[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aL373REO"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "peregian22"] [Black "JamesRBalza"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "aL373REO"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "01:55:25"] [WhiteElo "1270"] [BlackElo "1308"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+32"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } { C20 King's Pawn Game } 2. h4?! { (0.22 → -0.37) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... d5 { [%eval -0.19] } 3. exd5 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. dxc6?! { (0.21 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (4. d4 Qxd5 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. dxe5 Nxe5) 4... Bc5?! { (-0.34 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (4... Nxc6 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Na5 8. Nc3 Nxc4 9. dxc4) 5. d3? { (0.52 → -0.65) Mistake. cxb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (5. cxb7 Bxb7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. Bg5 O-O) 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.22] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.76] } 6... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.72] } 7. fxe3 { [%eval -0.42] } 7... Nxc6 { [%eval -0.43] } 8. Nf3?! { (-0.43 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (8. Qd2 Qb6 9. Nc3 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Be2 Qe7 12. Bf3 Be6) 8... Bg4?! { (-1.34 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (8... Qb6 9. Nc3 Qxb2 10. Ne4 Ng4 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. Qd2 Qxa2 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. d4) 9. Be2 { [%eval -1.14] } 9... Bxf3? { (-1.14 → 0.06) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (9... Qb6 10. Nc3 Qxb2 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Qa3 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. Qb5 Rc8 15. Rb1) 10. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 10... O-O?! { (0.06 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (10... Qb6 11. Nd2 Qxe3+ 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Nd4 14. Bd1 Rd8 15. O-O O-O 16. c3) 11. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.48] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.38] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.73] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 0.63] } 13... Rb8?! { (0.63 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (13... e4 14. dxe4 Nb4 15. Qd1 Qd6 16. O-O Qc5 17. Rf5 Qxc2 18. Qxc2 Nxc2 19. Rc1) 14. O-O-O?? { (1.35 → -0.83) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (14. Nc4 f5 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. e4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Rxb6 18. exf5 Qb4 19. b3 Qa3+) 14... Nb4?? { (-0.83 → 0.86) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (14... Qa5 15. Nc4 Qxa2 16. Qe4 Rxb2 17. Nxb2 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qa5+ 19. Kc1 Nc3 20. Qxc6) 15. Kb1 { [%eval 0.55] } 15... Qb6?! { (0.55 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (15... Qa5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Nb3 Nc3+ 18. Ka1 Qa4 19. Rc1 e4 20. dxe4 c5 21. Nxc5) 16. b3?? { (1.43 → -0.97) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (16. Nc4 Qb5 17. Rd2 Nd5 18. Ka1 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Rxb6 20. c3 Rd8 21. c4 Qa5) 16... a5?? { (-0.97 → 0.75) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (16... Qa5 17. a4 Nd5 18. Qf5 Nc3+ 19. Kc1 Qxa4 20. Nc4 Qb4 21. Qxe5 Nxd1 22. Kxd1) 17. Nc4 { [%eval 0.82] } 17... Qb5? { (0.82 → 2.02) Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (17... Qb7 18. a4 Nd5 19. Qf5 f6 20. Kc1 Kh8 21. Qe6 Qb4 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6) 18. Nd6?? { (2.02 → -0.82) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (18. a4 Qb7 19. Qf2 Rfd8 20. Nxe5 h5 21. d4 Nd5 22. Kb2) 18... Qb6?? { (-0.82 → 0.95) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (18... Qc5 19. Nc4 a4 20. Rd2 Nd5 21. Qf5 Rfe8 22. h5 h6 23. g4 Qb4 24. g5) 19. h5?? { (0.95 → -0.71) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (19. Nc4 Qb7 20. Qg3 a4 21. Qxe5 axb3 22. axb3 Ra8 23. h5 Qa7 24. Kc1 Rfe8) 19... c5?? { (-0.71 → 1.94) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (19... a4 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. Rhf1 axb3 22. axb3 Qa6 23. Kc1 Qa2 24. Rf2 f5) 20. Nc4 { [%eval 2.04] } 20... Qb5? { (2.04 → 3.77) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (20... Qe6 21. Qg3 Rfe8 22. a4 Nd5 23. Kb2 h6 24. e4 Nb6 25. Kc1 f6 26. Qf2) 21. h6 { [%eval 3.7] } 21... a4?! { (3.70 → 5.04) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.04] } (21... Qc6 22. hxg7 Rfe8 23. Qxc6 Nxc6 24. Rh6 Re6 25. Rdh1 e4 26. Rxh7 exd3 27. cxd3) 22. hxg7 { [%eval 5.0] } 22... Kxg7?? { (5.00 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. axb3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... axb3 23. cxb3 Nxa2 24. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nd6+ Kg8 27. Nxb5 Nb4 28. Nc3) 23. Qg3+ { [%eval #5] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qxe5+ { [%eval #4] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 25. Rxh7 { [%eval #3] } 25... Kxh7 { [%eval #3] } 26. Rh1+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 27. Qh5+ { [%eval #6] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval #6] } 28. Qe5+ { [%eval #5] } 28... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 29. Qg3+ { [%eval #4] } 29... Kf5 { [%eval #2] } 30. Rh5+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Qg5+? { (Mate in 2 → 8.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.31] } (31. Qe5+ Kg6 32. Qg5#) 31... Ke6 { [%eval 8.33] } 32. Rh6+ { [%eval 6.51] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 5.89] } 33. Qd5+?? { (5.89 → -6.17) Blunder. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.17] } (33. Qf5+ Kd8 34. Qf6+ Kc7 35. Qe5+ Kb7 36. Nd6+ Ka8 37. Nxb5 Rxb5 38. a3 Nc6) 33... Nxd5 { [%eval -5.99] } { White resigns. } 0-1