[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aZVf7Joe"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "HagMat"] [Black "gtroskie"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aZVf7Joe"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "16:34:16"] [WhiteElo "1605"] [BlackElo "1565"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nc6? { (0.29 → 1.47) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 4. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.87] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 1.42] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit } 5. d3 { [%eval 1.8] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 2.03] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 1.53] } 6... h5 { [%eval 1.91] } 7. c3 { [%eval 1.88] } 7... Ng4 { [%eval 2.22] } 8. d4 { [%eval 2.38] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 2.7] } 9. O-O { [%eval 2.07] } 9... Qd6 { [%eval 2.04] } 10. g3 { [%eval 1.56] } 10... h4?? { (1.56 → 3.89) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (10... g5 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Re1 c5 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Be6 15. f3 Nf6 16. Bd3) 11. e5?? { (3.89 → -1.53) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (11. Bxg4 Be6 12. Nd2 g6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Ne4 hxg3 16. fxg3 O-O-O) 11... Qg6 { [%eval -1.49] } 12. Bf4?? { (-1.49 → -3.57) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Qe2 hxg3 14. fxg3 Qh3 15. Rf2 Nxf2 16. Qxf2 Qh5 17. Bf4 Bf5) 12... Bf5?? { (-3.57 → -1.13) Blunder. hxg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (12... hxg3 13. Bxg3 Nxh2 14. Bd3 Qh6 15. Nd2 Bg4 16. f3 Nxf1 17. Nxf1 Be6 18. f4) 13. Nd2?? { (-1.13 → -3.18) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval -3.18] } (13. h3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 hxg3+ 15. Bxg3 Rxh3 16. Rg1 Rxg3 17. Rxg3 Bh4 18. Qg1 Bxb1) 13... hxg3 { [%eval -2.91] } 14. Bxg3 { [%eval -3.59] } 14... Nxh2 { [%eval -3.56] } 15. Kg2 { [%eval -3.92] } 15... Nxf1 { [%eval -3.92] } 16. Nxf1 { [%eval -3.86] } 16... Bh3+ { [%eval -3.7] } 17. Kg1 { [%eval -3.69] } 17... Bxf1 { [%eval -3.02] } 18. Qxf1 { [%eval -3.17] } 18... Bh4 { [%eval -3.13] } 19. Qg2 { [%eval -3.13] } 19... O-O-O?! { (-3.13 → -2.43) Inaccuracy. Bxg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (19... Bxg3 20. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 21. fxg3 c5 22. d5 Ke7 23. Bg4 Rh6 24. Re1 Rg6 25. Re4) 20. Bc4? { (-2.43 → -4.28) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (20. Bf4 Qc2 21. Qh3+ Kb8 22. Qd3 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qxa2 24. Be3 b6 25. Bf3 f6) 20... Bxg3 { [%eval -4.26] } 21. Qxg3 { [%eval -4.46] } 21... Qxg3+?! { (-4.46 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (21... Qh5 22. Kg2 Rh6 23. Bd3 f5 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Be4 Kb8 26. Re1 Qf7 27. Qd3) 22. fxg3 { [%eval -2.81] } 22... f6 { [%eval -2.51] } 23. e6?! { (-2.51 → -3.28) Inaccuracy. Be6+ was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (23. Be6+ Kb8 24. Bf7 fxe5 25. dxe5 Rd2 26. e6 Re2 27. Rf1 a5 28. Rf2 Re5) 23... Rde8 { [%eval -3.35] } 24. Re1 { [%eval -3.62] } 24... Rh7?! { (-3.62 → -2.83) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (24... Kd8 25. a4 Ke7 26. a5 Rh3 27. a6 b5 28. Be2 Rxg3+ 29. Kf2 Rh3 30. Bf3) 25. e7?! { (-2.83 → -3.92) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (25. Bd3 Rh6 26. e7 g6 27. Re6 Kd7 28. Rxf6 Kxe7 29. Rxg6 Rxg6 30. Bxg6 Rd8) 25... Kd7?? { (-3.92 → -0.57) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (25... g6 26. Rf1 f5 27. g4 b5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Bd3 Rhxe7 30. Kg2 Re3 31. Bxf5+) 26. Be6+ { [%eval -0.34] } 26... Kxe7?? { (-0.34 → 3.92) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (26... Kd6 27. c4 c5 28. dxc5+ Kxc5 29. Bf7 Rhh8 30. Re6 c6 31. Kf2 Kb6 32. Re3) 27. Bf5+ { [%eval 3.98] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 3.84] } 28. Rxe8 { [%eval 3.89] } 28... g6 { [%eval 4.3] } 29. Rc8 { [%eval 4.51] } 29... gxf5 { [%eval 4.36] } 30. Rxc7+ { [%eval 3.99] } 30... Kg6 { [%eval 4.68] } 31. Rxh7 { [%eval 4.49] } 31... Kxh7 { [%eval 4.34] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 3.73] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval 4.52] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval 4.44] } 33... Kg5 { [%eval 5.45] } 34. a4 { [%eval 4.82] } 34... a5 { [%eval 5.63] } 35. b3 { [%eval 5.48] } 35... b6 { [%eval 6.49] } 36. b4 { [%eval 6.1] } 36... axb4?! { (6.10 → 8.54) Inaccuracy. Kh5 was best. } { [%eval 8.54] } (36... Kh5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Kf4 Kg6 39. c4 Kf7 40. Kxf5 Ke7 41. g4 Kf7 42. d5) 37. cxb4 { [%eval 7.74] } 37... Kg6 { [%eval 8.82] } 38. Kf4 { [%eval 8.82] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 7.78] } 39. Kxf5 { [%eval 6.66] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval 6.85] } 40. g4 { [%eval 7.21] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 10.02] } 41. b5 { [%eval 6.91] } 41... c5?? { (6.91 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (41... cxb5 42. axb5 Ke7 43. d5 Kd7 44. Kxf6 Kd6 45. g5 Kxd5 46. g6 Kc5 47. g7) 42. dxc5 { [%eval 12.61] } 42... bxc5?! { (12.61 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (42... Ke7 43. cxb6 Kd7 44. a5 Kd6 45. a6 Kc5 46. b7 Kxb5 47. b8=Q+ Kc6 48. Qb7+) 43. b6 { [%eval #9] } 43... c4 { [%eval #9] } 44. b7 { [%eval #8] } 44... c3 { [%eval #4] } 45. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 45... c2 { [%eval #3] } 46. Qc7+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qxc2 { [%eval #4] } 47... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 48. Qc6 { [%eval #3] } 48... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 49. a5 { [%eval #3] } 49... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 50. a6 { [%eval #3] } 50... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 51. a7 { [%eval #3] } 51... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 52. Qc7+ { [%eval #3] } 52... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 53. Qf4+ { [%eval #3] } 53... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 54. a8=Q { [%eval #2] } 54... Kf7 { [%eval #1] } 55. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0