[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XlNvHXG6"] [Date "2025.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkMcLeod"] [Black "ELIAS092"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "XlNvHXG6"] [UTCDate "2025.03.08"] [UTCTime "07:20:25"] [WhiteElo "1387"] [BlackElo "1405"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C31"] [Opening "King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. f4?! { (0.21 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7) 2... d5 { [%eval -0.15] } 3. exd5 { [%eval -0.25] } { C31 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted } 3... Qxd5?! { (-0.25 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (3... exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8. Be2) 4. fxe5 { [%eval -0.05] } 4... Qxe5+ { [%eval -0.19] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval -0.18] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.22] } 7. Bxe2 { [%eval -0.07] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.18] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval -0.35] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval -0.35] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.51] } 9... Bc5+ { [%eval -0.63] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval -0.55] } 10... O-O-O { [%eval -0.36] } 11. Bxc6? { (-0.36 → -1.84) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (11. c3 a6) 11... Bxc6 { [%eval -1.8] } 12. d4? { (-1.80 → -3.52) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (12. Nc3) 12... Bb6? { (-3.52 → -1.61) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (12... Bxd4 13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rhe8 16. Bg5 Re2 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1) 13. c3 { [%eval -1.51] } 13... h6 { [%eval -1.02] } 14. Be3?! { (-1.02 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (14. a4 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Rhe8 16. Rf1 c5 17. a5 Bc7 18. Na3 cxd4 19. cxd4 a6) 14... g5?? { (-1.78 → 0.22) Blunder. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (14... Rhe8 15. Ne5 Rxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe3 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Re1 Bf2 19. Rf1 Bc5 20. Re1) 15. Nxg5?? { (0.22 → -4.47) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -4.47] } (15. Ne5 Rhe8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bg1 Ne4 18. a4 a6 19. a5 Ba7 20. b4 h5) 15... hxg5?? { (-4.47 → -1.01) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (15... Ng4 16. Nxf7 Nxe3 17. Rg1 Nc2 18. Nd2 Nxa1 19. Nxh8 Rxh8 20. Rxa1 Re8 21. Rf1) 16. Rxf6 { [%eval -0.89] } 16... Rde8 { [%eval -0.88] } 17. Bd2?? { (-0.88 → -4.63) Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.63] } (17. Bf2) 17... Re2 { [%eval -4.28] } 18. Rxf7?? { (-4.28 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. b4 a5 20. a3 g4 21. Kg1 f5 22. Bf4 Re1+ 23. Kf2 Rhe8) 18... Bxg2+?? { (Mate in 4 → -4.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.06] } (18... Rxg2 19. Rf8+ Rxf8 20. Be3 Rf1+ 21. Bg1 Rfxg1#) 19. Kg1 { [%eval -3.77] } 19... Bd5 { [%eval -3.89] } 20. Rf5?! { (-3.89 → -4.93) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.93] } (20. Rf2 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 22. Ke3 Rh1 23. Kd3 c6 24. Bxg5 Bf7 25. a4 Bg6+) 20... Rg2+?! { (-4.93 → -3.59) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (20... c6 21. Rf2 Rxf2 22. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 23. Ke3 Rh1 24. Kf2 g4 25. Bf4 Bd8 26. Bg3) 21. Kf1 { [%eval -3.39] } 21... Rhxh2?? { (-3.39 → 0.00) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (21... Be4 22. Rf2 Rgxh2 23. Rxh2 Rxh2 24. Be1 Bd3+ 25. Kg1 Rxb2 26. Nd2 Rc2 27. Nf3) 22. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.5] } 23. Ke1 { [%eval 0.28] } 23... Rfg2 { [%eval 0.35] } 24. Kd1 { [%eval 0.34] } 24... c6?? { (0.34 → 2.67) Blunder. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (24... Rg1+) 25. Re5? { (2.67 → 1.17) Mistake. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (25. Rxg5 Rxd2+ 26. Nxd2 Rh1+ 27. Kc2 Rxa1 28. Ne4 Rxa2 29. Rg7 Ra5 30. Nd6+ Kb8) 25... Bc7?! { (1.17 → 1.86) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (25... g4 26. Re1 Bd8 27. Kc2 Bg5 28. Rd1 Rf2 29. Kd3 Rf3+ 30. Kc4 b5+ 31. Kc5) 26. Re1?? { (1.86 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26. Rxg5 Rh1+ 27. Kc2 Rxd2+ 28. Nxd2 Rxa1 29. Rg8+ Bd8 30. Nb3 Re1 31. Nc5 b6) 26... Bf4 { [%eval 0.01] } 27. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.09] } 27... gxf4 { [%eval 0.08] } 28. Na3 { [%eval -0.33] } 28... Rd2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kc1 { [%eval -0.04] } 29... Rxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Nc4 { [%eval -0.05] } 30... Rhc2+?? { (-0.05 → 2.87) Blunder. Rbc2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (30... Rbc2+ 31. Kb1) 31. Kd1 { [%eval 2.83] } 31... Rxa2 { [%eval 2.77] } 32. Rxa2 { [%eval 2.62] } 32... Rxa2 { [%eval 2.75] } 33. Re2 { [%eval 2.69] } 33... Ra1+ { [%eval 2.47] } 34. Kd2 { [%eval 2.16] } 34... Ra2+?! { (2.16 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (34... b5 35. Ne5 Kc7 36. Re4 Ra2+ 37. Kc1 Kd6 38. Rxf4 Kd5 39. Rf5 a5 40. Rh5) 35. Kd3 { [%eval 3.4] } 35... Rxe2 { [%eval 3.54] } 36. Kxe2 { [%eval 3.32] } 36... b5 { [%eval 3.44] } 37. Nd2 { [%eval 3.42] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval 3.98] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval 3.9] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval 4.05] } 39. Kxf4 { [%eval 4.05] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval 3.85] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval 4.15] } 40... a5 { [%eval 4.97] } 41. Kd3 { [%eval 4.74] } 41... a4 { [%eval 4.44] } 42. Kc2 { [%eval 4.15] } 42... c5 { [%eval 3.86] } 43. dxc5?? { (3.86 → 0.21) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (43. Kd3) 43... Kxc5 { [%eval 0.23] } 44. Kb2 { [%eval 0.3] } 44... b4 { [%eval 0.34] } 45. cxb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Nb1 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 46... a3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Nxa3 { [%eval 0.09] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2