[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/d1YuLXmp"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Sigma_Tauri"] [Black "SwitzerlandChair"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "d1YuLXmp"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "19:00:26"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2816"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C03"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] } { C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.4] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.46] } 7. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.38] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.46] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.6] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.69] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.69] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.69] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.57] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.56] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.38] } 11... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.35] } 12. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.38] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 0.27] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.31] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval -0.16] } 14... b6 { [%eval -0.11] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval -0.05] } 15... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. Qd4 { [%eval -0.03] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] } 17. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.19] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval 0.1] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.12] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.13] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.2] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval 0.3] } 20. f3 { [%eval 0.1] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval 0.1] } 21. c4 { [%eval -0.13] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.36] } 22. Ba4 { [%eval 0.5] } 22... Rac8?! { (0.50 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (22... g5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re3 Ne8 25. Bxe8 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Kxe8 27. Rb3 f6 28. Ng4) 23. b3?! { (1.06 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re3 Rd4 25. Rb3 Kd6 26. Nxf7+ Kc7 27. Rb5 Nd7 28. Nd8 Kxd8) 23... g5 { [%eval 0.09] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Nh5 { [%eval 0.1] } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.05] } 25... Ng7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Ne8 { [%eval 0.37] } 27. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.14] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.22] } 28. Bc6 { [%eval 0.26] } 28... Rb8?! { (0.26 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Ba8 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (28... Ba8 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Nd3 Kd6 31. h4 a4 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Re5 axb3 34. axb3) 29. Rd1?! { (1.07 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Bxe8 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (29. Bxe8 Kxe8 30. Rd1 a4 31. Rd6 Ra8 32. Rb6 Bc8 33. Ke3 axb3 34. axb3 f6) 29... Nd6 { [%eval 0.27] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.24] } 30... gxh4 { [%eval 0.19] } 31. