[Event "RĪGAS ŠAHA TURNĪRS, 3. DIENA"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HpMKGa1U"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "JanisMarks"] [Black "Edvards_Lad_2012"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HpMKGa1U"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "16:56:12"] [WhiteElo "1871"] [BlackElo "2009"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-61"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Potter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] } { C45 Scotch Game: Potter Variation } 5... Bb6 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... Qf6 { [%eval 0.44] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.11] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] } 8... O-O?! { (0.17 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (8... d6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. f4 O-O-O 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qd2 Qg6 13. f5 Qf6 14. a4) 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.99] } 9... d6 { [%eval 1.03] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.68] } 10... Ne5?! { (0.68 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Bxe3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (10... Bxe3+ 11. Qxe3 a6 12. h4 h5 13. Be2 b5 14. g4 hxg4 15. fxg4 Qe5 16. Kb1) 11. Qd2 { [%eval 1.12] } 11... Be6?? { (1.12 → 4.10) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 4.1] } (11... Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Be6 13. f4 Qh6 14. Qd2 N5c6 15. g3 Rad8 16. Bg2 Kh8 17. h4) 12. Bg5 { [%eval 4.09] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval 4.07] } 13. f4?? { (4.07 → 0.70) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (13. Bxe7 a5 14. Bxf8 a4 15. Nd4 a3 16. b3 Rxf8 17. Kb1 Qf6 18. Ncb5 d5) 13... N5c6?? { (0.70 → 2.86) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (13... f6 14. fxe5 fxg5 15. exd6 Rf2 16. Qe1 cxd6 17. Rxd6 Qf7 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Nd4) 14. f5 { [%eval 2.44] } 14... Bxf5?! { (2.44 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (14... Nxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nd5 Rfe8 17. a3 a5 18. Nxb6 cxb6 19. Bf4 a4 20. Na1) 15. exf5 { [%eval 3.28] } 15... Nxf5 { [%eval 3.19] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 3.22] } 16... f6 { [%eval 3.65] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 3.77] } 17... Qh5 { [%eval 3.87] } 18. Bxf5 { [%eval 3.26] } 18... Qxf5 { [%eval 3.23] } 19. Qd5+ { [%eval 2.89] } 19... Qxd5 { [%eval 2.92] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.94] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.92] } 21. Rhe1 { [%eval 2.98] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval 3.07] } 22. Nxb6 { [%eval 2.8] } 22... axb6 { [%eval 2.82] } 23. a3 { [%eval 2.81] } 23... Nc4 { [%eval 3.07] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval 2.9] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval 3.1] } 25. h3 { [%eval 2.74] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 2.91] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 2.55] } 26... Re7 { [%eval 2.83] } 27. Re2?? { (2.83 → -0.81) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (27. Nd4 h5 28. Nf5 Ree8 29. Ne3 Ng6 30. Bg3 Ne7 31. c4 Ra4 32. h4 Ra5) 27... Nd3+ { [%eval -0.67] } 28. