 11. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.25] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.34] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval -0.6] } 12... d4 { [%eval -0.61] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval -0.9] } 13... Bf5? { (-0.90 → 0.23) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Re8 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. Bd2 b5 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. a4) 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] } 14... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.3] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 16... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.25] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.35] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.24] } 18... Rd6 { [%eval 0.35] } 19. Qb5 { [%eval 0.32] } 19... b6 { [%eval 0.5] } 20. Rd3 { [%eval 0.12] } 20... Rad8?? { (0.12 → 3.27) Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (20... Re6 21. Rd2 Rd8 22. Kf1 g5 23. Rde2 Kg7 24. Bd3 Red6 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. Bxf5) 21. Rf3 { [%eval 3.14] } 21... a6 { [%eval 3.16] } 22. Qxb6 { [%eval 2.47] } 22... Qe5 { [%eval 2.36] } 23. Rb3?? { (2.36 → -3.87) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (23. Qc7 R8d7 24. Qc8+ Rd8 25. Qb7 R8d7 26. Qxa6 g6 27. Kg2 Kg7 28. Qc4 Re7) 23... Kh8?? { (-3.87 → 0.52) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (23... f5 24. f4 Qe6 25. Bd3 Qxe1+ 26. Kg2 Kh8 27. Qc5 Qe8 28. Rb6 Rf6 29. Kf1) 24. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Bc6?? { (0.00 → -2.79) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (25. Qc7 Nxb3 26. axb3 Rf8 27. Bd3 Qd5 28. Be4) 25... Qh5 { [%eval -3.0] } 26. Rb5?! { (-3.00 → -4.35) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.35] } (26. Bf3 Qh3+ 27. Bg2 Rxb6 28. Bxh3 Nxb3 29. cxb3 d3 30. Rd1 g6 31. Ke1 Re8+) 26... axb5? { (-4.35 → -2.60) Mistake. Qxb5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (26... Qxb5+ 27. Qxb5 axb5 28. Bxb5 Rb6 29. a4 Nc6 30. b3 Nb4 31. Re2 g5 32. Bc4) 27. Qxa5 { [%eval -2.25] } 27... Qf5?? { (-2.25 → -0.20) Blunder. Qxh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (27... Qxh2 28. a4 d3 29. cxd3 bxa4 30. Bg2 Rxd3 31. Qf5 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Ke2) 28. Be4 { [%eval -0.36] } 28... Qf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 29. f4?! { (0.11 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (29. Bd3 Rb6 30. Bxb5 Rbb8 31. Bd3 Rxb2 32. a4 Rc8 33. Qd5 g6 34. Re4 Rd8) 29... d3?! { (-0.91 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Re6 30. Bd3 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qc6 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Bxe4 Re8 34. Bc6 Rc8 35. Be4) 30. Bxd3 { [%eval -0.07] } 30... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Qxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.14] } 32... Rd2 { [%eval -0.03] } 33. Re2 { [%eval -0.06] } 33... Rd1+ { [%eval -0.07] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -0.12] } 34... Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. a4 { [%eval -0.07] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval 0.23] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 0.04] } 36... Ra3+?! { (0.04 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (36... Rd8 37. Rd2 Re1+ 38. Be2 Ra8 39. h4 Kg8 40. Kf3 Ra1 41. Bb5 Ra3+ 42. Kf2) 37. Kd2?! { (1.12 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (37. Kd4 Rcc3 38. a5 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. a6 Kg7 41. g4 Kf6 42. Bc4 Kg7) 37... g6 { [%eval 0.49] } 38. Kc1 { [%eval 0.76] } 38... Rac3?! { (0.76 