[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OlbvcfhE"] [Date "2026.02.19"] [Round "-"] [White "mattsol"] [Black "Kayden_17"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "OlbvcfhE"] [UTCDate "2026.02.19"] [UTCTime "16:52:31"] [WhiteElo "730"] [BlackElo "778"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. Bg5?! { (0.53 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (4. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Bd3 d5) 4... f6 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.05] } 5... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. fxe3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... g5?! { (0.18 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (6... d6 7. Be2 Nh6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. a4 Be6 10. a5 c6 11. d4) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.22] } 7... g4 { [%eval 1.64] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval 1.6] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 1.77] } 9. d4 { [%eval 1.32] } 9... exd4?! { (1.32 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (9... d6 10. g3 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qg7 12. Bc4 Na5 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Rf1 O-O 15. Qd2) 10. exd4 { [%eval 2.26] } 10... Nb4? { (2.26 → 3.94) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (10... f5 11. Nxf5 Nxf5 12. exf5 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qg5 14. Bg2 Qe3+ 15. Qe2 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2) 11. a3 { [%eval 3.76] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 3.74] } 12. d5?! { (3.74 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (12. Qd2 Nf7 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Nd5 Kh8 15. O-O f5 16. Nxf5 d6 17. Rf4 Qg5) 12... Na5? { (2.36 → 4.01) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (12... Ne5 13. d6 c6 14. Qd2 Nhf7 15. Nf5 b5 16. Be2 O-O 17. Ne7+ Kg7 18. Nd1) 13. Nb5 { [%eval 3.4] } 13... c6?! { (3.40 → 4.71) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (13... a6 14. Qd2 axb5 15. Qxh6 Qe7 16. Bd3 Qf8 17. Qf4 Kd8 18. Bxb5 b6 19. O-O) 14. dxc6?! { (4.71 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nhf5+ Nxf5 16. Nxf5+ Kf8 17. Qxg4 Rg8 18. Qf4 d6 19. Qh6+ Ke8) 14... bxc6?! { (3.70 → 4.82) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (14... dxc6 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Nxc8+ Rxc8 17. Qxd8+ Rcxd8 18. b4 f5 19. bxa5 Kf6 20. g3) 15. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.48] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 4.5] } 16. b4?! { (4.50 → 3.30) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (16. Qd2 Kg7 17. O-O-O Rf8 18. h3 Nb7 19. Ndf5+ Nxf5 20. Nxf5+ Kh8 21. hxg4 Rf7) 16... Nb7 { [%eval 3.2] } 17. Nxb7?! { (3.20 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (17. Qd2 Nxd6 18. Qxh6+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ Nf7 20. Bc4 d5 21. exd5 Qe7+ 22. Kf2 Kd8) 17... Bxb7 { [%eval 2.18] } 18. Qd6+ { [%eval 2.28] } 18... Kg7 { [%eval 2.61] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval 2.59] } 19... Qe8?! { (2.59 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (19... Re8 20. O-O-O Qe7 21. Qxd7 c5 22. Rhe1 Kh8 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. b5 Kg7 25. Rd6) 20. O-O { [%eval 3.19] } 20... Rf8 { [%eval 3.44] } 21. e5?! { (3.44 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (21. Rae1 Qe5 22. Qxd7+ Kh8 23. Qd2 Nf7 24. Bxf7 Rxf7 25. Rf5 Qe6 26. Rc5 Rd7) 21... fxe5? { (2.48 → 4.75) Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (21... Qxe5 22. Qxd7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qc3 24. Bb3 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Ba6 26. Rfe1 Be2 27. Bc4) 22. Rxf8 { [%eval 4.87] } 22... Qxf8 { [%eval 4.83] } 23. Qxf8+?? { (4.83 → -1.72) Blunder. Qxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (23. Qxd7+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 Qd8 25. Rf1 Qb6+ 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. Rxf5 b5) 23... Rxf8 { [%eval -1.56] } 24. Rf1?! { (-1.56 → -2.44) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.44] } (24. Be2 d5 25. a4 Rb8 26. Rc1 Kf7 27. Rf1+ Ke6 28. c3 Rc8 29. Rb1 Rf8) 24... Rxf1+ { [%eval -2.11] } 25. Kxf1 { [%eval -2.37] } 25... e4?! { (-2.37 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (25... d5 26. Be2 Bc8 27. c3 Kf6 28. Ke1 Nf7 29. Kd2 h6 30. g3 Nd6 31. Bd3) 26. h3?? { (-1.68 → -4.79) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.79] } (26. Kf2 Kf6 27. c3 d5 28. Be2 Bc8 29. g3 Ke5 