[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H9jLpGDq"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "metteko"] [Black "maksimlivingston"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "H9jLpGDq"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "20:33:53"] [WhiteElo "847"] [BlackElo "884"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+102"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.93] } 3... g5? { (0.93 → 2.14) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (3... d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Nh6 8. Nd2) 4. d3? { (2.14 → 0.91) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (4. d4 exd4 5. Bxg5 Qg7 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe3 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 d6) 4... g4?! { (0.91 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (4... h6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 c6 7. a3 Ba5 8. Qe2 d6 9. h3) 5. Ng5 { [%eval 1.48] } 5... Bc5?! { (1.48 → 2.29) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (5... Nh6 6. Nc3 c6 7. h3 gxh3 8. gxh3 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3) 6. O-O?! { (2.29 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (6. Rf1 h6 7. Nxf7 Rh7 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. Bxg8 Rg7 10. Bd5 c6) 6... d5? { (1.48 → 2.84) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (6... Nh6 7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Ne2 Bc5 10. Kh1 Qe7 11. f4) 7. Bxd5?! { (2.84 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (7. exd5 Qg7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d6 O-O 10. dxc7 Nc6 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Be6) 7... c6? { (1.57 → 3.47) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (7... Nh6 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bb3 Rg8 10. Qd2 Qg6 11. Ne2 a5 12. Nxh7 Qxh7 13. Qxh6) 8. Bb3? { (3.47 → 1.63) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nf7 Rh7 11. Be3 Na6 12. Nxe5 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qxe5) 8... Be6?? { (1.63 → 4.32) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (8... Nh6 9. Qd2 a5 10. Nc3 Qg6 11. Kh1 Be7 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. Qxh6 Nd7 14. Bxe6) 9. Nxe6 { [%eval 4.29] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval 4.16] } 10. Be3?! { (4.16 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (10. Qxg4 Kd7 11. Bg5 Qg6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Qg3 Ne7 14. Be3 Rg8 15. Qxg6 Nxg6) 10... Bd6? { (2.65 → 4.51) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (10... Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qg6 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Qe1 Nh6 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Nb7) 11. Qxg4 { [%eval 4.45] } 11... h5 { [%eval 4.69] } 12. Qxe6+ { [%eval 4.79] } 12... Qxe6 { [%eval 4.7] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.74] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 4.81] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 4.84] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 5.07] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 4.67] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval 4.59] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 4.45] } 16... b5 { [%eval 5.23] } 17. Nxd6 { [%eval 5.21] } 17... Kxd6 { [%eval 5.28] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.66] } 18... c5 { [%eval 4.83] } 19. c3 { [%eval 4.63] } 19... h4 { [%eval 4.6] } 20. d4 { [%eval 4.43] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 4.59] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval 4.81] } 21... c4 { [%eval 4.74] } 22. Bc2 { [%eval 4.32] } 22... h3 { [%eval 5.16] } 23. g3 { [%eval 4.76] } 23... Ng4 { [%eval 4.94] } 24. e5+ { [%eval 4.78] } 24... Kd5 { [%eval 5.22] } 25. Bf5 { [%eval 4.71] } 25... Ndf6 { [%eval 5.95] } 26. Bxg4? { (5.95 → 3.67) Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.67] } (26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Bf4 Rae8 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Re8 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31. Bxh3 Nf6) 26... Nxg4 { [%eval 3.51] } 27. Re1 { [%eval 3.47] } 27... Raf8 { [%eval 3.61] } 28. f4?! { (3.61 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (28. Bf4 Rhg8 29. e6 Rg7 30. f3 Rxf4 31. gxf4 Ne5+ 32. Kh1 Nd3 33. Re2 Re7) 28... Ke4? { (2.37 → 3.88) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.88] } (28... a5 29. a3 Rb8 30. f5 Rh5 31. f6 Rf5 32. Re2 Nxe3 33. Rxe3 b4 34. axb4) 29. a4 { [%eval 3.51] } 29... Nxe3 { [%eval 4.11] } 30. axb5?? { (4.11 → 0.67) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (30. Kf2 Kd5 31. Kxe3 Rb8 32. f5 b4 33. Rac1 Rhc8 34. e6 Kd6 35. Kf4 Ke7) 30... Kxd4 { [%eval 0.57] } 31. Rec1?? { (0.57 → -2.03) Blunder. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (31. Rxa7 Rd8 32. e6 Rhe8 33. e7 Rd6 34. Re2 Re6) 31... Kd3? { (-2.03 → -0.64) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (31... Rb8 32. Rxa7 Rxb5 33. Rd7+ Ke4 34. Rd2 Rb3 35. Re2 Kd4 36. Rd2+ Rd3 37. Re2) 32. Rxa7 { [%eval -1.17] } 32... Kd2 { [%eval -0.83] } 33. Rca1 { [%eval -0.78] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval -0.68] } 34. b6 { [%eval -0.63] } 34... Nc2? { (-0.63 → 0.61) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (34... Rh6 35. b7 Rb8 36. f5 Nxf5 37. R7a2 Rxb7 38. b3+ Kc3 39. bxc4 Nd4 40. Rc1+) 35. R1a2?? { (0.61 → -7.71) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -7.71] } (35. Rf1 Nd4 36. b7 Rb8 37. f5 Rh7 38. f6 Rhxb7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7) 35... Nb4?? { (-7.71 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35... Ke2 36. Ra1 Nxa1 37. Rxa1 Rd2 38. e6 Rxb2 39. b7 c3 40. b8=Q Rhxb8 41. Re1+) 36. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Rd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. b7 { [%eval -0.3] } 37... Rxg3+?? { (-0.30 → 5.60) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 5.6] } (37... Rb8 38. Rf1 Re3 39. Rf2+ Kd3 40. f5 Re1+ 41. Rf1 Re2 42. e6 Rg2+ 43. Kh1) 38. hxg3 { [%eval 5.48] } 38... h2+ { [%eval 5.73] } 39. Kh1 { [%eval 4.83] } 39... Nc6 { [%eval 6.06] } 40. Ra8 { [%eval 5.62] } 40... Rxa8? { (5.62 → 14.08) Mistake. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 14.08] } (40... Nb8 41. e6 Re8 42. Rxb8 Rxb8 43. e7 Kc2 44. Re1 Kxb2 45. Re2+ Kb3) 41. bxa8=Q { [%eval 9.71] } 41... Nd4? { (9.71 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (41... Nb4 42. Qg2+ Kd3 43. Kxh2 c3 44. e6 cxb2 45. Qxb2 Nc6 46. Qb5+ Kd4) 42. Qd5 { [%eval #7] } { Black resigns. } 1-0