[Event "East Anglian 25th February Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3HJDg9Fv"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "SpruceTiger"] [Black "NonchalantNinja"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "3HJDg9Fv"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "19:00:05"] [WhiteElo "679"] [BlackElo "716"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 4. O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval -0.12] } 5. Ng5 { [%eval -0.56] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.59] } 6. Qf3?? { (-0.59 → -3.49) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 a5 8. Be2 a4 9. d3 a3 10. b3 Nd4) 6... d6? { (-3.49 → -1.95) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (6... h6 7. Nh3 d5 8. Nc3 Nd4 9. Qd1 Bg4 10. Be2 Nxe2+ 11. Nxe2) 7. Qh3?? { (-1.95 → -6.78) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.78] } (7. Qd1 h6 8. Nf3 Nb4 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. c3 Nc6 11. d4 Bb6 12. a4 exd4) 7... Bxh3 { [%eval -6.33] } 8. gxh3 { [%eval -6.89] } 8... Nb4 { [%eval -6.76] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval -6.6] } 9... Nxc2 { [%eval -6.61] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval -6.95] } 10... Nxa1 { [%eval -6.73] } 11. Na3 { [%eval -7.3] } 11... Bxa3 { [%eval -7.17] } 12. bxa3 { [%eval -7.15] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval -7.1] } 13. d3 { [%eval -8.39] } 13... Nxg5 { [%eval -8.15] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval -8.75] } 14... Nc2 { [%eval -7.34] } 15. h4 { [%eval -8.82] } 15... Nf3 { [%eval -8.57] } 16. Rg3 { [%eval -8.65] } 16... Nfe1 { [%eval -7.68] } 17. h5 { [%eval -7.76] } 17... Qh4 { [%eval -7.76] } 18. h6 { [%eval -7.61] } 18... Qxh6 { [%eval -6.09] } 19. Bxh6 { [%eval -5.99] } 19... Rad8? { (-5.99 → -3.73) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (19... g6 20. h4 c6 21. h5 d5 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Bb3 Kf7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8) 20. Bxg7 { [%eval -3.25] } 20... d5?? { (-3.25 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... h5 21. Bf6+ Kh7 22. Rh3 Kh6) 21. Bxf8+?? { (Mate in 1 → -5.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe5# was best. } { [%eval -5.99] } (21. Bxe5#) 21... Kxf8 { [%eval -6.04] } 22. Bb5 { [%eval -6.11] } 22... Nxa3 { [%eval -5.95] } 23. Ba4 { [%eval -5.95] } 23... e4 { [%eval -4.75] } 24. dxe4 { [%eval -4.93] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval -4.82] } 25. f4?! { (-4.82 → -6.69) Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%eval -6.69] } (25. Rxa3 c5 26. Bb5 a6 27. Bf1 Nd3 28. Ra4 f5 29. f3 exf3) 25... Rd4?! { (-6.69 → -5.19) Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (25... exf3 26. Kg1 b5 27. Bb3 Nc4 28. Kf2 Nd3+ 29. Kxf3 Nd2+ 30. Ke2 Nxb3 31. axb3) 26. f5?! { (-5.19 → -7.45) Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%eval -7.45] } (26. Rxa3 Rd2 27. Kg1 Nd3 28. Bb5 Nxf4 29. Rxa7 e3 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Ra4 Rd1+) 26... Rxa4 { [%eval -7.31] } 27. f6 { [%eval -7.24] } 27... Ra6 { [%eval -7.51] } 28. Rg7 { [%eval -9.08] } 28... Rxf6 { [%eval -8.89] } 29. h4 { [%eval -10.35] } 29... Rg6 { [%eval -8.74] } 30. Rxh7 { [%eval -9.65] } 30... e3 { [%eval -9.94] } 31. Rh8+ { [%eval -10.11] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval -8.49] } 32. Rh5 { [%eval -10.16] } 32... Nf3 { [%eval #-8] } 33. Rf5 { [%eval #-1] } 33... Nxh4 { [%eval #-10] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval #-6] } 34... e2 { [%eval #-5] } 35. Rxa3 { [%eval #-3] } 35... e1=Q+ { [%eval #-2] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 36... Rg3? { (Mate in 2 → -9.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg1+ was best. } { [%eval -9.39] } (36... Qg1+ 37. Kh3 Qh1#) 37. Rxg3+ { [%eval -8.49] } 37... Qxg3+ { [%eval -7.42] } 38. Kxg3 { [%eval -7.39] } 38... Nf5+ { [%eval -7.34] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval -7.16] } 39... Nd4 { [%eval -6.63] } 40. Ke4 { [%eval -6.89] } 40... Nc2 { [%eval -6.03] } 41. a4 { [%eval -7.62] } 41... a5 { [%eval -7.35] } 42. Kd5 { [%eval -7.3] } 42... b6 { [%eval -8.04] } 43. Kc6 { [%eval -8.1] } 43... f5 { [%eval -7.59] } 44. Kxc7 { [%eval -8.79] } 44... f4 { [%eval -7.02] } 45. Kxb6? { (-7.02 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (45. Kc6 f3 46. Kb7 Kg6 47. Kc8 f2 48. Kb7 f1=Q 49. Ka7 Kf5) 45... f3 { [%eval #-11] } 46. Kxa5 { [%eval #-11] } 46... f2 { [%eval #-10] } 47. Kb5 { [%eval #-11] } 47... f1=Q+ { [%eval #-10] } 48. Kc5 { [%eval #-10] } 48... Qf5+ { [%eval #-9] } 49. Kc4 { [%eval #-9] } 49... Qa5 { [%eval -6.13] } 50. Kb3?? { (-6.13 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (50. Kd3 Qxa4 51. Kd2 Kg6 52. Kc3 Na1 53. Kd2 Qf4+ 54. Kc3) 50... Nd4+ { [%eval #-9] } 51. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 51... Nc2+ { [%eval #-10] } 52. Kb3 { [%eval #-11] } 52... Nd4+ { [%eval #-14] } 53. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 53... Nc6 { [%eval #-4] } 54. Kb3 { [%eval #-4] } 54... Kf6 { [%eval #-7] } 55. Ka3 { [%eval #-4] } 55... Ke5 { [%eval #-4] } 56. Kb3 { [%eval #-4] } 56... Kd4 { [%eval #-4] } 57. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 57... Kc5 { [%eval #-4] } 58. Kb3 { [%eval #-4] } 58... Nb4 { [%eval #-8] } 59. Ka3 { [%eval #-4] } 59... Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 60. Kb2 { [%eval #-3] } 60... Qxa4 { [%eval #-2] } 61. Kc1 { [%eval #-1] } 61... Nd5 { [%eval #-4] } 62. Kb1 { [%eval #-2] } 62... Kc3 { [%eval #-1] } 63. Kc1 { [%eval #-1] } 63... Qd4 { [%eval #-2] } 64. Kb1 { [%eval #-2] } 64... Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 65. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 65... Nc3+ { [%eval #-2] } 66. Kb2 { White offers draw } { [%eval #-2] } 66... Ne2+ { [%eval #-3] } 67. Ka3 { [%eval #-1] } 67... Kb5 { [%eval #-3] } 68. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] } 68... Qc4+ { [%eval #-3] } 69. Kb2 { [%eval #-3] } 69... Kc5 { [%eval #-3] } 70. Kb1 { [%eval #-3] } 70... Qc3 { [%eval #-3] } 71. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 71... Qb4 { [%eval #-3] } 72. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 72... Kc4 { [%eval #-2] } 73. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 73... Kc3 { [%eval #-1] } 74. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 74... Qb2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1