[Event "RĪGAS ŠAHA TURNĪRS, 1. DIENA"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iY7i4gpO"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "BlackstarTimati"] [Black "ni-ks"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iY7i4gpO"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "18:30:00"] [WhiteElo "1338"] [BlackElo "1064"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-47"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+2"] [ECO "C25"] [Opening "Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } { C25 Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6?! { (0.11 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (4... Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Re1 a6 9. Bxc6) 5. a3?! { (0.81 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Nd5 Ba5 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O) 5... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval -0.04] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bxc6+ { [%eval -0.22] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval -0.23] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.53] } 8... c5?! { (-0.53 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (8... Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 O-O 12. O-O Ng6 13. Qf3 c5 14. Rae1) 9. Qd5 { [%eval -0.42] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -0.37] } 10. Qc6+ { [%eval -0.56] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval -0.54] } 11. Qd5 { [%eval -0.7] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval -0.55] } 12. Qc4 { [%eval -0.99] } 12... Be6 { [%eval -0.86] } 13. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.98] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval -0.51] } 14. Qxd7+ { [%eval -0.6] } 14... Kxd7 { [%eval -0.46] } 15. O-O?! { (-0.46 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (15. O-O-O Kc6) 15... f6 { [%eval -1.22] } 16. h3 { [%eval -1.45] } 16... g5 { [%eval -1.4] } 17. g4? { (-1.40 → -3.11) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.11] } (17. Nd2 h5 18. b4 c4 19. f3 Rhg8 20. Kf2 Raf8 21. Rad1 Rf7 22. a4 g4) 17... Rab8 { [%eval -2.87] } 18. Rfb1 { [%eval -3.13] } 18... c4?! { (-3.13 → -2.28) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (18... h5 19. Nh2 hxg4 20. Nxg4 Rbf8 21. Kg2 Ng6 22. b4 Nh4+ 23. Kf1 Bc4+ 24. Kg1) 19. Ra2? { (-2.28 → -4.43) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (19. Nd2 h5) 19... Rb7? { (-4.43 → -2.30) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (19... h5 20. Kg2 hxg4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. Raa1 Bh3+ 23. Kg3 Ng6 24. Rh1 Nf4 25. Nd4) 20. a4?! { (-2.30 → -3.07) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (20. Nd2 h5 21. f3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Rh3 23. Raa1 Rb8 24. Kg2 Bxg4 25. Rh1 Rxh1) 20... Rhb8?! { (-3.07 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (20... h5 21. Nh2 Ng6 22. f3 Nf4 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Nf1 Rbb8 25. Kg2 hxg4 26. hxg4) 21. Nd2 { [%eval -1.86] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval -1.59] } 22. f3 { [%eval -1.55] } 22... Rh8?! { (-1.55 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.87] } (22... Bf7 23. Kg2 Nd8 24. Kf2 a5 25. Kg1 Ne6 26. b3 Nf4 27. Bxf4 gxf4 28. Rab2) 23. b3 { [%eval -1.03] } 23... cxb3 { [%eval -0.57] } 24. cxb3 { [%eval -0.61] } 24... Rhb8 { [%eval -0.36] } 25. Rab2 { [%eval -0.38] } 25... Na5 { [%eval -0.42] } 26. b4 { [%eval -0.38] } 26... c5 { [%eval -0.52] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -0.56] } 27... cxb4?! { (-0.56 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (27... Nc6 28. b5) 28. cxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.04] } 30. Bd2 { [%eval -0.02] } 30... Be6 { [%eval 0.13] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. b5 { [%eval 0.01] } 32... axb5 { [%eval 0.01] } 33. axb5 { [%eval 0.06] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Kxc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. b6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Bb4+ { [%eval 0.06] } 38... Kxb6?? { (0.06 → 4.40) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.4] } (38... Kc6) 39. Bxd6+ { [%eval 4.39] } 39... Kc6 { [%eval 4.22] } 40. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.15] } 40... Kxb7 { [%eval 3.86] } 41. Be7 { [%eval 4.56] } 41... Kc6 { [%eval 4.35] } 42. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.67] } 42... Bg8?! { (3.67 → 5.42) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.42] } (42... Kd6 43. Bxg5 Bb3 44. Bh6 Ke6 45. h4 Bd1 46. Kf2 Bb3 47. h5 Kd7 48. Bd2) 43. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.13] } 43... Kd7 { [%eval 5.63] } 44. Bf6 { [%eval 5.49] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval 6.2] } 45. Bxg5 { [%eval 6.19] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval 6.11] } 46. Bf4+ { [%eval 6.28] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval 6.28] } 47. Kd4 { [%eval 5.79] } 47... Be6 { [%eval 5.98] } 48. e5+ { [%eval 5.72] } 48... Kg6 { [%eval 6.17] } 49. h4 { [%eval 5.89] } 49... h5 { [%eval 6.47] } 50. g5?! { (6.47 → 5.00) Inaccuracy. gxh5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (50. gxh5+ Kxh5 51. Bg5 Kg6 52. Kc5 Kf5 53. Kd6 Ba2 54. f4 Bf7 55. Ke7 Bg6) 50... Kf5 { [%eval 4.87] } 51. Ke3 { [%eval 4.85] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval 5.28] } 52. Kd4 { [%eval 5.24] } 52... Kf5 { [%eval 5.17] } 53. Ke3?! { (5.17 → 3.56) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (53. Bg3 Bf7 54. Kc5 Ke6 55. f4 Bg6 56. Kc6 Be4+ 57. Kc7 Ke7 58. Be1 Bd3) 53... Kg6? { (3.56 → 5.81) Mistake. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.81] } (53... Bf7 54. Bh2 Bb3 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Kc5 Bd5 57. f4 Be4 58. Bg3 Kd7 59. Kd4) 54. Ke4 { [%eval 4.99] } 54... Bf5+?! { (4.99 → 8.70) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 8.7] } (54... Bc8 55. Kd5 Bb7+ 56. Kd6 Bxf3 57. e6 Bg4 58. Be3 Bh3 59. e7 Kf7 60. g6+) 55. Kd5 { [%eval 8.38] } 55... Bd7 { [%eval 10.63] } 56. e6 { [%eval 9.89] } 56... Be8 { [%eval 10.4] } 57. Ke5 { [%eval 9.93] } 57... Kg7 { [%eval 9.39] } 58. e7 { [%eval 8.7] } 58... Kf7 { [%eval 8.55] } 59. Kd6 { [%eval 8.23] } 59... Kg6 { [%eval 9.67] } 60. Ke6 { [%eval 9.57] } 60... Kg7 { [%eval 12.34] } 61. Be5+ { [%eval 12.28] } 61... Kg6 { [%eval 12.06] } 62. f4 { [%eval 10.12] } 62... Kh7?! { (10.12 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf7+ was best. } { [%eval #13] } (62... Bf7+ 63. Kd7 Kf5 64. e8=Q Ba2 65. Qxh5 Ke4 66. Ke7 Bg8 67. Qg6+ Kf3 68. Qxg8) 63. f5 { [%eval #12] } 63... Kg8 { [%eval #10] } 64. Kf6 { [%eval #10] } 64... Kh7 { [%eval #10] } 65. g6+ { [%eval #9] } 65... Kg8 { [%eval #9] } 66. Ke6 { [%eval #19] } 66... Bd7+ { [%eval #11] } 67. Kf6 { [%eval #13] } 67... Bxf5 { [%eval #1] } 68. e8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0