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.03] } 31... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.09] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval 0.08] } 32... Rc7 { [%eval 0.05] } 33. Rh1 { [%eval 0.09] } 33... Kf6 { [%eval 0.55] } 34. Rxh4 { [%eval 0.59] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 0.63] } 35. Rh5 { [%eval 0.7] } 35... f5?! { (0.70 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Nb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (35... Nb7 36. Ke2 a4 37. Kd2 axb3 38. axb3 f6 39. Rh1 e5 40. Ra1 Nd8 41. Ra6) 36. Ke3?! { (1.48 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (36. Nf4 Re7 37. gxf5 exf5 38. Rh1 Nf7 39. Rd1 a4 40. Rd5 axb3 41. axb3 Rb7) 36... Kg6?? { (0.66 → 3.90) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (36... a4 37. Kf4 fxg4 38. Nxc5 gxf3 39. Nxe6+ Kg6 40. Nxc7 Kxh5 41. Kxf3 Kg5 42. c5) 37. Rh1?? { (3.90 → 0.76) Blunder. Nf4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (37. Nf4+ Kf7 38. Rxh6 Re7 39. g5 a4 40. Rf6+ Ke8 41. Rxe6 axb3 42. Rxe7+ Kxe7) 37... a4?! { (0.76 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (37... fxg4 38. fxg4 Nf7 39. Kf4 a4 40. Re1 Kf6 41. bxa4 Rc8 42. a5 Ra8 43. Nxc5) 38. Kd2? { (1.75 → 0.14) Mistake. Nf4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (38. Nf4+ Kf7 39. g5 axb3 40. axb3 Rb7 41. Rxh6 Rxb3+ 42. Kf2 Nxc4 43. Rf6+ Ke7) 38... axb3 { [%eval 0.26] } 39. axb3 { [%eval 0.21] } 39... fxg4 { [%eval 0.27] } 40. fxg4 { [%eval 0.25] } 40... Ne4+ { [%eval 0.21] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval 0.11] } 41... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval 0.14] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval 0.4] } 43. Re1 { [%eval 0.39] } 43... Rc6?! { (0.39 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (43... Kf7 44. Rf1 Nd7 45. Ne5+ Kg7 46. Nxd7 Rxd7 47. Ke5 Rd4 48. Kxe6 Rxg4 49. Kd6) 44. Rg1? { (1.43 → 0.22) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (44. Ra1 Rc7 45. Ke5 Kg6 46. Nf4+ Kf7 47. Rf1 Nxg4+ 48. Kd6 Rc8 49. Nxe6+ Kg6) 44... Nd7 { [%eval 0.16] } 45. Ra1 { [%eval 0.2] } 45... Kf6?! { (0.20 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (45... Rd6 46. Ke3 Kf7 47. Ra5 Rb6 48. Kd2 Ke7 49. Kc2 Rc6 50. Nf2 Kd6 51. Ra7) 46. Ra7 { [%eval 0.85] } 46... Rd6 { [%eval 0.99] } 47. Nf2?! { (0.99 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (47. Ke3 Kg5 48. Rc7 Kh4 49. Nxc5 Nxc5 50. Rxc5 Kxg4 51. b4 Rd1 52. b5 Rb1) 47... Rd4+ { [%eval 0.05] } 48. Ne4+ { [%eval 0.1] } 48... Kg6 { [%eval 0.05] } 49. Ra6 { [%eval 0.07] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval 0.12] } 50. Ke3 { [%eval 0.03] } 50... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 51. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.22] } 51... Rxg4 { [%eval 0.32] } 52. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.11] } 52... Rg3+ { [%eval 0.35] } 53. Kd4 { [%eval 0.4] } 53... h5?? { (0.40 → 4.97) Blunder. