[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Nyr8ZBfH"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "dr_xStranger"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Nyr8ZBfH"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "20:56:42"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2588"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.84] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.81] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 1.34] } 6. Nfd2?? { (1.34 → -0.67) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (6. c3 Bc5 7. dxe4 O-O 8. Bg5 c6 9. Nbd2 cxd5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6) 6... O-O { [%eval -0.53] } 7. dxe4 { [%eval -0.59] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.64] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.67] } 8... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.22] } 9. Bxd2?! { (-0.22 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (9. Qxd2) 9... Re8 { [%eval -0.74] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.85] } 10... Bf8?! { (-0.85 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (10... Bc5) 11. Qf3? { (0.14 → -1.47) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (11. c4) 11... c6? { (-1.47 → 0.00) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (11... Nd7 12. Bb5 Ne5 13. Qe4 c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. O-O Rb8 16. Ba4 Ng4 17. Qd4) 12. dxc6 { [%eval -0.25] } 12... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.14] } 13. Bb5 { [%eval -0.28] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -0.28] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.06] } 15. Ba4 { [%eval -0.09] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -0.11] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.12] } 16... Bxa4 { [%eval -0.17] } 17. Qxa4 { [%eval -0.04] } 17... b5 { [%eval -0.09] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -0.22] } 18... Rc8?! { (-0.22 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (18... Qh4 19. Nd2 Ng4 20. Nf3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qh6 22. e4 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Qxe4 24. Qxe4) 19. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] } 19... Bd6?! { (0.23 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (19... b4 20. Rfd1) 20. h3 { [%eval 0.84] } 20... Bb8 { [%eval 0.7] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval 0.93] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 1.21] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 1.24] } 22... Nf3+ { [%eval 1.63] } 23. Nxf3 { [%eval 1.56] } 23... Qxf4 { [%eval 1.38] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval 1.47] } 24... Qf6 { [%eval 1.34] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.33] } 25... h6 { [%eval 1.31] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 1.22] } 26... Qb6?! { (1.22 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (26... Bc7 27. Rd7 Rcd8 28. Re1 Rf8 29. a3 Bb6 30. Kf1 Qf4 31. Rd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5) 27. a3 { [%eval 1.49] } 27... Ba7 { [%eval 1.84] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval 1.86] } 28... Bb8 { [%eval 1.93] } 29. g3 { [%eval 1.67] } 29... Qe6 { [%eval 1.67] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 1.81] } 30... Qf6?! { (1.81 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (30... Bc7 31. Qc2 Rcd8 32. a4 bxa4 33. Qxa4 a5 34. Rd7 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. h4) 31. Rd7 { [%eval 2.34] } 31... Qc6 { [%eval 2.9] } 32. Qd5 { [%eval 2.69] } 32... Qf6 { [%eval 2.88] } 33. h4 { [%eval 2.59] } 33... g6?! { (2.59 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (33... Bc7 34. Qb7 Qb6 35. Qxb6 Bxb6 36. R7d6 Rb8 37. h5 Re4 38. Rc6 a5 39. b4) 34. Qb7?! { (3.77 → 2.84) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (34. h5 gxh5 35. Qxh5 Rc6 36. R2d5 Qg6 37. Qxg6+ fxg6 38. Rb7 Bc7 39. Rd7 Bb6) 34... Kg7?! { (2.84 → 3.72) Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (34... Rc5 35. Nd4 Be5 36. Re2 Rd8 37. Rxd8+ Qxd8 38. Nf3 Qd6 39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Rd2) 35. Qd5 { [%eval 3.14] } 35... Rc7 { [%eval 3.32] } 36. Rd6 { [%eval 3.45] } 36... Qe7 { [%eval 4.26] } 37. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.24] } 37... Rc5 { [%eval 4.22] } 38. Qd4+ { [%eval 4.17] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 3.98] } 39. a4 { [%eval 3.8] } 39... Rc4 { [%eval 3.89] } 40. Qd7 { [%eval 4.0] } 40... Qxd7 { [%eval 3.91] } 41. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.15] } 41... Rxa4 { [%eval 3.97] } 42. Rxa4?! { (3.97 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (42. Rf6 Rf8 43. h5 gxh5 44. Rxh6 b4 45. Rxh5 bxc3 46. Rg5+ Kh7 47. bxc3 Ra6) 42... bxa4 { [%eval 2.6] } 43. Rd4 { [%eval 2.72] } 43... Re2? { (2.72 → 5.22) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (43... a3 44. bxa3 Ba7 45. Rd5 Rc8 46. Ne5 Rxc3 47. Nxf7 Kxf7 48. Rd7+ Ke6 49. Rxa7) 44. Rd8+ { [%eval 5.26] } { Black resigns. } 1-0