[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3Hl8S3wJ"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Mwiya_Sibanda"] [Black "Erik_Vartanian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "3Hl8S3wJ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "21:05:07"] [WhiteElo "1875"] [BlackElo "1864"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } { B02 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval -0.03] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.04] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.77] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.84] } 9. c4?! { (0.84 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Qf5 11. c4 O-O 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Rad1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rfd8) 9... Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. gxh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... f6?? { (0.00 → 1.91) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Rd8 15. Qa4+ c6 16. fxe5 Qg3+ 17. Kh1 Rd4 18. Bf4) 13. Bg4?? { (1.91 → 0.00) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (13. c5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qh4 15. Qd3 Nd4 16. Kg2 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 O-O-O 18. Rh1 Qa4) 13... Qh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 14. c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Nxe5? { (0.00 → 1.13) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rd8 16. Bh5+ g6 17. Qg4 Qxh5 18. Qxe6+ Kf8 19. Qxf6+ Kg8 20. Qe6+) 15. dxe5 { [%eval 1.13] } 15... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.04] } 16. f4 { [%eval 1.26] } 16... Rd8?! { (1.26 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (16... f5 17. Bh5+ g6 18. Bf3 Rd8 19. Qe1 Bd4+ 20. Kg2 Qf6 21. Bd2 h6 22. Rd1) 17. Qa4+?? { (2.16 → -0.40) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (17. Qe2 f5 18. Bxf5 Rf8 19. Qg4 Bd4+ 20. Kg2 Qxg4+ 21. Bxg4 Rf6 22. Rb1 Bxc5) 17... c6 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. Bd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Qg3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Qh3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Qg3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Qh3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Qg3+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2