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (53... Rg4+ 54. Kd3 h5 55. Re3 h4 56. Ne4 Nh5 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. Kc5 Kf5 59. Nd6+) 54. Re1?? { (4.97 → 0.07) Blunder. Rxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (54. Rxf6+ Kg8 55. Rf4 Rh3 56. b4 h4 57. Rf1 Rh2 58. Ne4 h3 59. Rg1+ Kf8) 54... h4 { [%eval 0.08] } 55. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Rg4+ { [%eval 0.06] } 56. Kc3 { [%eval 0.01] } 56... h3 { [%eval 0.04] } 57. b5 { [%eval 0.06] } 57... h2 { [%eval 0.16] } 58. Rh1 { [%eval 0.21] } 58... Rh4?? { (0.21 → 4.01) Blunder. Rg3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (58... Rg3+ 59. Nd3 Ng4 60. b6 Rxd3+ 61. Kxd3 Nf2+ 62. Kc3 Nxh1 63. b7 Nf2 64. b8=Q) 59. b6 { [%eval 4.01] } 59... Ng4 { [%eval 4.46] } 60. b7 { [%eval 4.72] } 60... Rh8 { [%eval 4.56] } 61. Na6 { [%eval 4.32] } 61... Ke6 { [%eval 5.11] } 62. b8=Q { [%eval 5.16] } 62... Rxb8 { [%eval 4.97] } 63. Nxb8 { [%eval 4.83] } 63... Ke5 { [%eval 5.17] } 64. Kb4 { [%eval 4.13] } 64... Kd4 { [%eval 4.63] } 65. Nc6+ { [%eval 5.03] } 65... Ke4 { [%eval 4.95] } 66. c5 { [%eval 4.76] } 66... Kd5 { [%eval 5.22] } 67. Ne7+ { [%eval 5.38] } 67... Ke6 { [%eval 5.22] } 68. Ng6 { [%eval 4.9] } 68... Kd5 { [%eval 4.97] } 69. Nh4 { [%eval 4.97] } 69... Kc6 { [%eval 5.37] } 70. Nf3 { [%eval 5.51] } 70... Nf6 { [%eval 5.36] } 71. Nxh2 { [%eval 4.76] } 71... Ne4 { [%eval 4.61] } 72. Nf3 { [%eval 4.96] } 72... Nxc5 { [%eval 5.06] } 73. Rc1 { [%eval 5.06] } 73... Kd5 { [%eval 5.1] } 74. Rxc5+ { [%eval 5.04] } 74... Ke4 { [%eval 5.03] } 75. Nd2+ { [%eval #13] } 75... Kd3 { [%eval #15] } 76. Nb3 { [%eval 4.87] } 76... Ke4 { [%eval 5.02] } 77. Rc4+ { [%eval 4.64] } 77... Ke3?? { (4.64 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (77... Kf3 78. Na5 Kg3 79. Rc3+ Kg2 80. Kc4 Kf2 81. Nb7 Ke2 82. Nd8 Kd2 83. Kd4) 78. Kc3 { [%eval #7] } 78... Kf3 { [%eval #7] } 79. Rd4 { [%eval #10] } 79... Ke3 { [%eval #10] } 80. Rd3+?? { (Mate in 10 → 4.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (80. Nc5 Ke2 81. Rd3 Ke1 82. Re3+ Kf1 83. Kd2 Kf2 84. Rb3 Kf1 85. Ke3 Kg2) 80... Ke2?? { (4.78 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (80... Kf4 81. Kc2 Ke5 82. Nc5 Kf4 83. Kd2 Ke5 84. Ke3 Kf5 85. Rd5+ Kg6 86. Ne6) 81. Kc4 { [%eval #8] } 81... Kf2 { [%eval #8] } 82. Rd4 { [%eval #10] } 82... Ke2 { [%eval 81.15] } 83. Na5 { [%eval 64.84] } 83... Ke3 { [%eval 66.77] } 84. Kc5 { [%eval 81.15] } 84... Kf3 { [%eval 6.49] } 85. Rd5 { [%eval #13] } 85... Ke3 { [%eval #15] } 86. Kd6?! { (Mate in 15 → 41.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval 41.96] } (86. Nc4+ Kf3 87. Kd6 Kg4 88. Re5 Kg3 89. Ke6 Kg4 90. Kf6 Kf4 91. Re3 Kg4) 86... Kf3 { [%eval 81.15] } 87. Re5 { [%eval 81.15] } 87... Kf4?! { (81.15 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (87... Kg4 88. Nc4 Kg3 89. Ke7 Kf4 90. Kf6 Kf3 91. Ke6 Kg3 92. Kf5 Kf2 93. Kg4) 88. Ke6 { [%eval #9] } 88... Kg4 { [%eval #11] } 89. Kd5 { [%eval #10] } 89... Kg3 { [%eval #10] } 90. Re4 { [%eval #9] } 90... Kf3 { [%eval #9] } 91. Kd4 { [%eval #8] } 91... Kf2 { [%eval #8] } 92. Re5 { [%eval #9] } 92... Kg3 { [%eval #8] } 93. Kd3 { [%eval #9] } 93... Kg2 { [%eval #6] } 94. Re3 { [%eval #6] } 94... Kf2 { [%eval #7] } 95. Re4 { [%eval #8] } 95... Kg3 { [%eval #5] } 96. Kd2 { [%eval #7] } 96... Kg2 { [%eval #6] } 97. Re2+?? { (Mate in 6 → 3.