[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EVpoQTOu"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "HowellHub"] [Black "manneredmonkey"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "EVpoQTOu"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "03:30:38"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2621"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Pirc Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } { B00 Pirc Defense } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.05] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.05] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.17] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.06] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.14] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval -0.03] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.09] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.2] } 12. h3 { [%eval -0.02] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 13. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.21] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.15] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval -0.16] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval -0.17] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval -0.13] } 15... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 16. exd5?! { (0.25 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (16. h4 h5) 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.33] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval -0.46] } 17... f5 { [%eval -0.41] } 18. d4 { [%eval -0.87] } 18... e4 { [%eval -0.9] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -1.22] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -1.08] } 20. Qf1 { [%eval -1.36] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -1.17] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -1.28] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval -1.32] } 22. g3?! { (-1.32 → -2.13) Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (22. Rbd1 b5 23. Kh1 Qb8 24. a4 b4 25. cxb4 Nxb4 26. Bb1 Bf6 27. Bh6 Rg8) 22... b5 { [%eval -1.76] } 23. Qg2 { [%eval -2.1] } 23... c5?! { (-2.10 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (23... Bf6 24. Kh1 Bg5 25. Bxg5 Nxg5 26. Ng1 a4 27. f3 a3 28. f4 Nf7 29. Bb3) 24. dxc5 { [%eval -1.05] } 24... Nxc5 { [%eval -1.1] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval -1.39] } 25... Nb6 { [%eval -1.47] } 26. Rbd1 { [%eval -1.96] } 26... Nc4 { [%eval -2.04] } 27. Bc1 { [%eval -2.09] } 27... Ne5 { [%eval -2.04] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -1.93] } 28... b4?! { (-1.93 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (28... Nf3) 29. cxb4 { [%eval -1.48] } 29... axb4 { [%eval -1.46] } 30. Be3 { [%eval -1.98] } 30... Nf3 { [%eval -1.74] } 31. Re2 { [%eval -2.29] } 31... Ne6?! { (-2.29 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (31... g5 32. Nd5 Qc6 33. Nxb4 Qb5 34. Bxc5 Qxc5 35. a3 Rd8 36. Qf1 g4 37. h4) 32. Ba4 { [%eval -1.31] } 32... Nxf4? { (-1.31 → 0.21) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (32... g5) 33. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.28] } 33... Qc4 { [%eval 0.41] } 34. Rc2 { [%eval 0.42] } 34... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.37] } 35. Bxe8 { [%eval 0.42] } 35... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.38] } 36. Qf1 { [%eval 0.41] } 36... Qa8?! { (0.41 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (36... g5 37. Be3) 37. Ra1 { [%eval 1.44] } 37... Qb7?! { (1.44 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (37... Qd5 38. Rd1) 38. Qa6?? { (2.49 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38. Rc7 Qb6 39. Raa7 Rg8 40. h4 g5 41. hxg5 Qg6 42. Qh3 b3 43. Kg2 Ne1+) 38... Qd5?? { (0.00 → 4.96) Blunder. Qxa6 was best. } { [%eval 4.96] } (38... Qxa6 39. Rxa6 b3 40. Rc7 g5 41. Bc1 Rd8 42. Kg2 Ne1+ 43. Kf1 Nf3) 39. Rc8 { [%eval 4.7] } 39... Rxc8?? { (4.70 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (39... Rf8 40. Qa8 Qg8 41. Rxf8 Bxf8 42. Qd8 h5 43. Ra8 h4 44. Qxf8 Qxf8 45. Rxf8+) 40. Qxc8+ { [%eval #4] } 40... Qg8 { [%eval #4] } 41. Ra8 { [%eval #3] } 41... Qxc8 { [%eval #3] } 42. Rxc8+ { [%eval #2] } 42... Bf8 { [%eval #2] } 43. Bh6 { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0