[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2060S8Vu"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "ThomasB2020"] [Black "arash977"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "2060S8Vu"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "22:54:46"] [WhiteElo "1998"] [BlackElo "1984"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 3. b4 { [%eval -0.36] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.41] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Ne5? { (0.35 → 1.63) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (6... Bd7 7. Bb2 Nf6 8. Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 e5 10. Qe3 a6 11. O-O-O) 7. f4 { [%eval 1.5] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 1.71] } 8. c4?? { (1.71 → 0.00) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (8. Nc3 a6 9. b5 Nf6 10. bxa6 Bxa6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O e6 13. f5 Qc8) 8... Bb7?? { (0.00 → 1.96) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (8... e5 9. Nb5 exf4 10. Qd5 Rb8 11. Qc6+ Bd7 12. Nc7+ Ke7 13. Nd5+ Ke8 14. Nc7+) 9. Bd3? { (1.96 → 0.55) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (9. c5 a6 10. c6 Bc8 11. Bc4 e5 12. Nf3 exf4 13. Qb3 Ra7 14. O-O Nf6) 9... e5 { [%eval 0.86] } 10. fxe5 { [%eval 0.63] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval 0.76] } 11. Nf3?! { (0.76 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (11. Nf5 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. c5 a6 14. Nc3 g6 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7) 11... Nf4? { (0.13 → 1.51) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (11... Nf6 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Qb3 O-O 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. O-O) 12. Bxf4 { [%eval 1.55] } 12... exf4 { [%eval 1.59] } 13. O-O?! { (1.59 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (13. c5 Qd7 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15. Bb5 Qc7 16. O-O bxc5 17. Nc3 cxb4 18. axb4 Qxc3) 13... Nf6?! { (0.67 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (13... g5 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Nd5+ Bxd5 17. exd5 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Kf8 19. Re1) 14. Qc2? { (1.53 → 0.14) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (14. e5 Ng4 15. Qa4+ Ke7 16. Nc3 Qxd3 17. Rad1 Qf5 18. Nd5+ Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Ne3) 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] } 15... O-O?! { (0.25 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (15... Ng4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 O-O 18. e5 Ne3 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qe4 Qxd5 21. Qxd5) 16. Ne2?? { (1.11 → -1.44) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (16. e5 Ng4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. Be4 Ne3 20. Qb1 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Qd7) 16... Ng4 { [%eval -1.47] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -1.54] } 17... Ne3 { [%eval -1.64] } 18. Rf2 { [%eval -1.75] } 18... Bf6?! { (-1.75 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (18... g5 19. g3 f5 20. gxf4 Ng4 21. Rg2 fxe4 22. Rxg4 exd3 23. Nxg5 Kh8 24. Rd1) 19. Rc1 { [%eval -1.26] } 19... g5 { [%eval -0.72] } 20. Nc3? { (-0.72 → -2.39) Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%eval -2.39] } (20. g3 fxg3 21. Nxg3 Ng4 22. Rg2 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rd1 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Bf4) 20... g4 { [%eval -1.98] } 21. Ne1 { [%eval -2.33] } 21... Bd4 { [%eval -2.04] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -2.15] } 22... g3?? { (-2.15 → 1.81) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (22... Qg5 23. Ne2 Be5 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. g3 Be5 26. Re2 f5 27. Ng2 fxe4 28. Bb1) 23. Rxf4 { [%eval 1.35] } 23... gxh2? { (1.35 → 3.17) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (23... f5 24. exf5 Qd6 25. Nd5 Qh6 26. Nf3 Bxd5 27. Rxd4 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Qh5 29. Be4) 24. Nd5 { [%eval 2.96] } 24... Bxd5? { (2.96 → 5.48) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (24... Qd6 25. Rf3 Nxd5 26. exd5 Bg7 27. Nc2 Rae8 28. Ne3 Bc8 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5) 25. exd5 { [%eval 5.45] } 25... Qg5 { [%eval 5.86] } 26. Rxd4 { [%eval 6.0] } 26... Rae8 { [%eval 6.11] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval 6.15] } 27... Qg3 { [%eval 6.61] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 6.34] } 28... Ng4?! { (6.34 → 9.03) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 9.03] } (28... a5 29. Rxe3 axb4 30. axb4 Kh8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. d6 Rd8 33. d7 Rg8 34. d8=Q) 29. Qg5+ { [%eval 9.35] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 8.58] } 30. Rf1?! { (8.58 → 5.14) Inaccuracy. Rxg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.14] } (30. Rxg4 Rxe1+ 31. Nxe1 Qxg4 32. Qxg4 f5 33. Qd4+ Kg8 34. Kxh2 a5 35. d6 axb4) 30... Rg8 { [%eval 5.42] } 31. Qd2?! { (5.42 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. Rxg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (31. Rxg4 Qxg4 32. Qxg4 Rxg4 33. d6 Reg8 34. Rf2 Rd8 35. Ne5 Rd4 36. Nxf7+ Kg8) 31... Ne3 { [%eval 4.52] } 32. Qb2 { [%eval 4.21] } 32... Rg7 { [%eval 3.85] } 33. Rf2?? { (3.85 → -5.34) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (33. d6 Rd8 34. d7 Nxf1 35. Bxf1 f6 36. Qe2 Qg6 37. Nh4 Qg5 38. Qe8+ Rg8) 33... Nd1 { [%eval -4.79] } 34. Rg4? { (-4.79 → -9.19) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -9.19] } (34. Rc2 Re1+ 35. Nxe1 Qxe1+ 36. Bf1 Nxb2 37. d6 Qxf1+ 38. Kxh2 Qf5 39. Rdd2 Qe5+) 34... Nxf2+ { [%eval -8.73] } 35. Qxf2 { [%eval -8.5] } 35... Qxf2 { [%eval -8.0] } 36. Rxg7 { [%eval -8.18] } 36... Kxg7 { [%eval -8.14] } 37. Kxh2 { [%eval -9.33] } 37... Re3 { [%eval -8.33] } 38. Bf5? { (-8.33 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (38. Kh3 Rxd3 39. a4 Re3 40. a5 Re2 41. Nh4 Rd2 42. axb6 axb6 43. Nf5+ Qxf5+) 38... Rxf3 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Bh3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Rxa3 { [%eval #-3] } 40. c5 { [%eval #-2] } 40... bxc5 { [%eval #-3] } 41. bxc5 { [%eval #-2] } 41... Qxc5 { [%eval #-5] } 42. d6 { [%eval #-4] } 42... Qxd6+ { [%eval #-3] } 43. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 43... Rxh3 { [%eval #-7] } 44. gxh3 { [%eval #-7] } 44... Qg3+ { [%eval #-8] } 45. Kh1 { [%eval #-8] } 45... a6 { [%eval #-8] } 46. h4 { [%eval #-8] } 46... a5 { [%eval #-6] } 47. h5 { [%eval #-6] } 47... Qf2?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (47... Kf6 48. h6 Qg8 49. Kh2 Ke5 50. Kh1 Kf4 51. Kh2 Kf3 52. Kh1 Qg2#) 48. h6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2