[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6MSBOdhM"] [Date "2026.05.01"] [Round "-"] [White "born_toulous"] [Black "JamesMonaghan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6MSBOdhM"] [UTCDate "2026.05.01"] [UTCTime "20:43:20"] [WhiteElo "1884"] [BlackElo "1867"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 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... g6 { [%eval 0.6] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.65] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.56] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Bg4?! { (0.17 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 e5 7. e4 Qe7 8. Bd3 Kd8 9. O-O h6 10. Rb1) 6. e3?! { (0.84 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6. h3 Bxf3 7. exf3 Nf6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Na6 10. f4 Nc7) 6... Nd7?! { (0.00 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. Be2 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. O-O Nc6 11. e4) 7. Be2?! { (0.76 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (7. Qc2 Ngf6 8. Nd2 Nb8 9. a3 O-O 10. e4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Na6) 7... Ngf6?! { (0.14 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ngf6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Ne1 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qa5 12. Nc2) 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.86] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.02] } 9. Bxf3 { [%eval 1.06] } 9... Ne5 { [%eval 1.41] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 1.46] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.72] } 11. h3?! { (1.72 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (11. f4 Ned7 12. g4 e6 13. g5 Nh5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Bd2 Nb6 16. O-O-O d5) 11... h5?! { (1.05 → 2.18) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (11... e6 12. f4 Ned7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. O-O Qe7 15. b3 Nb8 16. Bf3 Nc6 17. Bb2) 12. O-O { [%eval 1.9] } 12... e6?! { (1.90 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (12... a6 13. f4 Ned7 14. a4 Qe8 15. Bd2 e5 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bd3) 13. Rd1?? { (2.93 → 0.80) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (13. f4 Ned7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qxg6 Qe8 16. Qg5 Kh8 17. Bd2 Rg8 18. Qh4 Qg6) 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.81] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.78] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.89] } 15. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 15... Qh4?! { (0.77 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (15... Re8 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Bf1 Re5 18. Rd3 Re6 19. g3 Ne5 20. Rd5 Nf3+ 21. Kg2) 16. Rb1?! { (1.61 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (16. Rxd6 Rad8 17. Rd5 Nc6 18. a3 b6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Bd2 Rd6 21. Be1 Qf6) 16... Rad8 { [%eval 1.02] } 17. b3 { [%eval 0.9] } 17... Nd7?! { (0.90 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (17... Nc6 18. Bd2 Qf6 19. Be1 Rfe8 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Bf3 Qe6 22. Rbd1 Nb4 23. Qc1) 18. Bb2?! { (1.77 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (18. Rxd6 b6 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. Rd3 Ne5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Qf6 23. a3 Rd6) 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.99] } 19. Rd2? { (0.99 → -0.55) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rbd1 Qe7 21. Qd2 Be5 22. b4 b6 23. b5 f5 24. f4 Bf6) 19... Ne4 { [%eval -0.6] } 20. Rf1? { (-0.60 → -2.32) Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (20. g3 Nxg3 21. Bd3 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Qxh3 23. fxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Rg2 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rde8) 20... Nxd2 { [%eval -2.22] } 21. Qxd2 { [%eval -2.09] } 21... Bxb2 { [%eval -2.33] } 22. Qxb2 { [%eval -2.26] } 22... g5?? { (-2.26 → 