[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dfg8d1t2"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "andy_fordham"] [Black "chess_king_raaz"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dfg8d1t2"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "09:25:06"] [WhiteElo "1278"] [BlackElo "1277"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nc3 { [%eval 1.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 1.03] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... Nd4?! { (0.71 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (4... Nge7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Ne2 c6 8. Ba4 d5 9. d3) 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.5] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 1.57] } 6. Ne2? { (1.57 → 0.00) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6. Nd5 Qd8 7. Qh5 Bd6 8. e5 g6 9. Qf3 Be7 10. Bc4 d6) 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.32] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.57] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.88] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.84] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.79] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.79] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.91] } 10... Nf5?! { (0.91 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (10... Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Ng3 b5 13. Ne4 Qb6 14. Bb3 a5 15. a3 O-O 16. Bf4) 11. Re1?! { (1.94 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (11. Ng3 O-O 12. Ne4 Qb6 13. a4 Be7 14. Bf4 a5 15. Re1 Nd6 16. Qf3 Bd7) 11... O-O { [%eval 0.85] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.85] } 12... Nh4 { [%eval 1.18] } 13. g3?? { (1.18 → -2.93) Blunder. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (13. Qc1 h6 14. Bxc7 Bh3 15. Qf4 Nxg2 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nf4 Rac8 18. Nxg2 Rxc7) 13... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.85] } 14. Kf1?? { (-2.85 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (14. Kg2 Nxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Re8 16. Qd2 b5 17. Bb3 h6 18. Ng1 a5 19. c4 a4) 14... Nxh2+?? { (Mate in 1 → -2.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3# was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (14... Bh3#) 15. Kg2 { [%eval -2.65] } 15... Ng4?! { (-2.65 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (15... Bg4 16. Kxh2 Qf5 17. Rh1 Rae8 18. Kg1 g5 19. Bxg5 Rxe2 20. Bf4 Rfe8 21. Qc1) 16. Ng1? { (-1.58 → -3.12) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (16. f3 b5 17. Bb3 Ne3+ 18. Bxe3 dxe3 19. Nc3 Qg6 20. Rh1 b4 21. Ne2 Bd6) 16... h5?? { (-3.12 → -0.62) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (16... g5 17. Re6 Qf5 18. f3 fxe6 19. fxg4 Qf6 20. Qe2 gxf4 21. dxe6 Kh8 22. Nf3) 17. Rf1?! { (-0.62 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (17. Qf3 Bb4 18. Re2 Qb6 19. a3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Bb3 a5 22. a4 Bd7) 17... h4 { [%eval -1.2] } 18. Bxc7?! { (-1.20 → -2.37) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (18. Qf3 Qg6 19. Nh3 Bd6 20. Ng5 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 hxg3 22. fxg3 Bd7 23. Rh1 Rae8) 18... hxg3? { (-2.37 → -0.65) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (18... b5 19. Bb3 Ra7 20. Bb8 Rb7 21. Bf4 g5 22. Bd2 Bd6 23. gxh4 Qg6 24. Ne2) 19. fxg3?? { (-0.65 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (19. Bxg3 b5 20. Bb3 a5 21. a4 Ra6 22. axb5 Rb6 23. Nh3 Nh6 24. Qe2 Bd6) 19... Qh6?? { (Mate in 5 → -4.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (19... Ne3+ 20. Kh1 Qh6+ 21. Qh5 Qxh5+ 22. Nh3 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg2#) 20. Rf4?? { (-4.17 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (20. Nf3 Ne3+ 21. Kg1 Nxd1 22. Raxd1 Bg4 23. Rde1 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Qh5 25. Kg2 Rae8) 20... Qh2+ { [%eval #-12] } 21. Kf3 { [%eval #-2] } 21... Ne5+?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (21... Qf2+ 22. Ke4 Qe3#) 22. Ke4?? { (0.88 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Bxe5 g5 23. Qe2 Qh1+ 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 gxf4 26. Nf3 f6 27. Bxd4 Bd6) 22... Re8 { [%eval #-6] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval #-6] } 23... Qxg3 { [%eval #-5] } 24. Qg4 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Bxg4 { [%eval #-2] } { White resigns. } 0-1