[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/a8IBpi5D"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "dsawalka2"] [Black "SaturdayKnightFeverr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "a8IBpi5D"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "10:29:05"] [WhiteElo "1574"] [BlackElo "1554"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. e3?! { (0.25 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. b4 d5) 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... d5 { [%eval -0.11] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval -0.29] } 6... cxd5 { [%eval -0.24] } 7. a3 { [%eval -0.43] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.31] } 8. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.37] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.23] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval -0.36] } 9... Bg4?! { (-0.36 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (9... d4 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O h6 14. b4 a6 15. Re1) 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.39] } 10... O-O? { (0.39 → 1.68) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (10... Qd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. d4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e4 16. Be2) 11. h3?? { (1.68 → -0.12) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qg5 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Rac1 Nf8) 11... Bf5?? { (-0.12 → 1.78) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d4 13. Bd2 dxe3 14. Bxe3 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. O-O Rab8 17. Qb3) 12. Qd2?? { (1.78 → -0.79) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bc3 Re8 15. O-O Ne5 16. Re1 Nc6 17. Bg4 Qd7) 12... Re8 { [%eval -0.72] } 13. O-O?? { (-0.72 → -3.23) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (13. d4 Ne4 14. Qd1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 e4 16. Nd2 Na5 17. c4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4) 13... Qc7?? { (-3.23 → 0.39) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (13... d4 14. Bb4 a5 15. Bc5 b6 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. e4 Be6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxe6) 14. Rac1 { [%eval 0.37] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval 0.63] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.55] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 0.61] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval 0.5] } 17... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.88] } 18. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.96] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.98] } 19. Bf3?! { (0.98 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (19. Bxa7 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Bg4 Qh4 22. Rc2 h5 23. Bf3 Rd6 24. Bg2 b6) 19... Re6 { [%eval 0.66] } 20. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.13] } 20... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.5] } 21. f3 { [%eval 0.51] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 0.41] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 0.42] } 22... Rg6 { [%eval 0.61] } 23. g4 { [%eval 0.61] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.88] } 24. f4?? { (0.88 → -2.96) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (24. Qh2 Rc8 25. Bxa7 f5 26. Kf2 fxg4 27. hxg4 Rf8 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Rh1 h6) 24... f5?? { (-2.96 → 0.97) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (24... Bxg4 25. Kf2 Bxh3 26. Rg1 Bg4 27. Qc2 Qe7 28. Ke1 Re8 29. Kd2 h5 30. Qc7) 25. g5 { [%eval 1.1] } 25... h6?! { (1.10 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (25... Bf7 26. Qa5 Rc8 27. Qxa7 Ra6 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qc5 Rc6 30. Qe7 Re6 31. Qb4) 26. h4 { [%eval 1.7] } 26... hxg5 { [%eval 1.64] } 27. fxg5 { [%eval 1.63] } 27... Kf7?! { (1.63 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (27... Qe7 28. Qf2 Bd7 29. Rc7 Re6 30. Qxf5 Re4 31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. Kf2 Rg4 33. Rxb7) 28. Rf2? { (2.69 → 1.31) Mistake. