[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/c6EPVHgR"] [Date "2026.06.25"] [Round "-"] [White "joseigal"] [Black "matuzalemov"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "c6EPVHgR"] [UTCDate "2026.06.25"] [UTCTime "15:58:36"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [BlackElo "1914"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A53"] [Opening "Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.74] } { A53 Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3 } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.76] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.72] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.82] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.79] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.84] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.78] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.8] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.91] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.08] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.92] } 9... Nf8 { [%eval 1.13] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.92] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.95] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval 0.66] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.79] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.61] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 1.02] } 13. f4? { (1.02 → -0.15) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (13. Nd3 exd4 14. Bxd4 O-O 15. f4 Rcd8 16. Bf3 Nh4 17. Qf2 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bc8) 13... O-O? { (-0.15 → 1.00) Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (13... exf4 14. Bc1 Qb6 15. Kh1 O-O 16. b3 Rce8 17. Bf3 Qa5 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Bd2) 14. f5?! { (1.00 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (14. Nd3 exd4 15. Bxd4 b6 16. a4 Rfe8 17. Kh2 Rcd8 18. g3 Bc8 19. Bf3 Nf8) 14... Nh8?? { (0.44 → 2.35) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. a4 a6 17. b4 b5 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 Rfd8 20. Nd3) 15. Nf3 { [%eval 2.21] } 15... Kh7?! { (2.21 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Kh1 Rcd8 19. a3 a6 20. Qd3 c5 21. Nc2) 16. Nh2? { (3.07 → 1.74) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (16. c5 Rfd8 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Kh1 Be8 21. Bf4 Qa5) 16... g5?! { (1.74 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (16... b5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. c5 a5 19. Nf3 Be8 20. Kh1 Nd7 21. a4 b4 22. Nb1) 17. fxg6+? { (2.85 → 1.06) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (17. Qd2 Rg8 18. b4 b5 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 exd4 21. Qxd4 f6 22. e5 fxe5) 17... fxg6 { [%eval 1.13] } 18. Qd2 { [%eval 1.27] } 18... g5?? { (1.27 → 4.03) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (18... exd4 19. Qxd4 Be6 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. Nf3 Rce8 22. Bf4 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Nf7 24. c5) 19. Bxg5?? { (4.03 → -1.64) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd7+ Qxd7 22. Rxd7+ Rf7 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Rd1 Rff8) 19... hxg5 { [%eval -1.65] } 20. Qxg5 { [%eval -2.07] } 20... Ng6 { [%eval -1.98] } 21. h4?! { (-1.98 → -2.76) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (21. Nf3 Ng8 22. Qe3 Nh6 23. c5 dxc5 24. dxe5 Be6 25. Nd5 cxd5 26. exd5 Nf5) 21... Kg7 { [%eval -2.35] } 22. h5?! { (-2.35 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (22. Qg3 exd4 23. h5 Be8 24. hxg6 dxc3 25. Qxc3 d5 26. c5 b6 27. b4 bxc5) 22... Nxh5 { [%eval -3.14] } 23. Qxh5 { [%eval -2.81] } 23... Rh8?! { (-2.81 → -1.60) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (23... exd4 24. e5 Rh8 25. Qxg6+ Kxg6 26. Rd3 dxc3 27. Rg3+ Kh6 28. Ng4+ Bxg4 29. Bxg4) 24. Qf3 { [%eval -1.38] } 24... Rcf8?! { (-1.38 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (24... Rh6 25. Qe3 Rch8 26. Nf3 Nf4 27. Kf2 Rg6 28. g3 Nh3+ 29. Kg2 Bc8 30. b3) 25. Qe3 { [%eval -0.83] } 25... Nf4 { [%eval -0.69] } 26. Qg3+?! { (-0.69 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -1.82] } (26. g3 Rh3 27. Rf3 Rfh8 28. gxf4 Rxh2 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Bf3 Be6 31. Rd2 R2h7) 26... Kf7 { [%eval -1.89] } 27. Rxf4+ { [%eval -1.76] } 27... exf4 { [%eval -1.79] } 28. Qxf4+ { [%eval -1.76] } 28... Ke8 { [%eval -1.8] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -1.79] } 29... Qd8? { (-1.79 → -0.34) Mistake. Rfg8 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (29... Rfg8 30. Nf3 Bh3 31. Bf1 Qd7 32. Kf2 Bg4 33. Be2 Bh4+ 34. Nxh4 Rxh4 35. e5) 30. Nf3 { [%eval -0.29] } 30... Bg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 31. e5 { [%eval 0.09] } 31... