[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/a9rFFpRI"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Karteus"] [Black "nmcrazyim5"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "a9rFFpRI"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "20:28:17"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2627"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.03] } 4. f4 { [%eval -0.17] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.25] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.19] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. g3 { [%eval -0.23] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval -0.24] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.22] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.21] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.32] } 8... d5 { [%eval -0.13] } 9. h4?! { (-0.13 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (9. e5 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Ne2 b6 12. g4 Qd6 13. c3 Ba6 14. Ng3 Rae8) 9... dxe4 { [%eval -0.18] } 10. dxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 10... Nd4?! { (-0.21 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (10... b6 11. Qe2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Rd1 e5 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Nd5) 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.4] } 12. e5 { [%eval 0.4] } 12... Ndf5 { [%eval 0.44] } 13. Bf2 { [%eval 0.47] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.82] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.7] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.69] } 15... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.74] } 16. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.75] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval 0.79] } 17. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.59] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 1.11] } 18. Qe4 { [%eval 1.06] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.98] } 19. gxf5 { [%eval 0.73] } 19... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.75] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 0.8] } 20... Bh6 { [%eval 0.84] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 21... Ng7 { [%eval 0.74] } 22. Bg3 { [%eval 0.74] } 22... Nh5 { [%eval 0.94] } 23. Rd6 { [%eval 1.03] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval 1.12] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval 1.22] } 24... Qf7 { [%eval 1.31] } 25. Qc4?! { (1.31 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (25. Rfd1 Rae8 26. R6d3 Re7 27. a3 Qe8 28. Rd8 Qxd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nd4 Bf8) 25... Rac8 { [%eval 0.55] } 26. Qb3?! { (0.55 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (26. Qe4 Rfd8 27. Rdd1 Bf8 28. Bf2 Ng7 29. c3 Qe8 30. Qf3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nf5) 26... Qf5 { [%eval -0.41] } 27. Rxe6?? { (-0.41 → -2.35) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (27. c4 Qe4+ 28. Qf3 Rxc4 29. Qxe4 Rxe4 30. Rf2 Bxf4 31. Nxf4 Nxf4+ 32. Bxf4 Rexf4) 27... Kh8 { [%eval -2.6] } 28. Nd4?! { (-2.60 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (28. Re7 Rxc2 29. Qf3 Rd8 30. Rf2 Bf8 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Qb7 Rxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+) 28... Qe4+ { [%eval -4.16] } 29. Qf3 { [%eval -4.44] } 29... Qxd4 { [%eval -4.62] } 30. c3 { [%eval -4.22] } 30... Qc4 { [%eval -4.37] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval -4.26] } 31... Nxf4+ { [%eval -4.19] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -4.37] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval -4.34] } 33. Rxe6?! { (-4.34 → -6.30) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -6.3] } (33. Qd3 Qxd3 34. Rxf8+ Bxf8 35. Rxd3 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Nxd8 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Kf3 Kf7) 33... Rxf3 { [%eval -6.24] } { White resigns. } 0-1