[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/htYCf8Z8"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "SLEEPLESSatrest"] [Black "SteveTheEighth"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "htYCf8Z8"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "09:54:32"] [WhiteElo "1040"] [BlackElo "1053"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-18"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. e5?! { (0.54 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.34] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.26] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nf3? { (0.27 → -1.33) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. h4 h5 8. Nce2 Bb5 9. Bg5 Qd7) 5... a6?? { (-1.33 → 0.50) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (5... Nxe5 6. Nxe5 Bxb5 7. Qh5 g6 8. Qf3 f6 9. a4 Ba6 10. Nd3) 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.4] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... Ba5?! { (0.43 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (8... Bf8 9. a4 a5 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Nf5 12. Nf1 Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Ng3) 9. b4 { [%eval 1.14] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 1.1] } 10. Na3?! { (1.10 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (10. a4 Ne7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Re1 Ng6 13. g3 f6 14. h4 Be8 15. Nb3 a5) 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.44] } 11. Bg5?! { (0.44 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (11. Nb1 a5 12. a4 O-O 13. b5 Bd7 14. Qd3 c6 15. Ng5 Ng6 16. h4 f6) 11... h6 { [%eval -0.26] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -0.59] } 12... g5 { [%eval -0.6] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval -0.57] } 13... Nf5 { [%eval -0.57] } 14. h3 { [%eval -0.46] } 14... f6?? { (-0.46 → 2.40) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (14... h5 15. Qd2 Rg8 16. h4 gxh4 17. Bf4 Kd7 18. Bg5 Qf8 19. Nxh4 Nxh4 20. Bxh4) 15. c4?? { (2.40 → -0.36) Blunder. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (15. exf6 O-O 16. Be5 Qe8 17. Qb1 Qf7 18. Re1 Nd6 19. Nh2 Qh7 20. Qc1 Be8) 15... Qe7?? { (-0.36 → 3.28) Blunder. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (15... Nxg3 16. fxg3 dxc4 17. exf6 Bxf3 18. f7+ Ke7 19. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 20. Kh2 Qxd1 21. Rxd1) 16. c5 { [%eval 3.22] } 16... Ba7 { [%eval 3.16] } 17. Nc2? { (3.16 → 1.81) Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Be5 Qf8 19. Bxh8 Qxh8 20. Re1 O-O-O 21. Nc2 Rg8 22. Ne3 Kb8) 17... O-O-O?! { (1.81 → 3.00) Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (17... Nxg3 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. fxg3 Bb5 20. Rf2 O-O 21. a4 Be8 22. Qe2 c6 23. Raf1) 18. a4 { [%eval 2.94] } 18... Rdf8 { [%eval 2.99] } 19. Rb1?? { (2.99 → 0.70) Blunder. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Be5 Rg8 21. b5 Be8 22. bxa6 g4 23. hxg4 Rxg4 24. Bxf6 Qxf6) 19... Bxa4 { [%eval 1.01] } 20. Ra1? { (1.01 → -0.43) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (20. b5 Nxg3 21. bxa6 b6 22. fxg3 fxe5 23. Rb4 g4 24. cxb6 Bxb6) 20... Bb5? { (-0.43 → 0.79) Mistake. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (20... Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bb5 22. Re1 c6 23. Na3 f5 24. Nxb5 cxb5 25. Kh2 Qg7 26. Rf1) 21. Re1?! { (0.79 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Be5 h5 23. Na3 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 g4 25. b5 a5 26. b6 cxb6) 21... h5? { (-0.29 → 0.91) Mistake. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (21... Nxg3 22. fxg3 f5 23. Na3 c6 24. Nxb5 cxb5 25. Qd3 Rhg8 26. Nd2 h5 27. Rf1) 22. Ne3?? { (0.91 → -1.30) Blunder. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (22. Na3 c6 23. Nxb5 cxb5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Nxg5 Bb8 26. Bxb8 Kxb8 27. Qd2 Rg6) 22... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.18] } 23. fxg3 { [%eval -0.99] } 23... h4?? { (-0.99 → 0.67) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (23... f5 24. h4 gxh4 25. gxh4 Rhg8 26. Ra3 Rg3 27. Nf1 Rg4 28. Ne3 Re4 29. Qd2) 24. gxh4?! { (0.67 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Ng4 Qg7 26. Re5 Rf5 27. Qd2 Bb8 28. Rae1 c6 29. Rxe6 Bxg3) 24... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Ng4 { [%eval -0.46] } 25... f5?! { (-0.46 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (25... fxe5 26. Ngxe5 Rhg8 27. Qc2 Qg7 28. Ra3 Qg3 29. Rae3 c6 30. Nh2 Qg7 31. Rf3) 26. Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 26... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 27. exf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 27... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.45] } 28. Re5?! { (0.45 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (28. Qd2 Bb8 29. Qe3 Re8 30. Qf4 c6 31. Qxh4 Qg7 32. Qg5 Qxg5 33. Nxg5 e5) 28... Rg8?? { (-0.17 → 1.74) Blunder. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (28... Bb8 29. Qe1 Rh6 30. Re3 c6 31. Ne5 Rh8 32. Nf3 Bg3 33. Rxe6 Bxe1 34. Rxf6) 29. Qe1 { [%eval 1.31] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval 1.64] } 30. Nxh4?! { (1.64 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (30. b5 Qg7 31. Ra2 Bxb5 32. Rxe6 Qg3 33. Qxg3 hxg3 34. Ra1 Bb8 35. Rae1 a5) 30... Qg5?! { (1.00 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (30... c6 31. Nf3 Bb8 32. Re2 Bg3 33. Qc3 Qh6 34. Kh1 Kb8 35. Ra3 Kc7 36. Qe3) 31. Nf3?? { (1.77 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (31. b5 Bxb5 32. Rxe6 Bd7 33. Re7 c6 34. Rf7 Bb8 35. Qe7 Qxe7 36. Rxe7 f4) 31... Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1