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.09] } 32. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 32... Bg5 { [%eval 0.2] } 33. Qe2 { [%eval 0.16] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 34. exd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Bg4+ { [%eval -0.35] } 35... Kxd6 { [%eval -0.36] } 36. Qe6+?? { (-0.36 → -4.33) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -4.33] } (36. g3 Bxg3 37. Ne4+ Kc7 38. Nxg3 Qg5 39. Rf1 Re8 40. Rf7+ Kb8 41. Qf3 Qc1+) 36... Kc7 { [%eval -3.53] } 37. d5?! { (-3.53 → -5.36) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (37. Bf3 Kb8 38. Ne4 Rh6 39. Qg4 Be3+ 40. Nf2 Ka8 41. Qg7 Rhf6 42. Kf1 Bxd4) 37... Bh2+? { (-5.36 → -2.86) Mistake. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (37... Kb8 38. Bh3 Qb6+ 39. Kh1 Re8 40. c5 Qxc5 41. Qg4 Qf2 42. Rg1 cxd5 43. Nd1) 38. Kh1 { [%eval -2.56] } 38... Bd6+ { [%eval -2.95] } 39. Bh3 { [%eval -2.89] } 39... Re8 { [%eval -2.76] } 40. Qf7+ { [%eval -2.73] } 40... Kb6?? { (-2.73 → 4.14) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (40... Re7 41. Qg6 Qe8 42. Qxe8 Rexe8 43. Kg1 Rh4 44. Rd3 Rxc4 45. Bf5 Bc5+ 46. Kf1) 41. dxc6 { [%eval 3.95] } 41... bxc6 { [%eval 4.31] } 42. Na4+?? { (4.31 → 0.00) Blunder. c5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (42. c5+ Ka6 43. Qf3 Kb7 44. cxd6 Qh4 45. d7 Re1+ 46. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 47. Kh2 Qe5+) 42... Ka6 { [%eval 0.07] } 43. Qf1?? { (0.07 → -2.09) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (43. c5 Qh4 44. Qf1+ Kb7 45. cxd6 Qxa4 46. Rd3 Qh4 47. Qf5 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+) 43... Rxh3+?? { (-2.09 → 2.12) Blunder. Rhf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (43... Rhf8 44. Qd3 Bb4 45. Qd7 Qxd7 46. Rxd7 Rf6 47. g3 Re1+ 48. Kg2 Re2+ 49. Kg1) 44. gxh3 { [%eval 1.89] } 44... c5?? { (1.89 → 4.39) Blunder. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.39] } (44... Kb7 45. c5 Qh4 46. cxd6 Qe4+ 47. Qg2 Qxa4 48. Qg4 Qc2 49. d7 Rd8 50. Qb4+) 45. Qd3?! { (4.39 → 3.10) Inaccuracy. Nxc5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (45. Nxc5+ Kb6 46. Qf3 Qa8 47. Rxd6+ Kxc5 48. Rd5+ Kb6 49. Qb3+ Kc7 50. Qg3+ Kb7) 45... Qa8+ { [%eval 3.24] } 46. Qd5 { [%eval 3.28] } 46... Qxd5+ { [%eval 3.51] } 47. Rxd5 { [%eval 3.44] } 47... Bf8 { [%eval 4.08] } 48. Kg2?? { (4.08 → 1.65) Blunder. Nxc5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (48. Nxc5+ Ka5 49. Nd7+ Kb4 50. Nxf8 Rxf8 51. b3 a6 52. Kg2 Rg8+ 53. Kh2 Rh8) 48... Re2+? { (1.65 → 3.71) Mistake. Ka5 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (48... Ka5 49. Nxc5 Kb4 50. Re5 Rxe5 51. Nd3+ Kxc4 52. Nxe5+ Kd5 53. Ng6 Bg7 54. b3) 49. Kf1? { (3.71 → 1.79) Mistake. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (49. Kf3 Rc2 50. Nxc5+ Bxc5 51. Rxc5 Kb6 52. Rb5+ Ka6 53. Rb3 Rxc4 54. Kg3 Rc8) 49... Rh2 { [%eval 2.27] } 50. Nxc5+?? { (2.27 → 0.16) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (50. Rd8 Ka5 51. b3 Be7 52. Rd7 Bf8 53. Rxa7+ Kb4 54. Nb6 Kc3 55. Nd5+ Kd4) 50... Kb6?? { (0.16 → 4.22) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.22] } (50... Bxc5 51. Rxc5 Rxb2 52. h4 Rxa2 53. Kg1 Re2 54. h5 Kb6 55. Rb5+ Ka6 56. Rg5) 51. Nd7+ { [%eval 4.82] } 51... Kc6 { [%eval 4.93] } 52. Nxf8 { [%eval 4.92] } 52... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.77] } 53. Ne6 { [%eval 4.63] } 53... Rxa2 { [%eval 4.86] } 54. h4 { [%eval 4.9] } 54... Rc2?? { (4.90 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (54... a5 55. Nd4+ Kc7 56. c5 Rh2 57. Ne6+ Kb7 58. Rd7+ Ka8 59. c6 Rxh4 60. Rd8+) 55. Rd4?? { (Mate in 10 → 4.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (55. Nd4+ Kb7 56. Nxc2 a5 57. h5 a4 58. h6 a3 59. h7 a2 60. h8=Q a1=Q+) 55... Rh2 { [%eval 4.32] } 56. Kg1 { [%eval 4.15] } 56... Rh3 { [%eval 4.79] } 57. Kg2 { [%eval 4.73] } 57... Re3 { [%eval 4.58] } 58. Nf4 { [%eval 4.48] } 58... Kc5 { [%eval 4.55] } 59. Rd1 { [%eval 4.32] } 59... Re4 { [%eval 4.42] } 60. Kg3 { [%eval 4.19] } 60... Rxc4 { [%eval 4.42] } 61. h5 { [%eval 4.53] } 61... Rc3+ { [%eval 4.65] } 62. Kg4 { [%eval 4.35] } 62... Kb4?? { (4.35 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (62... Rc2 63. Rd7 Kc6 64. Rxa7 Rc1 65. Ra4 Rg1+ 66. Kf5 Rh1 67. Rd4 Kc5 68. Ne6+) 63. Nd5+ { [%eval #14] } { Black resigns. } 1-0