[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IZ3J347V"] [Date "2026.03.28"] [Round "-"] [White "GN-knight"] [Black "gregg_beaverman"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IZ3J347V"] [UTCDate "2026.03.28"] [UTCTime "17:40:23"] [WhiteElo "1775"] [BlackElo "1754"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+34"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval -0.26] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval -0.08] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -0.42] } 7... d6?! { (-0.42 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (7... Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Qa4 Nh5 11. Be3 d6 12. Bxc6) 8. Rc1?! { (0.13 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (8. e5 Nh6 9. Qd2 Nf5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. Bxd6 exd6) 8... Bd7 { [%eval -0.61] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval -1.0] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -1.01] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.96] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.78] } 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval -1.2] } 11... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.22] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -1.2] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval -1.01] } 13. Bxc6?! { (-1.01 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (13. a4 Rfc8 14. b4 a5 15. Be3 Qd8 16. bxa5 Nxa5 17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Qd2 Be6) 13... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.02] } 14. e5 { [%eval -2.08] } 14... Bxf3?? { (-2.08 → 2.80) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Bd5 17. Ng4 Qxb2 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bg3 Rd7 20. h3) 15. exf6 { [%eval 2.72] } 15... Bxg2?! { (2.72 → 4.11) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (15... Bc6 16. fxe7 Rfc8 17. Bxd6 f6 18. Rfe1 Ba4 19. b3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bd7 21. Ba3) 16. fxe7 { [%eval 4.09] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 4.13] } 17. Kxg2 { [%eval 4.12] } 17... Rxe7 { [%eval 4.12] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.24] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 4.24] } 19. Bh6 { [%eval 4.1] } 19... Qb5 { [%eval 4.6] } 20. Qd4 { [%eval 4.81] } 20... f5 { [%eval 5.17] } 21. Re6 { [%eval 5.15] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 5.04] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.05] } 22... b6?? { (5.05 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (22... f4 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxf4 Qd5+ 25. Kg3 a6 26. f3 Qe6 27. b3 b5 28. h4) 23. Rc7 { [%eval #6] } 23... Rxc7 { [%eval #3] } 24. Rxd8+? { (Mate in 3 → 8.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh8+ was best. } { [%eval 8.9] } (24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. Qf8#) 24... Kf7 { [%eval 8.7] } 25. Qg7+ { [%eval #8] } 25... Ke6 { [%eval #8] } 26. Qxc7 { [%eval #10] } 26... Qd5+ { [%eval #6] } 27. Rxd5 { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0