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.66] } 28... Rxe2 { [%eval -0.75] } 29. Rd2 { [%eval -0.87] } 29... Rae8 { [%eval -0.98] } 30. Nd4?! { (-0.98 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (30. Bg3 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 c5 32. a4 Ke6 33. b3 Kd5 34. Ne1 Kc6 35. Nd3 g5) 30... Re1+ { [%eval -1.6] } 31. Rd1 { [%eval -1.71] } 31... Rxd1+?! { (-1.71 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. R8e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (31... R8e4 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 33. Kd2 Rg1 34. Ne2 Rxg2 35. Ke1 Rg6 36. Kf2 f5 37. b3) 32. Kxd1 { [%eval -0.89] } 32... Re4 { [%eval -1.0] } 33. Nb5?? { (-1.00 → -4.92) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (33. Ne2 g5 34. Bd2 Re5 35. Bc3 Re8 36. Bd2 d5 37. b3) 33... Rxf4 { [%eval -4.91] } 34. Nxc7 { [%eval -4.83] } 34... Ke7?? { (-4.83 → 4.35) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (34... f5 35. Nb5 Rf2 36. g3 Ke6 37. Nd4+ Ke5 38. Ke1 Rg2 39. Ne2 g5 40. c4) 35. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.14] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval 4.08] } 36. Nxf4+ { [%eval 4.23] } 36... Ke5 { [%eval 4.25] } 37. Nd3+ { [%eval 4.12] } 37... Ke4 { [%eval 4.06] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval 4.03] } 38... f5 { [%eval 4.29] } 39. g3 { [%eval 4.36] } 39... d5 { [%eval 4.57] } 40. b3 { [%eval 4.19] } 40... Kd4 { [%eval 4.19] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval 3.94] } 41... g5 { [%eval 4.81] } 42. c3+ { [%eval 4.8] } 42... Ke4 { [%eval 4.66] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval 4.36] } 43... h5 { [%eval 5.44] } 44. Nf2+ { [%eval 5.33] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval 5.21] } 45. Ke3 { [%eval 5.16] } 45... b5 { [%eval 5.57] } 46. Nd3+ { [%eval 5.72] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval 6.13] } 47. h4 { [%eval 5.19] } 47... gxh4 { [%eval 6.6] } 48. gxh4 { [%eval 7.12] } 48... b6 { [%eval 10.43] } 49. Kf4 { [%eval 7.3] } 49... Ke6 { [%eval 9.71] } 50. Nb4 { [%eval 7.7] } 50... Kf6 { [%eval 9.04] } 51. Nxd5+ { [%eval 11.25] } 51... Ke6 { [%eval 10.09] } 52. Nxb6 { [%eval 9.63] } 52... Kd6 { [%eval 9.42] } 53. Kxf5 { [%eval 9.24] } 53... Kc6 { [%eval 8.63] } 54. Nc8 { [%eval 8.81] } 54... Kd7 { [%eval 8.8] } 55. Nb6+ { [%eval 8.35] } 55... Kc6 { [%eval 7.52] } 56. Nc4 { [%eval 8.2] } 56... bxc4 { [%eval 10.29] } 57. bxc4 { [%eval 9.44] } 57... Kc5 { [%eval 9.03] } 58. Kg5 { [%eval 8.71] } 58... Kxc4 { [%eval 81.15] } 59. Kxh5 { [%eval 10.89] } 59... Kxc3 { [%eval 14.37] } 60. Kg6?! { (14.37 → 6.04) Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 6.04] } (60. Kg5 Kc4 61. h5 Kb5 62. h6 Kb6 63. Kf5 Kb7 64. a4 Kc7 65. a5 Kd7) 60... Kb3 { [%eval 6.34] } 61. h5 { [%eval 66.56] } 61... Kxa3 { [%eval 35.53] } 62. h6 { [%eval 60.25] } 62... Kb3?! { (60.25 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (62... Ka2 63. Kf6 Kb3 64. Kf5 Kc4 65. Ke5 Kd3 66. h7 Kc2 67. Kd4 Kd1 68. Kd5) 63. h7 { [%eval #10] } 63... Ka3 { [%eval #9] } 64. h8=Q { [%eval #8] } 64... Kb4 { [%eval #8] } 65. Qc8 { [%eval #7] } 65... Kb5 { [%eval #7] } 66. Kf5 { [%eval #6] } 66... Kb6 { [%eval #6] } 67. Ke4 { [%eval #5] } 67... Ka5 { [%eval #4] } 68. Qb7 { [%eval #3] } 68... Ka4 { [%eval #3] } 69. Qb6 { [%eval #3] } 69... Ka3 { [%eval #3] } 70. Qb5 { [%eval #3] } 70... Ka2 { [%eval #3] } 71. Kd3 { [%eval #2] } 71... Ka3 { [%eval #2] } 72. Kc2 { [%eval #1] } 72... Ka2 { [%eval #1] } 73. Qb2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0