[Event "Blitz"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mUp04Jaq"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Starkov_Alexey"] [Black "Niehks"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mUp04Jaq"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "17:27:41"] [WhiteElo "2049"] [BlackElo "2011"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.16] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.24] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval -0.13] } 6. d3? { (-0.13 → -1.49) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Rhe1 O-O) 6... a6?? { (-1.49 → 0.40) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (6... Nd4 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Bxd4 a6 9. Bc4 b5 10. O-O bxc4 11. bxc4) 7. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.39] } 7... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.51] } 9. exd5 { [%eval 0.36] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.34] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.43] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval 0.21] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.12] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.27] } 14. a4 { [%eval -0.05] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.35] } 15. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.39] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 0.2] } 16... Rc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 17. h3 { [%eval 0.35] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.5] } 18. f3? { (0.50 → -0.64) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (18. Rad1 Ne8 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qf3 Ne8 21. Ne3 a5 22. d4 f5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5) 18... Nxe4?! { (-0.64 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18... Nh5 19. Rad1 f6 20. g3 Qe8 21. Kh2 e5 22. Ne3 Be6 23. Ng2 Qf7 24. g4) 19. dxe4 { [%eval -0.16] } 19... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.25] } 20. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.33] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 21. e5 { [%eval 0.12] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval 0.35] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 0.54] } 23. f4 { [%eval 0.05] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 0.09] } 24. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Red2 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -0.19] } 27... c4 { [%eval -0.18] } 28. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.46] } 28... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 29. bxc4 { [%eval -0.41] } 29... Bc5+? { (-0.41 → 1.14) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (29... Rc6 30. Kf2 Rxc4 31. g3 Rc5 32. Ke3 g5 33. Kd3 Rd5+ 34. Bd4 Ra5 35. c4) 30. Bd4?! { (1.14 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (30. Kf1 Rb8 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Bd4 Rc8 33. Bxc5+ Rxc5 34. Kd3 Rc8 35. Kd4 Ke7) 30... Bxd4+? { (0.07 → 1.22) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (30... Rc6 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rd4 g5 34. g3 Ra5 35. Kf2 Rxa4 36. Ke3) 31. Rxd4 { [%eval 1.18] } 31... Rc6 { [%eval 1.37] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 1.46] } 32... a5?! { (1.46 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (32... Kf8 33. Ke3 Rc5 34. Kd3 Ra5 35. c5 Rxc5 36. Rxb4 Rd5+ 37. Rd4 Rc5 38. g3) 33. Ke3 { [%eval 1.97] } 33... Kh7? { (1.97 → 3.57) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (33... Kf8 34. Re4 Rc8 35. Kd4 Ke7 36. c5 Rb8 37. c6 b3 38. c7 Rc8 39. cxb3) 34. Kd3 { [%eval 3.11] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval 3.85] } 35. g4 { [%eval 4.0] } 35... h5 { [%eval 3.75] } 36. Rd6 { [%eval 3.82] } 36... Rc8 { [%eval 3.74] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval 3.87] } 37... Rb8?! { (3.87 → 5.24) Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.24] } (37... hxg4 38. hxg4 Rh8 39. c5 Rh3 40. Ra6 Rf3 41. f5+ Kg5 42. fxe6 fxe6 43. Rxa5) 38. c5 { [%eval 5.03] } 38... b3 { [%eval 5.58] } 39. cxb3 { [%eval 5.37] } 39... Rxb3 { [%eval 6.08] } 40. c6 { [%eval 5.98] } 40... Rb4+ { [%eval 6.08] } 41. Kc5 { [%eval 6.33] } 41... Rxa4 { [%eval 6.19] } 42. c7 { [%eval 6.88] } 42... Ra1 { [%eval 7.73] } 43. Rd4 { [%eval 7.52] } 43... Rc1+ { [%eval 7.73] } 44. Rc4 { [%eval 7.53] } { Black resigns. } 1-0