30. Ng2 d4 31. cxd4+ Kxd4) 26... g3 { [%eval -4.98] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval -4.85] } 27... d5 { [%eval -4.61] } 28. Bb3 { [%eval -4.94] } 28... d4 { [%eval -4.13] } 29. c3 { [%eval -3.36] } 29... dxc3 { [%eval -3.28] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval -3.23] } 30... c2?? { (-3.23 → 2.71) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (30... c5 31. bxc5 Kf6 32. Kf4 a5 33. Bc2 Bc6 34. Bb1 Ba4 35. Bxe4 c2 36. Bxc2) 31. Bxc2 { [%eval 2.42] } 31... Nf7 { [%eval 2.68] } 32. Kxe4?? { (2.68 → 0.71) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (32. Nf5+ Kf6 33. Nxg3 Ke5 34. Nxe4 h5 35. Nc5 Bc8 36. Bg6 Nd6 37. Nd3+ Kf6) 32... Nd6+? { (0.71 → 2.05) Mistake. c5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (32... c5+ 33. Kf4 cxb4 34. axb4 h6 35. Nf5+ Kf6 36. Kxg3 Ke5 37. h4 Bc8 38. Ne3) 33. Ke5?? { (2.05 → 0.13) Blunder. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (33. Kf4 Nb5 34. Nf5+ Kf8 35. Bd3 Nxa3 36. Nd6 Ba8 37. Be4 Ke7 38. Nc8+ Kd8) 33... Nc4+ { [%eval 0.39] } 34. Kf4 { [%eval 0.2] } 34... Nxa3 { [%eval 0.23] } 35. Kxg3?? { (0.23 → -4.96) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (35. Nf5+ Kf6 36. Bd3 Nb5 37. Nxg3 Nc7 38. Nh5+ Ke7 39. g4 c5 40. bxc5 Ne6+) 35... Nxc2 { [%eval -4.76] } 36. Nf5+ { [%eval -4.82] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval -4.93] } 37. Kg4?! { (-4.93 → -7.26) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -7.26] } (37. Kf4 Ba6 38. Nd6 Bd3 39. Nb7 Nxb4 40. g4 Nd5+ 41. Kg3 Ke5 42. h4 Nf6) 37... Ba6?! { (-7.26 → -5.17) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.17] } (37... Bc8 38. Kf4 Bxf5 39. g4 Bg6 40. h4 Nxb4 41. g5+ Ke6 42. h5 Bxh5 43. Ke4) 38. h4?! { (-5.17 → -6.85) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -6.85] } (38. Kf4 Bd3 39. Nd6 Nxb4 40. Nb7 Nd5+ 41. Kg4 c5 42. Nxc5 Bf5+ 43. Kh5 a5) 38... Be2+?! { (-6.85 → -5.04) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.04] } (38... Bc8 39. Kf4 Bxf5 40. g4 Nxb4 41. g5+ Ke6 42. h5 Nd5+ 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. g6) 39. Kf4 { [%eval -4.98] } 39... h5 { [%eval -4.88] } 40. g4 { [%eval -5.69] } 40... hxg4 { [%eval -5.59] } 41. h5 { [%eval -5.55] } 41... g3?! { (-5.55 → -4.23) Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (41... Nxb4 42. Ng3 Bf3 43. Ke3 a5 44. Kd4 a4 45. Kc4 a3 46. Kb3 a2 47. Kb2) 42. Nxg3 { [%eval -4.23] } 42... Bxh5? { (-4.23 → -2.41) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (42... Bd3 43. Nh1 Nxb4 44. Ke3 a5 45. Nf2 Bf5 46. Kd2 a4 47. Kc3 a3 48. Kb3) 43. Nxh5+ { [%eval -1.92] } 43... Kg6 { [%eval -1.69] } 44. Ng3 { [%eval -1.74] } 44... Nxb4? { (-1.74 → -0.11) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (44... Kf6 45. Ke4 Ke6 46. Kd3 Nxb4+ 47. Kc4 Na6 48. Ne4 Ke5 49. Nc3 Kd6 50. Ne4+) 45. Ke5 { [%eval -0.13] } 45... a5 { [%eval -0.21] } 46. Nf5?? { (-0.21 → -3.52) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (46. Ne4 a4 47. Nc3 a3 48. Kd4 Kf6 49. Kc5 Ke5 50. Kxb4 Kd4 51. Kb3 Kd3) 46... a4 { [%eval -2.63] } 47. Nh4+?! { (-2.63 → -4.07) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.07] } (47. Nd4 a3 48. Nb3 c5 49. Na1 a2 50. Kd6 Na6 51. Ke5 Kg5 52. Nb3 Kg4) 47... Kf7 { [%eval -3.33] } 48. Nf5?! { (-3.33 → -5.22) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -5.22] } (48. Kd4 c5+ 49. Kc3 Nd5+ 50. Kc4 Nb6+ 51. Kc3 Ke6 52. Nf3 Kd6 53. Nd2 Kd5) 48... a3 { [%eval -5.17] } 49. Nh6+?! { (-5.17 → -7.40) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -7.4] } (49. Nd4 a2 50. Nb3 Ke7 51. Kd4 Nc2+ 52. Kc3 a1=Q+ 53. Nxa1 Nxa1 54. Kd3 Kd6) 49... Ke7 { [%eval -5.69] } 50. Ng8+?! { (-5.69 → -8.08) Inaccuracy. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.08] } (50. Nf5+ Kd7 51. Nd4 c5 52. Ke4 cxd4 53. Kxd4 a2 54. Kc3 a1=Q+ 55. Kxb4 Qd4+) 50... Kd7 { [%eval -7.61] } 51. Nf6+ { [%eval -7.35] } 51... Kc7 { [%eval -7.74] } 52. Ne8+ { [%eval -7.55] } 52... Kb7 { [%eval -7.06] } 53. Nd6+ { [%eval -6.51] } 53... Kb6?? { (-6.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Ka7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (53... Ka7 54. Nc8+ Kb8 55. Ne7 a2 56. Nxc6+ Nxc6+ 57. Kd5 Kb7 58. Kc4 a1=Q 59. Kd3) 54. Nc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Ka6 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Nxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Nc4+ { [%eval 0.01] } 57... Kb5 { [%eval 0.08] } 58. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... c4 { [%eval 0.02] } 60. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Na2 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2