[Event "Hourly Blitz Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bDZUC9Am"] [Date "2026.05.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Romana_22"] [Black "Tackoppe"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bDZUC9Am"] [UTCDate "2026.05.29"] [UTCTime "16:42:25"] [WhiteElo "1536"] [BlackElo "1643"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.44] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.45] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.06] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.19] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval -0.28] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.2] } 10. e3 { [%eval -0.33] } 10... g5 { [%eval -0.3] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval -0.33] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval -0.35] } 12. Qd3?! { (-0.35 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (12. Qc2 h5 13. d5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qf6 15. Nd4 g4 16. Nb5 Kd8 17. a3 a6) 12... f5 { [%eval -0.95] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -1.52] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -1.04] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval -1.58] } 14... h5 { [%eval -1.35] } 15. h3 { [%eval -1.79] } 15... h4 { [%eval -2.15] } 16. Bh2 { [%eval -1.85] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval -1.71] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -1.53] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval -1.58] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval -2.01] } 18... Ndf6 { [%eval -1.99] } 19. b4 { [%eval -2.32] } 19... c5?? { (-2.32 → -0.40) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (19... e5 20. Be2 g4 21. hxg4 fxg4 22. d5 Nxd2 23. Kxd2 c6 24. e4 Qh7 25. dxc6) 20. b5?? { (-0.40 → -2.37) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Qc2 cxb4 23. c5 Qc7 24. Qb2 Qxc5 25. Qxf6 e5) 20... e5 { [%eval -1.77] } 21. a4? { (-1.77 → -3.17) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Qc2 Nd6 23. Bxb7 Kxb7 24. a4 g4 25. a5 f4 26. Rf1 Qd7) 21... exd4 { [%eval -3.07] } 22. exd4?! { (-3.07 → -4.71) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Qb3 Rhe8 25. Kd2 dxe3+ 26. fxe3 Kc8 27. Kc1 Qf6) 22... Nc3+ { [%eval -4.58] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -4.43] } 23... Nxd1 { [%eval -4.59] } 24. Bxd1 { [%eval -4.41] } 24... Rhe8 { [%eval -4.87] } 25. Be2 { [%eval -4.9] } 25... Ne4 { [%eval -4.7] } 26. dxc5?! { (-4.70 → -6.26) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (26. g3 hxg3 27. Bxg3 f4 28. Bh2 cxd4 29. Nb3 Nc5 30. Nxc5 bxc5 31. h4 Be4) 26... Nxc5 { [%eval -6.21] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval -6.29] } 27... Qxe3 { [%eval -5.74] } 28. fxe3 { [%eval -5.61] } 28... Rxe3 { [%eval -5.67] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -5.62] } 29... f4 { [%eval -5.96] } 30. Bf3?? { (-5.96 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (30. Ra1 Bxg2 31. Bf3 Bxf3 32. Nxf3 g4 33. Nd4 g3+ 34. Bxg3 hxg3+ 35. Kg2 Rf8) 30... Bxf3? { (Mate in 2 → -7.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.59] } (30... Nd3+ 31. Kf1 Re1#) 31. Nxf3? { (-7.59 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (31. Ra1 Nd3+ 32. Kf1 Bh5 33. Kg1 Rde8 34. Kh1 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nxh3+ 36. gxh3 Re1+) 31... Rde8?? { (Mate in 9 → -5.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.49] } (31... Nd3+ 32. Kf1 Rde8 33. g4 Rxf3+ 34. Kg2 Re2+ 35. Kh1 Rff2 36. Bg3 hxg3 37. Ra1) 32. Re1?? { (-5.49 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (32. Rf1 Ne4+ 33. Kg1 Ng3 34. Bxg3 fxg3 35. Nxg5 Rc3 36. Nf7 Kc7 37. Nh6 Rxc4) 32... Nd3+ { [%eval #-2] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Nxe1 { [%eval #-12] } 34. Nxe1 { [%eval #-10] } 34... Rxe1+ { [%eval -12.15] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval -13.69] } 35... R8e2+ { [%eval -10.7] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval -9.34] } 36... Rh1 { [%eval -7.84] } 37. Kxe2 { [%eval -8.88] } 37... Rxh2 { [%eval -8.82] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval -8.71] } 38... Rh1 { [%eval -8.51] } 39. Kg4 { [%eval -8.42] } 39... Rg1 { [%eval -8.56] } 40. Kxg5 { [%eval -9.46] } 40... Rxg2+ { [%eval -7.71] } 41. Kxh4? { (-7.71 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxf4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (41. Kxf4 Kc8 42. Ke4 Rg3 43. Kf4 Kd7 44. Kf5 Rc3 45. Kg5 Rxc4 46. Kf5 Rxa4) 41... f3 { [%eval #-5] } 42. Kh5 { [%eval #-4] } 42... f2 { [%eval #-3] } 43. h4 { [%eval #-3] } 43... f1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kh6 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Qf8+ { [%eval #-1] } 45. Kh5 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qg7 { [%eval #-1] } 46. c5 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qg6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1