[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gCu2k6BF"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Riquelme93"] [Black "dr_xStranger"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "gCu2k6BF"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "20:13:36"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2559"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } { C40 Elephant Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3... Bd6 { [%eval 0.82] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.83] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. Nc4 { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.27] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.09] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.22] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.13] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] } 11. Ne3 { [%eval 0.04] } 11... Be6? { (0.04 → 1.52) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (11... Nd5 12. Bg3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bh4 14. Nf1 Be6 15. Qd2 Bg5 16. h4 Bf6 17. Bf2) 12. h3?? { (1.52 → -0.71) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (12. Bxf6) 12... Bd7?? { (-0.71 → 0.95) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (12... Nd5) 13. b4?? { (0.95 → -0.72) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (13. O-O Nh7 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. d5 Nb8 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Ndc4 Qc7) 13... a6? { (-0.72 → 0.49) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5) 14. a4?! { (0.49 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (14. Bc4) 14... Nh7? { (-0.47 → 0.66) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (14... Nd5) 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.65] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 0.64] } 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.65] } 16... cxd6 { [%eval 0.59] } 17. b5?! { (0.59 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Ndc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (17. Ndc4 Ne7) 17... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. axb5 { [%eval 0.19] } 18... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.15] } 19. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.06] } 19... Nb8?? { (0.06 → 1.78) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (19... Ne7) 20. Qa3 { [%eval 1.95] } 20... Qf6?! { (1.95 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (20... Nf6 21. Qxd6) 21. Ndc4 { [%eval 3.26] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 3.84] } 22. Nxd6 { [%eval 3.76] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval 4.3] } 23. c4 { [%eval 3.66] } 23... f5 { [%eval 4.53] } 24. c5 { [%eval 4.55] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 4.52] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 4.5] } 25... Qd8 { [%eval 4.54] } 26. Nf4 { [%eval 4.39] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval 4.65] } 27. Qg3?? { (4.65 → 0.00) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (27. Ng6 Nc6 28. bxc6 Bxc6 29. O-O Kh7 30. Nxf8+ Qxf8 31. Nxf5 Nd5 32. Bg4 g6) 27... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kc3 { [%eval -0.31] } 32... Qa3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Qb2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Qb2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Kd1 { [%eval -0.25] } 37... Qb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Qb2+ { [%eval -0.15] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2