[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CDqcytD6"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "vdhanyaa"] [Black "plikhta_vs"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CDqcytD6"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "04:36:37"] [WhiteElo "1257"] [BlackElo "1278"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.1] } { A28 English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 5. a3?! { (0.15 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Be2 Nd7 9. O-O Nc5) 5... Ba5?? { (-0.90 → 2.60) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (5... Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Qd4 Qe7 9. Qxe4 f5 10. Qe2) 6. b4 { [%eval 2.57] } 6... Nxb4 { [%eval 2.75] } 7. axb4 { [%eval 2.71] } 7... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.59] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.98] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 3.34] } 9. dxc3 { [%eval 3.18] } 9... Nxe4?! { (3.18 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Nf3 Nxe4 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Bb1) 10. Qf3 { [%eval 3.43] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 3.43] } 11. c5 { [%eval 2.83] } 11... O-O { [%eval 2.79] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 2.48] } 12... Qe7+ { [%eval 2.84] } 13. Ne3?! { (2.84 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (13. Qe3 Qe4 14. Qxe4 Nxe4 15. Be3 Nxc3 16. f3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Rd8 18. Kf2 d6) 13... Qxc5 { [%eval 1.78] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 1.71] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 2.18] } 15. Be2? { (2.18 → 0.98) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (15. Bd3 Qd6 16. Qe2 Qe5 17. O-O d5 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Qd3 g6 20. f4 Qd6) 15... c6?! { (0.98 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (15... d5 16. O-O Ne4 17. Be1 c6 18. Bd3 b5 19. Qf4 a5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Bd2) 16. O-O { [%eval 1.51] } 16... d5 { [%eval 1.84] } 17. Bc1? { (1.84 → 0.54) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (17. Bd3 a5 18. Nc2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qg3 a4 21. Nd4 h5 22. Qg5 h4) 17... Qxc3 { [%eval 0.72] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.61] } 18... Bg4?? { (0.61 → 4.26) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (18... d4 19. Bb2 Qc5 20. Rfc1 Qe5 21. Bd3 Qh5 22. Qg3 c5 23. Nc4 b6 24. Nd6) 19. Nxg4 { [%eval 4.17] } 19... Qxf3 { [%eval 4.14] } 20. Bxf3 { [%eval 4.05] } 20... Nxg4 { [%eval 4.53] } 21. Bxg4 { [%eval 4.45] } 21... a5 { [%eval 4.39] } 22. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.71] } 22... a4 { [%eval 4.83] } 23. Ba3 { [%eval 4.82] } 23... d4 { [%eval 5.07] } 24. Bf3 { [%eval 4.86] } 24... d3 { [%eval 5.31] } 25. Bxc6 { [%eval 5.14] } 25... Re2 { [%eval 5.9] } 26. Bd5 { [%eval 5.43] } 26... d2?! { (5.43 → 8.29) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 8.29] } (26... Rd8 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28. Be7 Ra8 29. Bc4 a3 30. Bxa3 Rc2 31. Bxd3 Rc3 32. Rfb1) 27. Rxf7 { [%eval 8.19] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 8.11] } 28. Bxa8 { [%eval 7.75] } 28... Kg8? { (7.75 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (28... g5 29. Rf8+ Kg7 30. Rd8 g4 31. g3 h5 32. Bb4 h4 33. Bc3+ Kh7 34. Rd7+) 29. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0