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (28. Qh2 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qf4 Qd8 31. Rc1 Bd7 32. Qe5 Qa5 33. Qc7 Qb5) 28... Rh8 { [%eval 1.82] } 29. Rh2 { [%eval 1.72] } 29... Qd6 { [%eval 2.02] } 30. Qf2 { [%eval 1.69] } 30... Rh5?! { (1.69 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (30... Rc8 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Rg2 Kg8 33. h5 Re6 34. h6 Qc6 35. hxg7 Re4 36. Qf3) 31. Qf4 { [%eval 2.85] } 31... Qxf4 { [%eval 3.12] } 32. exf4 { [%eval 3.1] } 32... Ke8 { [%eval 3.04] } 33. Be5 { [%eval 2.94] } 33... Bd7 { [%eval 2.86] } 34. Rc7 { [%eval 2.76] } 34... Bc6 { [%eval 3.19] } 35. Rc8+ { [%eval 2.91] } 35... Kd7 { [%eval 3.08] } 36. Rg8 { [%eval 3.04] } 36... Rh7? { (3.04 → 5.71) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 5.71] } (36... d4 37. Bxd4 Ke6 38. Rf8 Kd5 39. Be5 Re6 40. Bxg7 Re3 41. Rxf5+ Ke4 42. Rf6) 37. h5 { [%eval 5.78] } 37... Re6 { [%eval 6.02] } 38. g6 { [%eval 5.97] } 38... Rh6 { [%eval 5.84] } 39. Rxg7+ { [%eval 5.55] } 39... Re7 { [%eval 6.54] } 40. Rxe7+ { [%eval 6.79] } 40... Kxe7 { [%eval 6.54] } 41. g7?? { (6.54 → 2.98) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (41. Bg7 d4 42. Bxh6 Bf3 43. Kf2 Be4 44. Bg5+ Ke6 45. Kg3 d3 46. Rd2 Kd5) 41... Kf7 { [%eval 3.0] } 42. Rg2 { [%eval 3.01] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval 2.93] } 43. b4 { [%eval 2.7] } 43... a6 { [%eval 2.77] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval 2.24] } 44... Rxh5?! { (2.24 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (44... d4 45. Rg5 Be8 46. Rxf5 Bf7 47. Bxd4 Rxh5 48. Rf6 Kxg7 49. Rxa6+ Kf8 50. Bc5+) 45. Rg5?? { (3.61 → 0.20) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (45. Rg6 d4 46. Kg3 Rh7 47. Bxd4 Be4 48. Be5 Bc6 49. Rd6 Rxg7+ 50. Bxg7 Kxg7) 45... Rh6?? { (0.20 → 7.59) Blunder. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval 7.59] } (45... Rxg5 46. fxg5 d4 47. Bxd4 f4 48. Ke2 Be4 49. Kf1 Kf7 50. Kf2 Kg8 51. Kg1) 46. Rxf5 { [%eval 7.65] } 46... Rg6? { (7.65 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (46... Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ 48. Kxg2 d4+ 49. Kf2 Bd5 50. Rf8+ Kh7 51. Rh8+ Kg6 52. Rd8) 47. Rf8+ { [%eval #1] } 47... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 48. g8=Q+?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh8# was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (48. Rh8#) 48... Rxg8 { [%eval 0.18] } 49. Rxg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kxg8 { [%eval 0.07] } 50. Kg3 { [%eval 0.03] } 50... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kg4 { [%eval 0.01] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval 0.17] } 52. Kf3 { [%eval -0.01] } 52... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kc5 { [%eval -0.11] } 55... Ke4 { [%eval -0.01] } 56. Kb6 { [%eval -0.03] } 56... Bc8 { [%eval -0.01] } 57. Kc5 { [%eval -0.05] } 57... Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Kxd5 { [%eval 0.03] } 58... Bb7+ { [%eval 0.1] } 59. Kd6 { [%eval 0.33] } 59... Kc4?? { (0.33 → 4.29) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (59... Ke4 60. Kc7 Bd5 61. Kb6 Bb3 62. Kxa6 Ba4 63. Kb6 Kd5 64. Kc7 Ke6 65. Kc6) 60. f5 { [%eval 4.31] } 60... Bd5 { [%eval 4.06] } 61. f6 { [%eval 3.94] } 61... Bg8 { [%eval 3.79] } 62. Kc7 { [%eval 3.52] } 62... Kb3 { [%eval 3.26] } 63. Kb6 { [%eval 2.99] } 63... Kxa3 { [%eval 2.59] } 64. Kxa6?? { (2.59 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (64. Bd6 Kb3 65. Kxa6 Kc4 66. Bf8 Bf7 67. Kb6 Bg6 68. Kc6 Be8+ 69. Kc7 Kd3) 64... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Bd6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Ka5 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Be7 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2