[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l7EA7c7Y"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "johnblunders"] [Black "NikBog666"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "l7EA7c7Y"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "19:27:31"] [WhiteElo "2254"] [BlackElo "2258"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Ne5 Bd6 5. Nc4 Nf6 6. d4 exd3 7. Bxd3 Nxd5 8. O-O Nb6 9. Nxd6+ Qxd6 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne4 Qd7 13. Nc5 Qc6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qh5 h6 16. Bxh6 Rf6 17. Bg5 N8d7 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qg6 Nbd5 21. Re5 Nf4 22. Qg5 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rd8 24. Rae1 Rxd3 25. h3 Kf7 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Kxe6 29. Qe3+ Kd7 30. Qxa7 Rd6 31. Qxb7 Rb6 32. Qf3 Rxb2 33. Qd3+ Kc8 34. a4 Nd7 35. a5 Rxf2 36. a6 Nb6 37. a7 Kb7 38. Qg3 Rf7 39. Qg6 Rd7 40. Qe6 Kxa7 41. h4 Kb7 42. h5 Rd6 43. Qg8 Rh6 44. g4 Nd7 45. Qxg7 Rd6 46. h6 Kc6 47. h7 Rd2+ 48. Kh3 Rd3+ 49. Kh4 Rd1 50. h8=Q Rh1+ 51. Kg5 Rxh8 52. Qxh8 Kd6 53. Qc3 Nc5 54. Qd3+ Kc6 55. Qe4+ Kd6 56. Qg6+ Kd7 57. Kh6 Ne6 58. Qg5 Nxg5 59. Kxg5 c5 60. Kf4 c4 61. Ke3 Kc6 62. Kd4 Kb5 63. Kc3 Kc5 64. g5 Kd5 65. g6 Kc5 66. g7 Kb5 67. g8=Q Kc5 68. Qxc4+ Kd6 69. Qd4+ Ke7 70. Qd3 Kf7 71. Qe2 Kf6 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2