[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MDiinlB5"] [Date "2026.06.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Lasker_Hardly_Knower"] [Black "watford"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MDiinlB5"] [UTCDate "2026.06.14"] [UTCTime "04:12:13"] [WhiteElo "1421"] [BlackElo "1475"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.44] } 5. g4 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Bh7 { [%eval 0.71] } 6. e6 { [%eval 0.82] } 6... fxe6 { [%eval 0.95] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.9] } 7... Bxd3?! { (0.90 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (7... e5 8. Bxh7 Rxh7 9. dxe5 e6 10. Qd3 Rh8 11. Ne2 Ne7 12. Nbc3) 8. Qxd3 { [%eval 2.23] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 2.39] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 2.27] } 9... Qa5+?! { (2.27 → 3.11) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (9... Kf7 10. Ne5+ Kg8 11. Nd2 c5 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Be3 h5 15. g5) 10. c3?! { (3.11 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Qg6+ Kd8 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. O-O-O c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. g5 hxg5) 10... Na6? { (2.32 → 4.05) Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (10... Nbd7 11. Qg6+ Kd8 12. Bf4 Qa6 13. Nbd2 c5 14. Nb3 b6 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5) 11. Qg6+ { [%eval 3.97] } 11... Kd8 { [%eval 4.09] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 3.95] } 12... Kc8 { [%eval 3.98] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 3.75] } 13... Nc7 { [%eval 4.53] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval 4.4] } 14... Qa6 { [%eval 4.76] } 15. Bf4?! { (4.76 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Qf7 a6 17. Ng6 Kb8 18. Nxh8 Ka7 19. Ng6 e5 20. Nxe5 Re8) 15... b6 { [%eval 3.98] } 16. Nxc6 { [%eval 3.45] } 16... Qc4 { [%eval 3.8] } 17. Ne5 { [%eval 3.61] } 17... a5? { (3.61 → 6.88) Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (17... Qb5 18. f3 Nd7 19. h5 a5 20. Kf2 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Kb7 22. Rab1 Ne8 23. Nc1) 18. Nxc4 { [%eval 7.26] } 18... dxc4 { [%eval 7.09] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval 6.99] } 19... Ncd5 { [%eval 6.88] } 20. Be5 { [%eval 6.85] } 20... Kb7 { [%eval 6.78] } 21. Qf7 { [%eval 6.87] } 21... Ka6 { [%eval 7.7] } 22. Nxc4 { [%eval 7.3] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 7.26] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 7.35] } 23... Rc6 { [%eval 7.37] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.39] } 24... Nxd5 { [%eval 9.77] } 25. O-O-O { [%eval 7.48] } 25... b5 { [%eval 8.92] } 26. Qe8 { [%eval 8.53] } 26... Kb6 { [%eval 9.17] } 27. Qb8+ { [%eval 8.78] } 27... Ka6 { [%eval 8.48] } 28. f4 { [%eval 7.54] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval 7.89] } 29. f5 { [%eval 7.78] } 29... exf5 { [%eval 9.61] } 30. gxf5 { [%eval 7.63] } 30... b4 { [%eval 9.63] } 31. Qa8+ { [%eval 8.28] } 31... Kb5? { (8.28 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (31... Kb6 32. Qd8+ Kb7 33. Qxd5 bxc3 34. Qb5+ Rb6 35. Qd7+ Ka6 36. Qc8+ Ka7 37. Qxc3) 32. Qb7+ { [%eval #11] } 32... Rb6 { [%eval #7] } 33. Qd7+?! { (Mate in 7 → 10.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 10.13] } (33. Qxd5+ Ka6 34. Qa8+ Kb5 35. c4+ Kxc4 36. Qxa5 Rb5 37. b3+ Kd5 38. Qa8+ Rb7) 33... Rc6?! { (10.13 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (33... Ka6 34. Qxd5 Rb7 35. cxb4 axb4 36. Kb1 e6 37. Qxe6+ Ka7 38. Qxg8 b3 39. axb3) 34. c4+ { [%eval 11.27] } 34... Kxc4?! { (11.27 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (34... Kb6 35. c5+ Kb5 36. Qxd5 a4 37. Qd7 b3 38. Qb7+ Kc4 39. Qxc6 bxa2 40. Qxa4+) 35. Qxc6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0