[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/53z9PagR"] [Date "2025.12.08"] [Round "-"] [White "arjunkb"] [Black "bjacarlsen"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "53z9PagR"] [UTCDate "2025.12.08"] [UTCTime "03:32:40"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1925"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.66] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.67] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... f5 { [%eval 1.14] } 5. e4 { [%eval 1.15] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 1.33] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.97] } 6... fxe4 { [%eval 0.96] } 7. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.98] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.19] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 1.17] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.46] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.15] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.56] } 10. N2g3 { [%eval 1.23] } 10... h6?! { (1.23 → 2.41) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (10... Nxe4) 11. Qc2? { (2.41 → 1.15) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (11. Nc3 Nh7 12. Qh5 e4 13. Bc2 Bh4 14. Qg6 Bxg3 15. Qxg3 Ne5 16. Bxh6) 11... a6 { [%eval 1.72] } 12. f3?! { (1.72 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (12. Nc3 b5 13. b3 e4 14. Be2 Ne5 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf6 17. Bd2 Ra7) 12... Rb8?! { (0.80 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Ng3 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Rb1 Bd4+ 18. Kh1) 13. a4?! { (1.48 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. b3 e4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Rxf8+ Bxf8 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Rf1 Ne5) 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.77] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.68] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 15. Be3?! { (0.76 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (15. Ng3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. axb5 Bf6 20. Kh1 Bd7) 15... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.21] } 16. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... b5?! { (0.14 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (16... Bg5 17. Bf2) 17. axb5?! { (0.95 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (17. b4 cxb4) 17... axb5 { [%eval 0.41] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.41] } 18... bxc4 { [%eval 0.4] } 19. bxc4 { [%eval 0.33] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 20. Ra6 { [%eval 0.71] } 20... Bc8 { [%eval 0.49] } 21. Ra3 { [%eval 0.46] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval 0.47] } 22. Bf2 { [%eval 0.43] } 22... Rb4?! { (0.43 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (22... Qf6) 23. Rfa1?! { (1.14 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (23. Ra8 Qe7 24. Rfa1 Qf6 25. h3 Rb7 26. Bg6 Kh8 27. Qe4 Bf4 28. h4 Bd2) 23... Qb6?! { (0.57 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (23... Rb8 24. Ra8) 24. R1a2 { [%eval 1.26] } 24... Rb1+?? { (1.26 → 5.19) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.19] } (24... Qd8 25. Ra8 Qf6 26. R2a7 Rb7 27. Ra6 Qe7 28. Ra2 Qf6 29. h3 Kh8 30. R2a6) 25. Qxb1 { [%eval 5.57] } 25... Qxb1+ { [%eval 5.78] } 26. Bxb1 { [%eval 5.9] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 5.73] } 27. Bxf5 { [%eval 5.82] } 27... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.83] } 28. Ra8+ { [%eval 5.67] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval 5.37] } 29. Bg3 { [%eval 5.26] } 29... Rf7 { [%eval 5.72] } 30. R2a7 { [%eval 5.56] } 30... Be3+ { [%eval 6.22] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval 5.99] } 31... Rf5 { [%eval 6.56] } 32. Rd8 { [%eval 6.33] } 32... e4 { [%eval 6.82] } 33. Rdd7 { [%eval 6.35] } 33... exf3?? { (6.35 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (33... Bd4 34. Rf7 Rg5 35. fxe4 Rg4 36. Bxd6 Rxe4 37. Rae7 Rg4 38. h3 Rg5 39. Re6) 34. Rxg7+ { [%eval #5] } 34... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 35. Rgb7? { (Mate in 5 → 7.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.56] } (35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rag7+ Kf8 37. Bxd6+ Ke8 38. Rh8+ Rf8 39. Rxf8#) 35... Rf8? { (7.56 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxg2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (35... fxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rg5 37. Re7 Bd4 38. Re8+ Rg8 39. Rxg8+ Kxg8 40. Bxd6 Kh8 41. Kf3) 36. gxf3? { (Mate in 2 → 8.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.34] } (36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rag7#) 36... Bd4 { [%eval 8.14] } 37. Rh7+ { [%eval 7.9] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 7.58] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 7.46] } 38... Rb8 { [%eval 7.74] } 39. Bxd6 { [%eval 7.74] } 39... Rb2+ { [%eval 8.28] } 40. Kh3 { [%eval 7.99] } 40... Rf2 { [%eval 7.53] } 41. Rhe7 { [%eval #25] } 41... Rxf3+ { [%eval 10.46] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval 9.65] } 42... Rf8 { [%eval 9.47] } 43. Rg7+ { [%eval 8.18] } 43... Bxg7 { [%eval 10.3] } 44. Bxf8 { [%eval 8.65] } 44... Kxf8? { (8.65 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf8 was best. } { [%eval #19] } (44... Bxf8 45. h4 Bd6 46. h5 Kf8 47. Kf5 Bb8 48. Ra8 Kf7 49. Rxb8 Ke7 50. Rb6) 45. Kf5 { [%eval #18] } 45... Bd4 { [%eval #16] } 46. h3?! { (Mate in 16 → 12.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d6 was best. } { [%eval 12.43] } (46. d6 Be3 47. Ra8+ Kf7 48. d7 Bg5 49. d8=Q Bxd8 50. Rxd8 Ke7 51. Rd1 Kf7) 46... h5?! { (12.43 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (46... Be3 47. Ke6) 47. Ke6 { [%eval #11] } 47... h4 { [%eval #10] } 48. d6 { [%eval #9] } 48... Be3 { [%eval #8] } 49. Ra8+ { [%eval #8] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval #8] } 50. d7 { [%eval #7] } 50... Bg5 { [%eval #7] } 51. d8=Q { [%eval #6] } 51... Bxd8 { [%eval #6] } 52. Rxd8 { [%eval #5] } 52... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 53. Rd5 { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0