[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/72XFJc9g"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "AngusMacAllan"] [Black "dgarcius"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "72XFJc9g"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "08:49:18"] [WhiteElo "1743"] [BlackElo "1784"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.01] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.01] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.02] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.38] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.35] } 12. N1d2 { [%eval 0.18] } 12... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.55] } 13. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.57] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 0.89] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.65] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.87] } 15. Ne5?! { (0.87 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qa4 h6 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rc8 20. Nb3 Ne5) 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.67] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.5] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.62] } 17. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.64] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.71] } 18. Qh5 { [%eval 0.2] } 18... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.4] } 19. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.45] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] } 20. Bh3 { [%eval -0.05] } 20... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.01] } 21... Re2 { [%eval 0.17] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval -0.05] } 22... bxc5 { [%eval -0.03] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval -0.05] } 23... d4 { [%eval 0.03] } 24. Kf1? { (0.03 → -1.62) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (24. Bg4 Re7 25. f4 Be4 26. Re1 dxc3 27. bxc3 Kf8 28. Kf2 f5 29. Bf3 Bxf3) 24... Re7? { (-1.62 → 0.00) Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Ba6 25. Kg2 Bd3 26. Bg4 Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxb1 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. a4 Kf8 30. a5) 25. Bb5 { [%eval -0.01] } 25... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 26. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] } 26... g6?! { (0.09 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (26... dxc3 27. bxc3 g6 28. Rb6 Bc8 29. Rb8 Re8 30. Kg1 Kf8 31. a3 a5 32. Bb5) 27. cxd4 { [%eval 0.85] } 27... cxd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval 0.5] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 1.01] } 29. f4 { [%eval 0.48] } 29... Re3 { [%eval 0.6] } 30. Rc7?! { (0.60 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (30. Rd1 h5 31. Bc4 h4 32. Rd3 Re4 33. Kf2 Kf6 34. Rd2 hxg3+ 35. hxg3 g5) 30... Rxd3 { [%eval -0.04] } 31. Rxb7 { [%eval -0.23] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval -0.48] } 32. Ke1?? { (-0.48 → -2.51) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.51] } (32. h4 d3 33. Rb6 Kh6 34. Rxa6 Rxb2 35. Rd6 d2 36. Ke2 Rxa2 37. g4 d1=Q+) 32... Rxh2 { [%eval -2.54] } 33. Ra7 { [%eval -2.67] } 33... Rxb2 { [%eval -4.06] } 34. Rxa6 { [%eval -3.74] } 34... d3 { [%eval -3.01] } 35. a4?! { (-3.01 → -4.32) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -4.32] } (35. a3 d2+ 36. Ke2 h5 37. Rd6 d1=R+ 38. Kxd1 Rb3 39. Ke2 Rxg3 40. Rd3 Rxd3) 35... Rg2 { [%eval -4.01] } 36. Rd6 { [%eval -4.37] } 36... Rxg3 { [%eval -4.11] } 37. a5 { [%eval -4.9] } 37... Rg1+ { [%eval -4.6] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval -4.37] } 38... Ra1 { [%eval -4.59] } 39. a6 { [%eval -4.68] } 39... Ra3 { [%eval -4.27] } 40. a7 { [%eval -4.86] } 40... Rxa7 { [%eval -4.67] } 41. Kxd3 { [%eval -5.2] } 41... Ra4 { [%eval -5.42] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval -5.26] } 42... h5 { [%eval -4.67] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval -4.94] } 43... Ra3+ { [%eval -5.27] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval -5.15] } 44... f5 { [%eval -4.96] } 45. Rb6 { [%eval -4.96] } 45... Ra4 { [%eval -4.48] } 46. Kf3 { [%eval -4.45] } 46... Kh6 { [%eval -4.0] } 47. Rc6 { [%eval -4.58] } 47... h4 { [%eval -4.56] } 48. Rc1 { [%eval -4.82] } 48... Ra8 { [%eval -4.67] } 49. Rh1 { [%eval -5.48] } 49... Kh5 { [%eval -4.9] } 50. Rh2? { (-4.90 → -81.15) Mistake. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -81.15] } (50. Rg1 h3 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Rg1 Ra3+ 53. Kf2 Rd3 54. Ra1 Kh5 55. Ra6 h2) 50... Ra3+ { [%eval -14.62] } 51. Kf2?! { (-14.62 → Mate in 24) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-24] } (51. Ke2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 Rxh2 53. Ke3 h3 54. Kd3 Ra2 55. Kc4 Kg4 56. Kb3 h2) 51... Kg4?? { (Mate in 24 → -6.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.65] } (51... Ra2+ 52. Kg1 Rxh2 53. Kxh2 Kg4 54. Kg1 Kf3 55. Kf1 h3 56. Kg1 Kg3 57. Kh1) 52. Rg2+ { [%eval -7.04] } 52... Kxf4?! { (-7.04 → -4.57) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (52... Rg3 53. Rh2 h3 54. Rh1 Kxf4 55. Kf1 Rb3 56. Ke2 h2 57. Rxh2 Rb2+ 58. Kd3) 53. Rxg6 { [%eval -4.71] } 53... Rf3+?! { (-4.71 → -3.72) Inaccuracy. Ra2+ was best. } { [%eval -3.72] } (53... Ra2+ 54. Kg1 Kf3 55. Rf6 f4 56. Rf8 Rg2+ 57. Kh1 Rg5 58. Kh2 Ke3 59. Kh3) 54. Kg2?? { (-3.72 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (54. Ke2 Rb3 55. Rc6 Rb2+ 56. Kf1 Kg4 57. Kg1 f4 58. Rc7 Kg3 59. Rg7+ Kf3) 54... Rg3+ { [%eval #-12] } 55. Kh2 { [%eval #-6] } 55... Rxg6 { [%eval #-5] } 56. Kh3 { [%eval #-5] } 56... Rg4 { [%eval #-4] } 57. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 57... Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 58. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 58... f4 { [%eval #-4] } 59. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 59... Rg2+ { [%eval #-3] } 60. Kh3 { [%eval #-3] } 60... Kf2 { [%eval #-5] } 61. Kxh4 { [%eval #-5] } 61... f3 { [%eval #-4] } 62. Kh5 { [%eval #-4] } 62... Kf1 { [%eval #-5] } 63. Kh4 { [%eval #-5] } 63... f2 { [%eval #-4] } 64. Kh3 { [%eval #-4] } 64... Ke1 { [%eval #-6] } 65. Kxg2 { [%eval #-6] } 65... f1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 66. Kg3 { [%eval #-5] } 66... Qg1+ { [%eval #-6] } 67. Kf4 { [%eval #-6] } 67... Kf1 { [%eval #-9] } 68. Ke4 { [%eval #-7] } 68... Qf2 { [%eval #-9] } 69. Kd3 { [%eval #-6] } 69... Qf3+ { [%eval #-8] } 70. Kc4 { [%eval #-8] } 70... Ke2 { [%eval #-7] } 71. Kc5 { [%eval #-7] } 71... Qf4 { [%eval #-7] } 72. Kd5 { [%eval #-7] } 72... Ke3 { [%eval #-7] } 73. Kc5 { [%eval #-7] } { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2