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (97. Ke2 Kg3 98. Nb7 Kg2 99. Re3 Kg1 100. Kf3 Kf1 101. Kg3 Kg1 102. Re1#) 97... Kh3?? { (3.74 → 44.73) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval 44.73] } (97... Kg3 98. Ke3 Kg4 99. Rg2+ Kf5 100. Rg1 Ke5 101. Rd1 Kf6 102. Kf3 Ke5 103. Nc6+) 98. Re3+ { [%eval 3.54] } 98... Kh4 { [%eval 3.36] } 99. Rd3 { [%eval 3.37] } 99... Kg4 { [%eval 3.65] } 100. Rd4+ { [%eval 3.38] } 100... Kg5 { [%eval 3.24] } 101. Rd3 { [%eval 3.27] } 101... Kh6 { [%eval 3.38] } 102. Rc3 { [%eval 3.23] } 102... Kg7 { [%eval 3.34] } 103. Rb3 { [%eval 3.04] } 103... Kh8?? { (3.04 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (103... Kg6 104. Nc6 Kg7 105. Ne7 Kf6 106. Ra3 Kg7 107. Kd1 Kf6) 104. Rb5?? { (Mate in 7 → 3.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (104. Rb7 Kg8 105. Ke3 Kh8 106. Kf4 Kg8 107. Kf5 Kf8 108. Kg6 Ke8 109. Nc6 Kf8) 104... Kg8?! { (3.24 → 4.64) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (104... Kg7 105. Rb6 Kh7 106. Kc1 Kg7 107. Nc4 Kh7 108. Rc6 Kg7 109. Nd6 Kh6 110. Ne8+) 105. Rb7 { [%eval #7] } 105... Kf8 { [%eval 4.43] } 106. Rb6?! { (4.43 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (106. Rc7 Kg8 107. Kc1 Kf8 108. Nc6 Ke8 109. Rh7 Kf8 110. Re7 Kg8 111. Ne5 Kh8) 106... Ke7 { [%eval 3.11] } 107. Rb8 { [%eval 3.09] } 107... Kd6?? { (3.09 → 11.11) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 11.11] } (107... Ke6 108. Rb5 Kf6 109. Kc1 Kg6 110. Nc4 Kf7 111. Re5 Kf6 112. Kb1 Kf7 113. Nb6) 108. Rb6+?? { (11.11 → 2.86) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (108. Re8 Kc5 109. Kc3 Kd6 110. Re3 Kc7 111. Kb3 Kc8 112. Kc4 Kb8 113. Re5 Ka8) 108... Kd5 { [%eval 2.72] } 109. Rb4 { [%eval 2.85] } 109... Ke5 { [%eval 3.02] } 110. Rb3 { [%eval 2.82] } 110... Kd5?? { (2.82 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (110... Ke4 111. Rb4+ Ke5 112. Kd3 Kd5 113. Nc6 Ke6 114. Rb5 Kd6 115. Nb8 Kc7 116. Kc2) 111. Re3 { [%eval #11] } 111... Kd6 { [%eval 2.99] } 112. Rd3+ { [%eval 2.97] } 112... Kc5?? { (2.97 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (112... Ke5 113. Ke3 Kf5 114. Kf3 Ke5 115. Nb3 Kf6 116. Kg3 Kg7 117. Rd1 Kg8 118. Nd2) 113. Re3? { (Mate in 7 → 7.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 7.33] } (113. Kc3 Kb5 114. Rd5+ Kb6 115. Kc4 Ka6 116. Kc5 Kxa5 117. Rd6 Ka4 118. Rd3 Ka5) 113... Kb6? { (7.33 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (113... Kd4 114. Nc6+ Kc5 115. Kc3 Kb6 116. Na5 Kc7 117. Re1 Kd7 118. Re5 Kd6 119. Kd4) 114. Re5 { [%eval #8] } 114... Ka6 { [%eval #8] } 115. Re4 { [%eval #9] } 115... Kb6 { [%eval #10] } 116. Rf4?? { (Mate in 10 → 2.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (116. Rc4 Kxa5 117. Kc3 Kb5 118. Kb3 Ka6 119. Rb4 Ka5 120. Ka3 Ka6 121. Ka4 Ka7) 116... Ka7?? { (2.32 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (116... Kc7 117. Rb4 Kd6 118. Rb2 Ke5 119. Ke3 Kd6 120. Nc4+ Kd7) 117. Rf6 { [%eval #7] } { White wins on time. } 1-0