[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ecehWYxL"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "-"] [White "rgardin"] [Black "BoerCoetzee"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ecehWYxL"] [UTCDate "2026.05.03"] [UTCTime "03:23:56"] [WhiteElo "1224"] [BlackElo "1236"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] } { C22 Center Game: Normal Variation } 4. Qd1?! { (-0.04 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.57] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.68] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval -0.66] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.38] } 7. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.43] } 7... d5 { [%eval -0.07] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.06] } 8... gxf6? { (-0.06 → 1.41) Mistake. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (8... Qxf6 9. exd5 Ne7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. dxc6 O-O 12. Nf3 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. cxb7) 9. Qe2? { (1.41 → 0.10) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (9. exd5 Ne7 10. d6 cxd6 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Rc8) 9... dxe4 { [%eval 0.45] } 10. Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.51] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.52] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.01] } 11... Qd6 { [%eval 0.02] } 12. Rd1?? { (0.02 → -4.24) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1 Qb4+ 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. c3 Nd5 16. Ne2 Rd8 17. c4 Nb4) 12... Qb4+ { [%eval -4.21] } 13. c3 { [%eval -4.45] } 13... Qxb2?? { (-4.45 → 0.71) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (13... Qxc4 14. Qxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne2 Ke7 16. Nf4 Be6 17. Kd2 Rad8+ 18. Kc2) 14. Bxe6? { (0.71 → -0.56) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (14. Ne2 Rd8 15. O-O Rxd1 16. Rxd1 f5 17. Qe3 Qc2 18. Bb3 Qe4 19. Qd2 O-O) 14... Qxc3+ { [%eval -0.26] } 15. Ke2?! { (-0.26 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (15. Kf1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Ne7 17. Re1 Qd3+ 18. Re2 Qd1+ 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6) 15... fxe6 { [%eval -1.43] } 16. Qxe6+ { [%eval -1.34] } 16... Ne7? { (-1.34 → -0.15) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (16... Kf8 17. Kf1 Rd8 18. Re1 Qd3+ 19. Ne2 Kg7 20. Qg4+ Qg6 21. h3 Ne5 22. Qa4) 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.25] } 17... Rd8?! { (-0.25 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Qb2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (17... Qb2+ 18. Rd2 Qb6 19. Qc4 Qc6 20. Qxc6+ Nxc6 21. Rb1 Na5 22. Rc1 c6 23. Rc5) 18. Qxf6?? { (0.84 → -7.53) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.53] } (18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke8 20. Kf1 Qc6 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qf4 Nd5 23. Qd2 Qa6+) 18... Qxf6 { [%eval -7.46] } 19. Rxd8+ { [%eval -7.29] } 19... Kxd8 { [%eval -7.23] } 20. Rd1+ { [%eval -7.11] } 20... Kc8 { [%eval -7.21] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval -8.45] } 21... Qh6 { [%eval -7.05] } 22. f3 { [%eval -8.51] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval -8.13] } 23. Nf5 { [%eval -8.59] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -7.27] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval -9.79] } 24... Nc3+ { [%eval -9.69] } 25. Kd2? { (-9.69 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (25. Kf2 Nxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Qd4+ 27. Ne3 Re8 28. Kg3 Qxe3 29. h4 Qg1 30. Kh3 Kd7) 25... Nxd1 { [%eval #-7] } 26. Nxd1 { [%eval #-7] } 26... Qd6+ { [%eval #-7] } 27. Ke1 { [%eval #-5] } 27... Re8+ { [%eval #-4] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Qd4+ { [%eval #-5] } 29. Kg3 { [%eval #-5] } 29... Qxd1 { [%eval #-6] } 30. Kf4 { [%eval #-5] } 30... Qd2+ { [%eval #-4] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Qxa2 { [%eval #-6] } 32. h4 { [%eval #-6] } 32... c5 { [%eval #-7] } 33. Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 33... c4 { [%eval #-6] } 34. g4 { [%eval #-4] } 34... c3 { [%eval #-5] } 35. g5 { [%eval #-4] } 35... c2 { [%eval #-4] } 36. h5 { [%eval #-3] } 36... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] } 37... Qg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval #-1] } 38... Qxf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1