[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fz9eQ2xL"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Salam7K"] [Black "liljapaws"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "fz9eQ2xL"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "23:27:30"] [WhiteElo "957"] [BlackElo "959"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.54] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] } { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.13] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.14] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.19] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval -0.17] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval -0.71] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.68] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval -1.15] } 8... Ne4 { [%eval -1.2] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -1.12] } 9... d5? { (-1.12 → 0.37) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (9... O-O 10. a4 c5 11. e3 f5 12. a5 bxa5 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O Rf6 15. Rfb1) 10. e3 { [%eval 0.44] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.51] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.61] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.43] } 12... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.54] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.3] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.23] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.16] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.32] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval -0.18] } 15... Qc8 { [%eval 0.32] } 16. Rfb1?! { (0.32 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. a5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. axb6 axb6) 16... Re8?! { (-0.35 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (16... Bxc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. Nxc4 Qa6 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rac8 22. Nc6) 17. Nd2?! { (0.36 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (17. Ne5 Qc7 18. a5 Rec8 19. f3 Ng3 20. Qf2 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 cxd4) 17... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.79] } 18. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.81] } 18... Ne4?! { (-0.81 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Bxc4 20. Rc1 Qc6 21. Bc2 Qc7 22. f3 Nh5 23. Qf2 Rac8 24. Qh4) 19. Qe1?! { (0.04 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (19. Qc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bxc4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd7 23. a5 b5 24. Qf4 Rac8) 19... Bxc4?! { (-0.94 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (19... Nd6 20. f3 Bxc4 21. Bc2 e5 22. Qg3 f6 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Qc7 25. d5) 20. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.32] } 20... dxc4 { [%eval -0.3] } 21. f3 { [%eval -0.38] } 21... Nd6 { [%eval -0.1] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval -0.14] } 22... bxc5 { [%eval -0.24] } 23. Qf2?! { (-0.24 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (23. e4 Qc6 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ra2 Rab8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Be3 f5 28. exf5 Nxf5) 23... Qc6 { [%eval -0.61] } 24. a5 { [%eval -0.97] } 24... Nb7 { [%eval -0.46] } 25. Bxc5?? { (-0.46 → -4.55) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (25. Bc1 Rad8 26. Qa2 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Qd7 28. e4 Nd6 29. a6 Rc8 30. Bf4 Rd3) 25... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.36] } 26. e4 { [%eval -4.47] } 26... Na4 { [%eval -4.85] } 27. Rb4 { [%eval -4.78] } 27... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.59] } 28. Qd4? { (-4.59 → -9.13) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -9.13] } (28. Kh1 Nb5 29. e5 Qd5 30. a6 Qxe5 31. Ra5 Qd4 32. Qxd4 Nxd4 33. Rxc4 e5) 28... Ne2+ { [%eval -8.87] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval -9.81] } 29... Nxd4 { [%eval -9.76] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -9.85] } 30... Nb3 { [%eval -9.83] } 31. Rbxc4 { [%eval -10.82] } 31... Qxc4+ { [%eval -10.1] } 32. Rxc4 { [%eval -9.93] } 32... Nd2+ { [%eval -9.61] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval -9.89] } 33... Nxc4 { [%eval -9.52] } 34. Kf2? { (-9.52 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a6 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (34. a6 Rad8 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Kg3 Kf8 37. h4 e5 38. Kh3 Ke7 39. Kg3 Ne3) 34... Red8 { [%eval #-16] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval -10.02] } 35... Rab8 { [%eval -10.29] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval -9.8] } 36... Nxa5 { [%eval #-8] } 37. Kg3 { [%eval #-8] } 37... Nc4 { [%eval #-8] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval #-7] } 38... a6 { [%eval #-7] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval #-8] } 39... a5 { [%eval #-9] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval #-7] } 40... a4 { [%eval #-8] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval #-8] } 41... a3 { [%eval #-7] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval #-7] } 42... a2 { [%eval #-6] } 43. Kg5 { [%eval #-6] } 43... a1=Q { [%eval #-5] } 44. Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 44... Qa5 { [%eval #-5] } 45. g4 { [%eval #-1] } 45... g5+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Kg3 { [%eval #-2] } 46... e5 { [%eval #-4] } 47. f4 { [%eval #-3] } 47... Qa3+ { [%eval #-2] } 48. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 48... Qf3 { [%eval #-2] } { White resigns. } 0-1