[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dFAO97MS"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "apopov83"] [Black "Matbiji"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "dFAO97MS"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "05:12:43"] [WhiteElo "1715"] [BlackElo "1635"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.6] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.8] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.77] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.76] } 7. Bd3?? { (0.76 → -3.45) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.45] } (7. Nb3 Ba7 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 e5 11. O-O-O Nc6) 7... Ne7?? { (-3.45 → 0.28) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (7... Bxd4 8. Bb5+ axb5 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bd2) 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.33] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.69] } 9. Be3?! { (0.69 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (9. Bg5 Nbc6 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bh4 e5 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Be2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4) 9... Bc7?? { (-0.34 → 1.35) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (9... Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O-O Qb6 13. h4 Nec6 14. g4 Ne5 15. Be2) 10. Qf3 { [%eval 1.22] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.22] } 11. h4 { [%eval 1.11] } 11... Nbc6 { [%eval 1.02] } 12. g4? { (1.02 → -0.23) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Qe2 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 f5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Bg5 Ne7 17. g4 d5) 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.28] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -0.25] } 13... Bd7? { (-0.25 → 1.32) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (13... f5 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Rg1 f4 16. Bd4 N7c6 17. Nd5 Kh8 18. h5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4) 14. g5?! { (1.32 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (14. O-O-O b5 15. h5 Rb8 16. f4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 a5 18. h6 g6 19. e5 d5) 14... g6?? { (0.43 → 2.21) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (14... f5 15. gxf6 Rxf6 16. f4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Bb6 19. O-O-O Bxe3 20. Qxe3) 15. h5 { [%eval 2.15] } 15... N7c6?! { (2.15 → 2.86) Inaccuracy. Nxd3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (15... Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Rh4 gxh5 18. Rxh5 Bg4 19. Rh6 Qc8 20. Nd2 Ba5 21. b4) 16. f4 { [%eval 2.66] } 16... Nxd3+ { [%eval 2.49] } 17. cxd3 { [%eval 2.07] } 17... Ba5? { (2.07 → 3.83) Mistake. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (17... Be8 18. O-O-O Bb6 19. Kb1 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Nd2 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 d5 23. hxg6) 18. Qc2?? { (3.83 → 1.20) Blunder. Nxa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Qh2 Qe7 20. Bd4 Be8 21. Bf6 Qc7 22. b4 Nc6 23. Rc1 Qd7) 18... Bb6?? { (1.20 → 5.30) Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (18... Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 e5 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qh2 Rf7 22. f5 gxf5 23. g6 Rg7 24. O-O-O) 19. Bxb6?? { (5.30 → 2.21) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (19. Qh2 Qe7 20. Bxb6 Rac8 21. Rc1 Be8 22. Nd4 f5 23. Nde2 fxe4 24. Nxe4 d5) 19... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.04] } 20. O-O-O { [%eval 2.06] } 20... Qe3+ { [%eval 2.46] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval 2.35] } 21... Qxf4 { [%eval 2.29] } 22. Rdg1? { (2.29 → 0.98) Mistake. Qg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (22. Qg2 Be8 23. Rdf1 Qe5 24. hxg6 f5 25. gxf6) 22... Rac8?! { (0.98 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (22... Be8 23. d4 f5 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Qh2 g5 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 Ne5) 23. Ne2?? { (1.83 → 0.00) Blunder. Qg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23. Qg2 Qe5 24. Qf2 Ne7 25. d4 Qh8 26. Rf1 e5 27. d5 gxh5 28. Rxh5 Ng6) 23... Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Qb6?! { (0.00 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (24... Qf2 25. Qd1 e5 26. d4 gxh5 27. Rf1 Qh2 28. Rh1) 25. Qd2?? { (0.68 → -1.99) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.99] } (25. Nc3 Rc7 26. Qh2 Be8 27. Ka2 Nd4 28. Nd2 Nb5 29. Nd1 Rc2 30. d4 Qc7) 25... Qxb3 { [%eval -2.03] } 26. Qf4?? { (-2.03 → -5.63) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval -5.63] } (26. Nc1 Qa4 27. Qh2 Nd4 28. hxg6 Qc2+ 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Rgh3 Rf2 31. Rxh7 Nf3) 26... e5?! { (-5.63 → -4.11) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (26... Nb4 27. axb4 Rc2 28. Qc1 Rfc8 29. Nd4 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kxc1 Qxb4 32. Rf3) 27. Qf6 { [%eval -2.71] } 27... Be6?? { (-2.71 → 3.43) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (27... Qe6 28. Qf2 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Qh2 Qe7 31. Rgg1 b5 32. Rf1 Bg4 33. Rf6) 28. Nc3?? { (3.43 → 0.00) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28. Nc1 Nd4 29. Nxb3 Bxb3 30. h6 Bc2+ 31. Ka1 Ne6 32. Rc1 Ba4 33. Rxc8 Rxc8) 28... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Rc1?? { (0.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (29. h6 Qc2+ 30. Ka1 Nb3+ 31. Ka2 Nc1+ 32. Ka1) 29... Ne2? { (Mate in 9 → -7.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.4] } (29... Rxc3 30. Qg7+ Kxg7 31. h6+ Kg8 32. Rxc3 Qa2+ 33. Kc1 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qxb2+ 35. Kd1) 30. h6? { (-7.40 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } { Black resigns. } (30. Qxe6 Nxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Qxe6 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. h6 Kf8 34. Re3 Qb3 35. Re1 Qxd3+) 1-0