[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mX9Msw2j"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "ashokcob11"] [Black "mejohnson"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "mX9Msw2j"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "16:33:59"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1776"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 6. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 7... g6 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.34] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.03] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval 0.05] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.04] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.01] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval -0.05] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.01] } 14. Bc3 { [%eval -0.04] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -0.02] } 15. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.08] } 15... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.04] } 16. d3 { [%eval -0.07] } 16... Nd6 { [%eval 0.17] } 17. b4?! { (0.17 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (17. g3 h5 18. h4 Nc5 19. Rb1 Ne6 20. Nxe6+ Rxe6 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Bg2 g5) 17... axb4 { [%eval -0.67] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.7] } 18... Qa5 { [%eval -0.4] } 19. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.53] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval -0.51] } 20. d4?? { (-0.51 → -6.85) Blunder. Qb2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.85] } (20. Qb2+) 20... Nxb3 { [%eval -6.96] } 21. Rxb3 { [%eval -6.89] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval -6.53] } 22. Bg4 { [%eval -6.96] } 22... b5 { [%eval -6.97] } 23. Nd3 { [%eval -7.38] } 23... bxa4 { [%eval -7.39] } 24. Rxb4 { [%eval -7.47] } 24... a3 { [%eval -6.56] } 25. Bd7 { [%eval -8.04] } 25... Reb8 { [%eval -7.85] } 26. Rxb8 { [%eval -8.45] } 26... Rxb8 { [%eval -8.29] } 27. Bxc6 { [%eval -9.49] } 27... a2 { [%eval -9.13] } 28. Nc5? { (-9.13 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (28. h3 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Rxa1 30. Be8 Qd8 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. g3 Rb1 33. Ne5+ Nxe5) 28... Rb1+ { [%eval #-1] } 29. Rxb1 { [%eval #-1] } 29... axb1=Q# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1