[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/O9FbW2b3"] [Date "2025.08.21"] [Round "-"] [White "AlmostMate"] [Black "yevheniirushchak"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "O9FbW2b3"] [UTCDate "2025.08.21"] [UTCTime "20:53:01"] [WhiteElo "1787"] [BlackElo "1721"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } { C45 Scotch Game } 4... Ne5? { (0.06 → 1.23) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O) 5. f4 { [%eval 1.07] } 5... Ng6 { [%eval 1.09] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 1.15] } 6... d6 { [%eval 1.62] } 7. f5 { [%eval 1.15] } 7... Ne5 { [%eval 1.05] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.95] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.96] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.81] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.74] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.78] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.87] } 11. g5 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... hxg5 { [%eval 0.62] } 12. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.53] } 12... c5?! { (0.53 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (12... b5 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Qd4 c5 15. Qg1 b4 16. Na4 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxg7) 13. Nf3 { [%eval 1.45] } 13... Nxf3+?! { (1.45 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (13... Be7) 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 2.08] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 2.6] } 15. Qd2?! { (2.60 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (15. Qe2 Bd7 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxf5 19. Rde1 f6 20. Bh5+ Kd8) 15... b5?? { (1.81 → 4.80) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.8] } (15... Bd7 16. O-O-O Bc6 17. Qg2 Qc7 18. Bf4 Rg8 19. Kb1 O-O-O 20. h5 Kb8 21. Qg3) 16. O-O-O?! { (4.80 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (16. e5 b4 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bxa8 fxg5 19. Nd5 gxh4 20. f6 Bxf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 16... Bb7 { [%eval 3.11] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.52] } 17... gxf6 { [%eval 2.55] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 2.02] } 18... Qd7? { (2.02 → 4.15) Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (18... Bf8 19. Kb1 Bh6 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. e5 c4 22. Qe2 dxe5 23. Qg2 Kf8) 19. Qf4? { (4.15 → 1.96) Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (19. Nb6 Qd8 20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. h5 Rh7 22. Kb1 b4 23. Rdg1 Kd7 24. Qg2 Rh6) 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.97] } 20. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.27] } 20... O-O-O { [%eval 2.32] } 21. Rhd1 { [%eval 2.1] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval 2.09] } 22. Qd2? { (2.09 → 0.47) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (22. h5 Qb6 23. Kb1 c4 24. Qd2 Kb8 25. a3 Rdg8 26. Qh2 Rd8 27. Qe2 Kc7) 22... Rxh4 { [%eval 0.56] } 23. Bg2 { [%eval 0.06] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 0.58] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval 0.71] } 24... Rhh8 { [%eval 0.6] } 25. Bh1 { [%eval 0.37] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.4] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval 0.18] } 26... Rdg8 { [%eval 0.61] } 27. Qf4 { [%eval 0.25] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval 0.16] } 28. e5?! { (0.16 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (28. Kb1 c4) 28... fxe5 { [%eval -0.88] } 29. Qf3 { [%eval -1.0] } 29... Bg5+ { [%eval -0.5] } 30. Kb1 { [%eval -0.47] } 30... f6?? { (-0.47 → 6.47) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.47] } (30... Rd8 31. a3) 31. a3?? { (6.47 → -0.26) Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (31. Rxd6 Rxh1 32. Qxh1 Qxd6 33. Qh7+ Kc6 34. Rxd6+ Kxd6 35. Qxg8 c4 36. a4 Kc5) 31... b4?? { (-0.26 → 6.63) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (31... Rd8) 32. Rxd6 { [%eval 6.42] } 32... Qxd6?? { (6.42 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh1 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (32... Rxh1 33. Qxh1 Qxd6 34. Qh7+ Kc6 35. Rxd6+ Kxd6 36. Qxg8 e4 37. Qe6+ Kc7 38. Qxe4) 33. Rxd6?? { (Mate in 4 → 2.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (33. Qb7+ Kd8 34. Rxd6+ Ke8 35. Bc6+ Kf8 36. Rd8#) 33... Kxd6?? { (2.92 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh1+ was best. } { [%eval #11] } (33... Rxh1+ 34. Qxh1) 34. Qc6+ { [%eval #10] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval #10] } 35. Qc7+ { [%eval #9] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval #8] } 36. Bd5 { [%eval #7] } 36... bxa3 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0