[Event "THE CHESS JOURNAL JUNIOR BLITZ Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IPP8VaTg"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Brainy29"] [Black "Josephrov"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IPP8VaTg"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "20:04:23"] [WhiteElo "2312"] [BlackElo "2436"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [BlackFideId "8723419"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { A46 Indian Defense: Knights Variation } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.01] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval -0.29] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.24] } 9. f4 { [%eval -0.47] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval -0.43] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.52] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval -0.46] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval -0.52] } 11... Nf6?! { (-0.52 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 a6 13. Be2 b5 14. a3 c5 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1) 12. c3?! { (0.26 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (12. Bc6 Bxc6 13. Nxc6 Qe8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. b3 Nd5 16. Qe2 Rfc8 17. a4 Nb4) 12... c5 { [%eval -0.42] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.57] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval -0.45] } 14. Ng4 { [%eval -0.95] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.9] } 15. Nf2?! { (-0.90 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (15. Bd2 a6 16. Bf1 cxd4 17. cxd4 f6 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Rec1 Qe7) 15... Nf6?! { (-1.58 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (15... c4 16. Qe2 Rfc8 17. a5 a6 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Ba4 f5 20. g4 Nxa4 21. Rxa4) 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.99] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -0.68] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -0.69] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.54] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval -0.86] } 18... Ra8 { [%eval -0.86] } 19. Ba6 { [%eval -0.93] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval -0.75] } 20. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.67] } 20... Qxb7 { [%eval -0.66] } 21. g4 { [%eval -0.81] } 21... Nh7 { [%eval -0.79] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -0.98] } 22... f5 { [%eval -0.47] } 23. Rg1 { [%eval -0.5] } 23... Bh4?! { (-0.50 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (23... Rf7 24. b4 cxb4 25. cxb4 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Rc1 Qd7 28. b5 Nf6 29. g5) 24. Nh3 { [%eval 0.01] } 24... cxd4?! { (0.01 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (24... Be7 25. g5 hxg5 26. fxg5 g6 27. Be1 Kf7 28. Bg3 Rg8 29. Be5 Nf8 30. Nf4) 25. cxd4 { [%eval 0.68] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 1.02] } 26. Bc3 { [%eval 0.56] } 26... Qd5? { (0.56 → 2.17) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (26... Nf6 27. g5 hxg5 28. fxg5 Ng4 29. Rcf1 Qc6 30. Rf4 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Rgxg4) 27. Qg2?! { (2.17 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (27. g5 g6 28. gxh6 Kf7 29. Qg2 Rg8 30. Ng5+ Bxg5 31. fxg5 Rc4 32. h4 Rgc8) 27... Rc7? { (1.01 → 2.69) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (27... Nf6 28. gxf5 Rf7 29. fxe6 Qxe6 30. f5 Qxf5 31. Rcf1 Qd7 32. Rf4 Bg5 33. Nxg5) 28. gxf5 { [%eval 2.85] } 28... exf5 { [%eval 3.01] } 29. Bb4?? { (3.01 → -0.43) Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (29. Be1 Rfc8 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Bxh4 Qf7 32. d5 Rd7 33. Be1 Nf6 34. Bc3 Nxd5) 29... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.23] } 30. Qxg7+?? { (-0.23 → -2.80) Blunder. Rxc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Qg6 Qf7 32. Qxh6 Bf6 33. Bc3 Rc4 34. d5 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Qd7) 30... Rxg7 { [%eval -2.76] } 31. Rxc8+ { [%eval -2.5] } 31... Kf7?? { (-2.50 → 4.63) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (31... Nf8 32. Ng5 hxg5 33. Bxf8 Rd7 34. Bh6+ Kh7 35. fxg5 Kg6 36. Rf8 b5 37. b4) 32. Rc7+ { [%eval 4.17] } 32... Ke6?! { (4.17 → 5.33) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 5.33] } (32... Ke8 33. Rgxg7 Bd8 34. Rc8 Qe6 35. Re7+ Qxe7 36. Bxe7 Kxe7 37. Ra8 Nf6 38. Rxa7+) 33. Rgxg7 { [%eval 4.47] } 33... Qb3?? { (4.47 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (33... Bf6 34. Rxh7 a5 35. Bc3 h5 36. Ng1 Bd8 37. Rh6+ Bf6 38. h3 h4 39. Ra7) 34. d5+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Kxd5 { [%eval #2] } 35. Rgd7+ { [%eval #1] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval #1] } 36. Rd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0