[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LlCYx5TT"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "stevestarc16"] [Black "abhaydeshpande"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LlCYx5TT"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "14:35:43"] [WhiteElo "1477"] [BlackElo "1477"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.2] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.51] } 7. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.52] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.38] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.49] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.78] } 9. Re1+ { [%eval 0.85] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.28] } 10. Bg5?! { (1.28 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (10. dxc5 Bg4 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b4 a5 13. a3 Re8 14. Nb3 axb4 15. cxb4 Ne4) 10... cxd4? { (0.45 → 1.73) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (10... O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rac1 Bd6 16. Nb3) 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.69] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 1.7] } 12. cxd4?! { (1.70 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Nf1 a5 16. Ng3 Kh8 17. Rad1 a4) 12... O-O { [%eval 0.73] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.62] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.71] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.31] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 0.24] } 16. Nxg6?! { (0.24 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Re2 Bd6 18. Rae1 Rxe2 19. Rxe2 Rb8 20. g3 Bb4 21. Kg2 Kg7) 16... fxg6?? { (-0.41 → 2.34) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (16... hxg6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Qf3 Kg7 19. Kg2 Reb8 20. b3 Bb4 21. a3) 17. Qf3?? { (2.34 → 0.15) Blunder. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (17. Qe6+ Kf8 18. Qxc6 Qd6 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nxd5 f5 21. g3 Rad8 22. Rxe8+ Kxe8) 17... Kf7 { [%eval 0.46] } 18. h4 { [%eval 0.02] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.13] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.11] } 19... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.19] } 20. h5?! { (0.19 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (20. Rb1 Qd2 21. Red1 Qc2 22. Rbc1 Qb2 23. g4 Qb7 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. Rh1 Ba3) 20... Bb4 { [%eval -0.58] } 21. hxg6+ { [%eval -0.55] } 21... hxg6 { [%eval -0.84] } 22. Rxe8?? { (-0.84 → -2.75) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.75] } (22. Qh3 Kg8 23. Qg4 Qc2 24. Rc1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Ra7 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Ne2 Re7) 22... Rxe8 { [%eval -2.67] } 23. Rd3? { (-2.67 → -4.80) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (23. Na4 Qxa2 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 Qc2 26. Ra1 Qxc5 27. Qf4 g5 28. Qf5 Kg7) 23... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.89] } 24. Rxc3?! { (-4.89 → -7.67) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -7.67] } (24. g4 Bxd4 25. Kg2 Bxf2 26. Rb3 Qd2 27. Rb7+ Re7 28. Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Qxf2 Qxf2+) 24... Rc8?? { (-7.67 → -0.15) Blunder. Qb1+ was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (24... Qb1+ 25. Kh2 Qb8+ 26. Kh3 Rh8+ 27. Kg4 f5+ 28. Kg5 Qh2 29. Qh3 Rxh3 30. Rxh3) 25. g4?? { (-0.15 → -2.51) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.51] } (25. Qh3 Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Rh8 27. Qxh8 Qxc3 28. Qa8 Qxd4 29. Qxc6 Qe5+ 30. g3 Qe6) 25... Kg7?? { (-2.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Qb1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Rh8+ 27. Kg3 Qb8+ 28. Kg2 Rh2+ 29. Kg1 Rh4 30. Rd3 Qb1+ 31. Rd1) 26. Re3 { [%eval -0.06] } 26... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.22] } 27. Re7+?? { (-0.22 → -2.40) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (27. Qg3 Qb4 28. g5 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qf5 30. gxf6+ Qxf6 31. Rf3 Qe6 32. Re3 Qf5) 27... Kf8?? { (-2.40 → -0.18) Blunder. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (27... Kh6 28. Qa3 Qxg4+ 29. Kh2 Kg5 30. Rh7 Qf4+ 31. Kg2 Re8) 28. Rh7?? { (-0.18 → -2.19) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (28. Qe2 f5 29. gxf5 Qf6 30. Qxa6 Rb8 31. Re3 Kg8 32. Rg3 Qxf5 33. Qxc6 Rb1+) 28... Re8 { [%eval -2.21] } 29. g5 { [%eval -2.61] } 29... Qa1+?? { (-2.61 → 0.00) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Re1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. gxf6 Rf4 33. Ra7 Rxf6 34. a4 c5 35. Rd7) 30. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Rc7?? { (0.00 → -5.16) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -5.16] } (31. Qh3 Qxg5+ 32. Kf1 Qc1+ 33. Kg2) 31... Qxg5+? { (-5.16 → -3.12) Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (31... Qxc7 32. Qxf6+ Qf7 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qe5+ Qe6 35. Qc7+ Kf8 36. Qh7 Qe4+ 37. Kf1) 32. Kf1 { [%eval -3.18] } 32... Qc1+ { [%eval -2.96] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -3.47] } 33... Qg5+ { [%eval -3.41] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval -3.19] } 34... Qc1+? { (-3.19 → -1.34) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (34... Rb8 35. Qa3+ Kg8 36. Qd3 Qh5 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Rb4 39. Rxc6 Rd4 40. Rc8+) 35. Kg2 { [%eval -1.34] } 35... f5?! { (-1.34 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (35... Re6 36. Qh3 Qg5+ 37. Kf1 Re1+ 38. Kxe1 Qe5+ 39. Kf1 Qxc7 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qg7+) 36. Qh3?! { (-0.61 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (36. Qg3 Re7 37. Qd6 Qg5+ 38. Kf1 f4 39. Qd8+ Kf7 40. Rc8 Qh6 41. Kg2 f3+) 36... Qg5+ { [%eval -1.2] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval -1.02] } 37... Re7?? { (-1.02 → 3.72) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (37... Qh5 38. Qxh5 gxh5 39. Rxc6 Ke7 40. Rxa6 Rh8 41. a4 h4 42. a5 d4 43. Rb6) 38. Qh8+ { [%eval 3.95] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 3.6] } 39. Qh7+?! { (3.60 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (39. Rxc6 Re6 40. Qh7+ Kf6 41. Qg8 Rxc6 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qxg5 Re6 44. Qd8 d4) 39... Ke8?? { (2.28 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (39... Ke6 40. Qg8+ Ke5 41. Qh8+ Ke4 42. Qc3 Rxc7 43. f3+ Kf4 44. Qc1+ Kxf3 45. Qxg5) 40. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0