[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SxKTDnBo"] [Date "2026.02.02"] [Round "-"] [White "matiaspato"] [Black "SbongaMthethwa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "SxKTDnBo"] [UTCDate "2026.02.02"] [UTCTime "23:50:55"] [WhiteElo "1374"] [BlackElo "1330"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Gunderam Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qe7?! { (0.18 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } { C40 Gunderam Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.83] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.9] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.82] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 1.04] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.96] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.85] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.91] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.67] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.8] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.23] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 1.46] } 9. Nf1?! { (1.46 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (9. Bd5 Nd8 10. a4 g6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. b4 c6 13. Ba2 Be6 14. Nc4 Bxc4) 9... Na5?! { (0.81 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. f4 O-O 13. Ng3 Rad8 14. f5 Kh7 15. Bb3) 10. Be2 { [%eval 1.64] } 10... Nxe4? { (1.64 → 3.30) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (10... Nc6 11. Ne3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qd7 13. a4 g6 14. d5 Ne7 15. c4 Bg7 16. c5) 11. dxe5 { [%eval 3.16] } 11... Bxf3? { (3.16 → 5.00) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (11... Nc6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. N3d2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4+ Be7 17. Bf4) 12. Bxf3 { [%eval 4.92] } 12... Nc5?! { (4.92 → 6.32) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 6.32] } (12... O-O-O 13. Bxe4 d5 14. Bc2 Nc6 15. Be3 Kb8 16. b4 g6 17. a3 f6 18. e6) 13. exd6 { [%eval 6.27] } 13... Qxe1 { [%eval 6.26] } 14. Qxe1+ { [%eval 6.35] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval 7.0] } 15. dxc7 { [%eval 7.03] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 6.72] } 16. Bg4+ { [%eval 6.28] } 16... Kxc7 { [%eval 6.0] } 17. Ne3 { [%eval 5.51] } 17... Rae8 { [%eval 5.35] } 18. Qd1 { [%eval 5.36] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 6.02] } 19. b4 { [%eval 5.78] } 19... Bxh2+ { [%eval 6.52] } 20. Kxh2 { [%eval 6.53] } 20... Rxd1 { [%eval 6.53] } 21. Nxd1 { [%eval 6.43] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 6.8] } 22. bxa5 { [%eval 6.92] } 22... g5 { [%eval 6.87] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 6.82] } 23... f5 { [%eval 7.08] } 24. Bf3 { [%eval 7.01] } 24... Nd6 { [%eval 7.17] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 6.81] } 25... f4 { [%eval 7.27] } 26. Bb6+ { [%eval 7.26] } 26... Kb8 { [%eval 7.16] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval 6.72] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 6.93] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval 6.27] } 28... Re6 { [%eval 7.16] } 29. Bd4 { [%eval 7.01] } 29... Rg6 { [%eval 7.75] } 30. Be5 { [%eval 7.45] } 30... g4 { [%eval 8.02] } 31. Bxd6+ { [%eval 7.57] } 31... Rxd6 { [%eval 7.4] } 32. Bxb7 { [%eval 6.33] } 32... h5 { [%eval 6.91] } 33. Bxa6+ { [%eval 6.76] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval 7.06] } 34. Be2 { [%eval 6.88] } 34... Rg6 { [%eval 6.96] } 35. a6 { [%eval 6.95] } 35... g3 { [%eval 9.22] } 36. f3 { [%eval 8.25] } 36... h4 { [%eval 10.9] } 37. Rb7+ { [%eval 9.67] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval 9.86] } 38. Rh7 { [%eval 7.21] } 38... Rxa6?! { (7.21 → 13.50) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 13.5] } (38... Kb8 39. Rxh4 Rf6 40. c4 Rxa6 41. Rxf4 Rxa2 42. Rg4 Kc7 43. Rxg3 Ra1 44. Ke1) 39. Rxh4?! { (13.50 → 6.83) Inaccuracy. Bxa6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.83] } (39. Bxa6+ Kb8 40. Rxh4 Ka7 41. Be2 Kb7 42. Rxf4 Kb6 43. Ke1 Ka5 44. Rg4 Kb6) 39... Rxa2 { [%eval 7.58] } 40. Rxf4 { [%eval 7.16] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 7.44] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval 7.25] } 41... Ke6? { (7.25 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (41... Ra8 42. Rg4 Rh8 43. Rxg3 Ke7 44. Rg4 Kf6 45. Rd4 Ra8 46. Kf2 Ra2 47. f4) 42. Rg4? { (Mate in 11 → 7.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval 7.33] } (42. Bc4+ Ke5 43. Re4+ Kd6 44. Bxa2 Kc7 45. f4 Kd6 46. f5 Kc7 47. f6 Kd7) 42... Kf5 { [%eval 7.24] } 43. Rxg3 { [%eval 7.13] } 43... Kf4 { [%eval 7.37] } 44. Rg8 { [%eval 7.29] } 44... Rc2 { [%eval 7.41] } 45. c4 { [%eval 7.14] } { White wins on time. } 1-0