[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MdbKehQu"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "MichaelGale"] [Black "c-den"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "MdbKehQu"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "18:59:01"] [WhiteElo "880"] [BlackElo "769"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.71] } 5. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.87] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 1.15] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.68] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.97] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.06] } 7... e5?! { (1.06 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (7... e6 8. Rd1 a6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 e5 12. Nd5) 8. b3?! { (1.75 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxb7 Nxc4 10. Qc6+ Nd7 11. Qxc4 Be7 12. b3 O-O) 8... exd4 { [%eval 1.03] } 9. exd4?! { (1.03 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9. Ba6 Rb8 10. Bxb7 Ne5 11. Bc6+ Nxc6 12. Qxc6+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. exd4) 9... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 10. Re1+ { [%eval -0.09] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.16] } 11. Ba3?? { (-0.16 → -4.14) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.14] } (11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rd1 Qg4 13. Qxg4 Nxg4 14. Be2 Bf6) 11... Qxa1 { [%eval -4.05] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval -3.9] } 12... Nxe7 { [%eval -3.91] } 13. Qxb7 { [%eval -4.73] } 13... Rc8?? { (-4.73 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } { [%eval #1] } (13... O-O 14. Qxc7 Ned5 15. Qc5 Rae8 16. Rd1 Rd8 17. g3) 14. Rxe7+?? { (Mate in 1 → -5.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc8# was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (14. Qxc8#) 14... Kxe7 { [%eval -5.83] } 15. g3 { [%eval -7.28] } 15... Qxb1+ { [%eval -7.06] } 16. Kg2 { [%eval -8.05] } 16... Kd8 { [%eval -6.37] } 17. Qxa7 { [%eval -6.72] } 17... Re8 { [%eval -6.12] } 18. Bxf7 { [%eval -7.53] } 18... Qe4+ { [%eval -7.51] } 19. f3 { [%eval -9.24] } 19... Qe2+ { [%eval -7.39] } 20. Kh3 { [%eval -7.44] } 20... Re5 { [%eval -7.49] } 21. Qd4+ { [%eval -7.37] } 21... Rd5?! { (-7.37 → -4.53) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (21... Nd7 22. Bc4 Qxf3 23. Qh4+ g5 24. Qxh7 c6 25. Qf7 g4+ 26. Kh4 Kc7 27. Qxf3) 22. Qa4?? { (-4.53 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Bxd5 c5 23. Qf4 Qe7 24. Bc4 Qd7+ 25. g4 Qd4 26. Qf5 Rc6 27. Qg5 Rc7) 22... Rh5+?? { (Mate in 2 → -5.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf1+ was best. } { [%eval -5.25] } (22... Qf1+ 23. Kh4 g5#) 23. Bxh5 { [%eval -5.21] } 23... Nxh5 { [%eval -5.09] } 24. g4?! { (-5.09 → -7.62) Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval -7.62] } (24. Qd4+ Ke7 25. Qc5+ Kf6 26. Qxh5 h6 27. a4 Re8 28. Qh4+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ g6) 24... Qxf3+ { [%eval -7.6] } 25. Kh4 { [%eval -7.27] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval -7.53] } 26. h3? { (-7.53 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (26. Qd4+ Qd5 27. Qf4 Ra8 28. g5 Qe4 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Kg4 Ke7 31. a4 Ra5) 26... g6? { (Mate in 4 → -7.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.64] } (26... Qf2+ 27. Kg5 Ne4+ 28. Qxe4 Qf6+ 29. Kh5 Qh6#) 27. g5? { (-7.64 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (27. Qd4+ Ke8 28. g5 Qe4+ 29. Qxe4+ Nxe4 30. Kg4 Nc3 31. h4 Ke7 32. h5 Kd6) 27... Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1