2.47) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (22... d5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Qa3 Ra8 25. Bc4 Rd7 26. Qxc5 Rad8 27. a4 Kg7 28. Qe5+) 23. Bf3?? { (2.47 → -0.21) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (23. Qf6 Qe4 24. Bxh5 Rde8 25. Qxg5+ Kh7 26. Bf3 Qg6 27. Qf4 Kg7 28. Rd1 Re6) 23... g4 { [%eval -0.2] } 24. hxg4 { [%eval -0.3] } 24... hxg4 { [%eval -0.27] } 25. Bd5?! { (-0.27 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (25. Bxb7 Rfe8 26. g3 Qh8 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Bg2 Rb8 29. Qa5 Re7 30. Rd1 Kg7) 25... Kh7? { (-0.95 → 0.18) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (25... b6 26. g3 Qh8 27. Qe2 Qh5 28. Qb2 Qe5 29. Qe2 Qg5 30. Qb2 Qg7 31. Qa3) 26. Qc2+ { [%eval -0.32] } 26... f5 { [%eval -0.34] } 27. g3 { [%eval -0.56] } 27... Qh3?! { (-0.56 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (27... Qe7 28. a4 a5 29. Qd2 b6 30. e4 Kg7 31. Re1 f4 32. gxf4 Qf6 33. f5) 28. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] } 28... Qh5 { [%eval 0.48] } 29. Bd5?! { (0.48 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (29. Bxb7 Rb8 30. Bd5 Qg5 31. Qd2 Qf6 32. Qa5 Qg7 33. Rb1 Kg6 34. Bg2 Rf7) 29... Kg6 { [%eval -0.22] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -0.52] } 30... Rh8 { [%eval -0.26] } 31. Bg2 { [%eval -0.33] } 31... Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval 0.52] } 33. Qd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 33... Rhd7?! { (0.23 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (33... b6 34. Rxd6+ Rxd6 35. Qxd6+ Kg5 36. Qd8+ Kh6 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Qb8 Kf6 39. Qd6+) 34. a4 { [%eval 0.42] } 34... a5 { [%eval 0.69] } 35. Qd2 { [%eval 0.88] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 0.92] } 36. Qxa5 { [%eval 0.94] } 36... Qh8 { [%eval 0.76] } 37. Qd2?! { (0.76 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (37. Qe1 Rf8 38. Qb1 b6 39. b4 Qc3 40. bxc5 bxc5 41. Rxf5 Rxf5 42. Qxf5 Qa1+) 37... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Qd1 { [%eval -0.32] } 38... Qb2?? { (-0.32 → 1.98) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (38... Qxd1+ 39. Rxd1 Ra8 40. Rd5 Ke6 41. Kf1 Ra6 42. e4 Rf7 43. exf5+ Rxf5 44. Rd3) 39. Rd2? { (1.98 → 0.66) Mistake. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (39. Rxf5 Rh8 40. a5 Qa2 41. Be4 Rdd8 42. b4 Rhf8 43. Qd5 Qa1+ 44. Kg2 Rxf5) 39... Qf6 { [%eval 0.79] } 40. Rd5 { [%eval 0.55] } 40... Rh8 { [%eval 0.77] } 41. Qd3?! { (0.77 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41. Qb1 Rh5 42. b4 cxb4 43. Rb5 Qc3 44. Rxb4 Rc7 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Rb3 Qe5) 41... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Qd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Qf6?! { (0.00 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (42... Qxd1+ 43. Rxd1 Kd8 44. Bd5 b6 45. Rb1 Rh6 46. Bg2 Kc7 47. Bd5 Kc8 48. Rd1) 43. Qd3?! { (0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43. Qb1 Rh5 44. b4 cxb4 45. Rb5 Qc3 46. Rxb4 Kf8 47. Bxb7 f4 48. gxf4 g3) 43... Rh3?? { (0.00 → 4.77) Blunder. Qa1+ was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (43... Qa1+ 44. Bf1 Ke8 45. Rxd6 Rxd6 46. Qxd6 Rh1+ 47. Kxh1 Qxf1+ 48. Kh2 Qxf2+ 49. Kh1) 44. Bxh3 { [%eval 5.0] } 44... gxh3 { [%eval 4.81] } 45. Rxf5 { [%eval 4.63] } 45... Qa1+ { [%eval 4.47] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval 4.45] } 46... Rd8? { (4.45 → 7.61) Mistake. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.61] } (46... Kd8 47. Rf8+ Kc7 48. Qf5 Qf1 49. Qxh3 Qb1 50. a5 Qe4 51. Kg1 Qb1+ 52. Kg2) 47. Qe4+ { [%eval 7.63] } 47... Kd7? { (7.63 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (47... Qe5 48. Rxe5+ dxe5 49. Qxe5+ Kd7 50. Qxc5 b6 51. Qxb6 Rf8 52. f4 Rd8 53. Kxh3) 48. Rf7+ { [%eval #1] } 48... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 49. Qe6+ { [%eval #5] } 49... Kb8 { [%eval #5] } 50. Qe7 { [%eval #4] } 50... Rd7 { [%eval #4] } 51. Qxd7 { [%eval #3] } 51... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 52. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0