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (38... Rb8 39. c4 Kg7 40. c5 Rc3+ 41. Rc2 Rxc2+ 42. Kxc2 Kf8 43. Kc3 Ke7 44. Kc4) 39. Kb2 { [%eval 1.54] } 39... R3c5? { (1.54 → 2.82) Mistake. R8c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (39... R8c5 40. Bd3 Rc8 41. a5 R3c5 42. Re5 Rb8+ 43. Kc1 Rc7 44. Rb5 Rxb5 45. Bxb5) 40. Kb3?! { (2.82 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (40. c4 Kg7 41. a5 R5c7 42. a6 Kf6 43. Ka3 Re7 44. Rd2 Re1 45. Ra2 Ke6) 40... Kg7? { (1.57 → 2.90) Mistake. Rc3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (40... Rc3+ 41. Kb2 Kg7 42. a5 Kf6 43. a6 g5 44. Bd7 R8c7 45. fxg5+ hxg5 46. a7) 41. c4 { [%eval 2.67] } 41... g5 { [%eval 3.06] } 42. Kb4 { [%eval 3.02] } 42... gxf4 { [%eval 2.82] } 43. gxf4 { [%eval 2.67] } 43... Rh5?! { (2.67 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (43... Rf5 44. Rf2 Kf8 45. a5 Ke7 46. a6 Rf6 47. Rd2 Rxf4 48. Ka5 Rf6 49. a7) 44. a5 { [%eval 3.85] } 44... Rf5 { [%eval 3.62] } 45. Bd7 { [%eval 3.05] } 45... Rb8+ { [%eval 3.32] } 46. Bb5 { [%eval 3.14] } 46... Rxf4 { [%eval 3.69] } 47. a6 { [%eval 3.28] } 47... Rf6 { [%eval 3.08] } 48. Rg2+?! { (3.08 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. a7 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (48. a7 Ra8 49. Re7 Rf8 50. c5 Rf2 51. Re8 Rxe8 52. Bxe8 Rxh2 53. Ka5 Ra2+) 48... Kf8 { [%eval 2.0] } 49. Ka5 { [%eval 2.24] } 49... Ra8?! { (2.24 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (49... Re6 50. c5 Re1 51. Ba4 Ra1 52. Rc2 Ke7 53. Rc4 Kd8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Ka6) 50. Rd2 { [%eval 2.71] } 50... Ra7? { (2.71 → 4.85) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (50... Ke7 51. c5 Rf3 52. Rd7+ Ke6 53. c6 Ra3+ 54. Kb6 Rb3 55. Rb7 f5 56. a7) 51. c5 { [%eval 4.64] } 51... Re6 { [%eval 5.14] } 52. c6 { [%eval 4.95] } 52... Ree7 { [%eval 5.75] } 53. Kb6 { [%eval 5.41] } 53... Rec7 { [%eval 6.48] } 54. Rd7 { [%eval 5.62] } 54... Kg7?! { (5.62 → 9.87) Inaccuracy. Rxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.87] } (54... Rxc6+ 55. Kxa7 Rxa6+ 56. Kxa6 Kg7 57. Bc4 Kg6 58. Rxf7 Kg5 59. Rf8 h5 60. Bb5) 55. Rxc7 { [%eval 9.11] } 55... Ra8 { [%eval 10.63] } 56. a7 { [%eval 10.34] } 56... Rf8 { [%eval 11.49] } 57. Rb7 { [%eval 10.95] } 57... Re8 { [%eval 11.41] } 58. Rb8 { [%eval 11.71] } 58... Re5?! { (11.71 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (58... Re6 59. a8=Q h5 60. Rg8+ Kf6 61. Qd8+ Ke5 62. Qg5+ Ke4 63. Qxh5 Rxc6+ 64. Bxc6+) 59. a8=Q { [%eval #10] } 59... Kf6 { [%eval #11] } 60. Rf8 { [%eval 11.88] } 60... Kg6?! { (11.88 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb5+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (60... Rxb5+ 61. Kxb5 h5 62. Qd8+ Kf5 63. Qd5+ Kf4 64. Qxf7+ Ke3 65. Re8+ Kd2 66. Qf2+) 61. Qd8 { [%eval #8] } 61... f6 { [%eval #4] } 62. Qd6 { [%eval #5] } 62... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 63. Rxf6+ { [%eval #3] } 63... Ke4 { [%eval #1] } 64. Qxe5+ { [%eval #6] } 64... Kxe5 { [%eval #6] } 65. Rxh6 { [%eval #6] } 65... Kd4 { [%eval #6] } 66. Rh3 { [%eval #5] } 66... Ke4 { [%eval #5] } 67. Rg3 { [%eval #5] } 67... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 68. Rg7 { [%eval #9] } 68... Kf4 { [%eval #5] } 69. Rg8 { [%eval #5] } 69... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 70. h4 { [%eval #5] } 70... Kf4 { [%eval #6] } 71. h5 { [%eval #5] } 71... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 72. h6 { [%eval #6] } 72... Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 73. h7 { [%eval #5] } 73... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 74. h8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 74... Kd6 { [%eval #2] } 75. Qh7 { [%eval #4] } { White wins on time. } 1-0