[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/exFhyaZ0"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Aldrich91"] [Black "ManikandanPoco"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "exFhyaZ0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "01:57:28"] [WhiteElo "2015"] [BlackElo "1998"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C96"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.18] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.39] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.48] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.48] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.49] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.54] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.52] } { C96 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense } 11. a3?! { (0.52 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (11. d4 cxd4) 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] } 12. b4?! { (0.28 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (12. d4 Bd7 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nc4 15. Na3 Nxa3 16. Rxa3 a5 17. Be3 axb4) 12... Nc4 { [%eval 0.14] } 13. d3 { [%eval 0.13] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.16] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.35] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.16] } 15. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval 0.31] } 16. Nf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.02] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.19] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval 0.04] } 18. Bb1?! { (0.04 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (18. Ne3) 18... Na4?! { (-0.94 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (18... c4) 19. Ba1 { [%eval -0.15] } 19... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] } 20. d4?! { (0.32 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (20. c4) 20... cxd4?! { (-0.26 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (20... c4) 21. cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] } 21... Qxc1 { [%eval 0.37] } 22. Qxc1 { [%eval 0.42] } 22... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.34] } 23. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.35] } 23... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 24. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 24... Bc4 { [%eval 0.67] } 25. Ng3?! { (0.67 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (25. Nd2 Nb6 26. Nc6 Nfd7 27. f4 g6 28. g4 h6 29. Na5 Rc8 30. Ndxc4 Nxc4) 25... h5?! { (0.07 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (25... Nb6 26. Rd1 Nfd7 27. Ndf5 Bb3 28. Rd3 Bc4 29. Rd2 Re6 30. Ne3 g6 31. Ne2) 26. Ndf5 { [%eval 1.02] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 1.07] } 27. Bc2?! { (1.07 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (27. Ne3 h4 28. Ngf5 g6 29. Nxh4 Bh6 30. Nf3 d5 31. Nd2 Ndb6 32. Bc2 Ba2) 27... Nab6 { [%eval 0.29] } 28. Nd4?! { (0.29 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (28. Rd1 d5) 28... Ne5? { (-0.47 → 0.72) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (28... g6 29. Nf1) 29. f3? { (0.72 → -0.41) Mistake. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (29. Nxh5) 29... h4 { [%eval -0.14] } 30. Ngf5 { [%eval -0.09] } 30... g5 { [%eval 0.25] } 31. Ne3 { [%eval 0.16] } 31... Bg7?! { (0.16 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (31... Rc8) 32. Ndf5 { [%eval 1.28] } 32... Bf8 { [%eval 1.64] } 33. a4? { (1.64 → 0.34) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (33. Rd1 Nc8) 33... bxa4 { [%eval 0.68] } 34. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.85] } 34... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.84] } 35. Nxc4?! { (0.84 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Rxc4 Nb6 37. Rc7 Bxb4 38. Nh6+ Kh7 39. Nef5 Kg6 40. Rxf7 Bf8) 35... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 36. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.11] } 36... d5 { [%eval 0.19] } 37. exd5?? { (0.19 → -2.09) Blunder. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (37. Rc6 Re6) 37... Re1+ { [%eval -2.21] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -2.03] } 38... Rxa1 { [%eval -1.99] } 39. Rc8 { [%eval -2.55] } 39... Rb1 { [%eval -2.47] } 40. d6 { [%eval -2.32] } 40... Rxb4?? { (-2.32 → 7.43) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 7.43] } (40... Nb6 41. Rb8 Rxb4 42. Ne7+ Kg7 43. Nc8 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Bxd6 45. Nxd6 Nc4 46. Rxb2) 41. d7 { [%eval 6.99] } 41... Nb6?? { (6.99 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb2+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (41... Rb2+ 42. Ke3 Rb3+ 43. Kd4 Kh7 44. Rxf8 Rb2 45. Ke5 Rd2 46. Rxf7+ Kg8 47. Kf6) 42. d8=Q?? { (Mate in 8 → 5.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.81] } (42. Rxf8+ Kh7 43. d8=Q Rb2+ 44. Kg1 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 Rh1+ 46. Kxh1 Kg6 47. Qd6+ f6) 42... Nxc8 { [%eval 6.56] } 43. Qxc8?! { (6.56 → 4.68) Inaccuracy. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (43. Nh6+ Kh7 44. Qxf8 Rb2+ 45. Kg1 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 Ne7 47. Qxe7 Kxh6 48. Qf6+ Kh5) 43... a5 { [%eval 5.5] } 44. Qe8 { [%eval 4.51] } 44... a4?? { (4.51 → 79.34) Blunder. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 79.34] } (44... Rf4 45. Nd6 Rf6 46. Ne4 Re6 47. Qb5 a4 48. Qxa4 Bh6 49. Qb5 g4 50. hxg4) 45. Nh6+ { [%eval #23] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval #12] } 46. Qxf7+ { [%eval #12] } 46... Kxh6 { [%eval #12] } 47. Qxf8+ { [%eval #11] } 47... Kg6 { [%eval 83.25] } 48. Qxb4 { [%eval 47.45] } 48... Kf5 { [%eval 45.82] } 49. Qxa4 { [%eval 43.93] } 49... Kf6?! { (43.93 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (49... Ke5 50. Ke1 Ke6 51. Qe8+ Kf5 52. Qb5+ Kf6 53. Qa6+ Ke5 54. Qg6 g4 55. fxg4) 50. Qa5 { [%eval #8] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval #8] } 51. Ke3 { [%eval #7] } 51... Kd7 { [%eval #7] } 52. Ke4 { [%eval #8] } 52... Kd6 { [%eval #6] } 53. Qe5+ { [%eval #6] } 53... Kc6 { [%eval #6] } 54. Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 54... Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 55. Qd5 { [%eval #5] } 55... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 56. Qe6 { [%eval #4] } 56... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 57. Qd6 { [%eval #4] } 57... Ka7 { [%eval #4] } 58. Qc6 { [%eval #4] } 58... Kb8 { [%eval #4] } 59. Qd7 { [%eval #3] } 59... Ka8 { [%eval #3] } 60. Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 60... g4 { [%eval #2] } 61. Kb6 { [%eval #1] } 61... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 62. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0