[Event "Bled Chess Festival Qualifier 4"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MIvaShnf"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "mbachez90"] [Black "Empty_walls"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MIvaShnf"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:25:38"] [WhiteElo "2526"] [BlackElo "2201"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B47"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] } { B47 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation } 6. Ncb5 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Qb8 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.2] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.22] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.02] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.26] } 12. h3 { [%eval -0.12] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 13. f4 { [%eval -0.29] } 13... dxe4?! { (-0.29 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (13... e5 14. Qf2 exf4 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bxf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qxb2 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4) 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.23] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.3] } 15. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.43] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval 0.41] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 0.43] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 0.32] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 0.34] } 18. Qf2 { [%eval 0.21] } 18... Qb5 { [%eval 0.61] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.85] } 19... Rac8?? { (0.85 → 3.23) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval 3.23] } (19... Qxb2 20. Rab1 Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Bb6 Rdc8 23. Rxa5 Qb4 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh4+) 20. Bb6 { [%eval 3.03] } 20... Rd7?! { (3.03 → 4.13) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (20... Qe2 21. Qxe2 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bc4 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rad1 c5 25. b3 Bb5 26. Rd2) 21. Bd3 { [%eval 4.13] } { Black resigns. } 1-0