[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EKolD5fm"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Esbern-Jacobsen"] [Black "Pradyumna-Badrinath"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "EKolD5fm"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "11:05:50"] [WhiteElo "731"] [BlackElo "676"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Bc5? { (0.18 → 1.57) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.3] } 3... Qf6? { (1.30 → 2.90) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O a5 8. c4) 4. Nf3?! { (2.90 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. Nbd2 Qg6) 4... Nh6?! { (1.89 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (4... Bb6 5. d4 Ne7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. Bxe7 Kxe7 9. Qd2) 5. d3?! { (2.82 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (5. d4 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. Bd3 Qg6 8. Bf4 d6 9. O-O O-O) 5... d6?! { (1.75 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (5... Nc6 6. Be2 Nd4 7. O-O Nxe2+ 8. Qxe2 O-O 9. Nc3 c6 10. Bg5) 6. c3 { [%eval 2.25] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 2.91] } 7. d4 { [%eval 3.08] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 3.71] } 8. gxf3 { [%eval 2.99] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 3.02] } 9. Bxh6? { (3.02 → 1.53) Mistake. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (9. Rg1 d5 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Qb3 c6 13. O-O-O Kh8 14. Bd3 Nd7) 9... gxh6?! { (1.53 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Qxh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (9... Qxh6 10. a4 c6 11. h4 Nd7 12. Nd2 Bc7 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Qe3 Qf6 15. Bh3) 10. Nd2 { [%eval 2.02] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 2.17] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 1.92] } 11... O-O?! { (1.92 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (11... O-O-O 12. Qd3 Ne7 13. Rg1 Kb8 14. a4 c5 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Rg3 h5 17. Qd2) 12. e5?? { (2.65 → -0.24) Blunder. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (12. Rg1+ Kh8 13. Qd2 Ne7 14. O-O-O c6 15. Bd3 Bc7 16. Bc2 d5 17. Ne5 Rad8) 12... dxe5 { [%eval -0.17] } 13. dxe5? { (-0.17 → -1.49) Mistake. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (13. Rg1+ Kh8 14. d5 Rad8 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Qe2 Ng6 17. Qe4 Qf4 18. Ne3 h5) 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.41] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.35] } 14... Qxe5+?! { (-1.35 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (14... Rae8 15. Kd2 Rxe5 16. Bd3 Rd8 17. Kc2 Bxf2 18. Qd2 Re3 19. Qxf2 Rdxd3 20. Rad1) 15. Be2? { (-0.68 → -1.85) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Qxe5 Rxe5+ 17. Kd2 Rd5+ 18. Kc2 Rad8 19. Re1 Rd2+ 20. Kb3 Bxf2) 15... Rfd8?! { (-1.85 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (15... Rfe8 16. Qc2 Re6 17. Rd1 Rae8 18. Rd2 Qf4 19. Rf1 Qh4 20. Qf5 Be3 21. Rc2) 16. Rg1+? { (-1.07 → -2.28) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (16. Qc2 Rd6 17. Rd1 Rf6 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Rg2 Rxf3 20. Rd3 Rf6 21. Qd2 c6) 16... Kf8 { [%eval -2.12] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -2.03] } 17... Qxh2 { [%eval -2.15] } 18. Qxh7?? { (-2.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (18. Rf1 Qf4 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Re8 21. Qd2 Qh4 22. Qd3 Qg5 23. f4 Qxf4) 18... Qxg1+ { [%eval #-1] } 19. Bf1 { [%eval #-1] } 19... Ke7? { (Mate in 1 → -8.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2# was best. } { [%eval -8.18] } (19... Qxf2#) 20. Qe4+ { [%eval -7.65] } 20... Kd7?? { (-7.65 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (20... Kf8 21. Qb4+ Rd6 22. Qxd6+ cxd6 23. O-O-O Bxf2 24. f4 Rd8 25. Bd3 Qg2 26. Bb5) 21. Rd1+ { [%eval #4] } 21... Kc8 { [%eval #3] } 22. Rxd8+?? { (Mate in 3 → -5.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.52] } (22. Qf5+ Rd7 23. Qxd7+ Kb8 24. Qd8#) 22... Kxd8 { [%eval -6.04] } 23. Qd5+ { [%eval -6.55] } 23... Kc8 { [%eval -6.5] } 24. Qxf7 { [%eval -6.85] } 24... Qxf2+ { [%eval -6.94] } 25. Kd1 { [%eval -6.68] } 25... Qxf1+ { [%eval -6.54] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval -6.16] } 26... Kd8?! { (-6.16 → -4.80) Inaccuracy. Qf2+ was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (26... Qf2+ 27. Kd1 Qe3 28. Qf5+ Kd8 29. Kc2 Qe2+ 30. Kb3 c6 31. a4 Qe7 32. Qg4) 27. Qf8+ { [%eval -5.07] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval -5.04] } 28. Qf5+?! { (-5.04 → -7.49) Inaccuracy. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval -7.49] } (28. Qxa8 Qf2+ 29. Kd3 Qxf3+ 30. Kc2 Qe4+ 31. Kb3 Bc5 32. a3 Be7 33. Ka2 h5) 28... Kd6 { [%eval -7.32] } 29. Qg6+ { [%eval -7.37] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval -7.27] } 30. Qg7+ { [%eval -7.48] } 30... Kc6 { [%eval -7.49] } 31. Qf6+ { [%eval -7.58] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval -7.14] } 32. Qg7+ { [%eval -7.14] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval -6.06] } 33. Qxh6+ { [%eval -7.42] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval -7.27] } 34. Qh7+ { [%eval -7.22] } 34... Kc6 { [%eval -6.89] } 35. Qg6+ { [%eval -7.24] } 35... Kd5 { [%eval -6.19] } 36. Qd3+ { [%eval -8.34] } 36... Qxd3+ { [%eval -8.22] } 37. Kxd3 { [%eval -7.77] } 37... Re8 { [%eval -8.23] } 38. c4+ { [%eval -8.15] } 38... Kc5 { [%eval -8.15] } 39. Kc3 { [%eval -9.3] } 39... Rf8 { [%eval -8.0] } 40. b4+ { [%eval -8.21] } 40... Kc6 { [%eval -8.01] } 41. c5 { [%eval -8.32] } 41... Kb5 { [%eval -8.23] } 42. cxb6 { [%eval -7.73] } 42... Kxb6 { [%eval -8.46] } 43. a4 { [%eval -10.42] } 43... Rxf3+ { [%eval -8.08] } 44. Kc4 { [%eval -10.84] } 44... Ra3 { [%eval -10.87] } 45. a5+ { [%eval -45.48] } 45... Kc6 { [%eval -9.51] } 46. b5+ { [%eval -83.08] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval -83.08] } 47. Kb4 { [%eval -13.53] } 47... Rh3 { [%eval -11.89] } 48. a6 { [%eval -14.89] } 48... bxa6 { [%eval -13.16] } 49. bxa6?! { (-13.16 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (49. Kc4 Rh4+ 50. Kb3 axb5 51. Ka3 Kc5 52. Kb3 Rh3+ 53. Kc2 Kb4 54. Kd1 c5) 49... c5+ { [%eval #-5] } 50. Kb5 { [%eval #-4] } 50... Rh4 { [%eval #-5] } 51. Ka5 { [%eval #-5] } 51... c4 { [%eval #-7] } 52. Kb4 { [%eval #-7] } 52... Kd5 { [%eval #-6] } 53. Kb5 { [%eval #-4] } 53... c3 { [%eval #-3] } 54. Ka5 { [%eval #-3] } 54... Rh3 { [%eval #-4] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1