[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mp89N0Ep"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "dr_xStranger"] [Black "MatthewG-p4p"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "mp89N0Ep"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "21:54:52"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2775"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Latvian Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... f5? { (0.18 → 1.39) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } { C40 Latvian Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.19] } 3... fxe4?? { (1.19 → 3.23) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.23] } (3... Qf6 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. Nc3 Qf7 6. Ne3 d5 7. Nexd5 c6 8. Ne3) 4. Qh5+ { [%eval 3.05] } 4... g6 { [%eval 3.51] } 5. Nxg6 { [%eval 2.93] } 5... hxg6 { [%eval 2.98] } 6. Qxh8 { [%eval 3.22] } 6... Kf7 { [%eval 3.17] } 7. Qc3? { (3.17 → 1.61) Mistake. Qh7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (7. Qh7+ Bg7 8. Nc3 d5 9. d3 Nd7 10. Qh3 Ne5 11. Qg3 exd3) 7... d5 { [%eval 1.61] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 1.39] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 1.28] } 9. Nc3?? { (1.28 → -0.72) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (9. d3 Nd4 10. Qa4 c5 11. c3 Bd7 12. Qd1 Qe7 13. cxd4 exd3+ 14. Be3 cxd4) 9... Nf6?! { (-0.72 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (9... Nd4) 10. Bb5? { (0.20 → -1.34) Mistake. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (10. Nd1 Be6 11. h3 Bc5 12. c3 Ne5 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Ne3 Nd3+ 15. Bxd3 exd3) 10... Nd4 { [%eval -1.16] } 11. Qa4 { [%eval -1.01] } 11... c5 { [%eval -0.81] } 12. O-O?? { (-0.81 → -3.87) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (12. Ne2 Ne6) 12... a6 { [%eval -3.47] } 13. d3 { [%eval -3.82] } 13... Bh3?! { (-3.82 → -2.90) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -2.9] } (13... Be6 14. Bc6 Nxc6 15. f3 e3 16. Bxe3 d4 17. Bg5 dxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Qf4) 14. Be8+?! { (-2.90 → -4.27) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -4.27] } (14. Bc6 Nxc6 15. gxh3 b5 16. Qa3 c4 17. b4 Bxb4 18. Qb2 Qh8 19. Bf4 Nd7) 14... Nxe8 { [%eval -4.08] } 15. Nxd5?! { (-4.08 → -5.44) Inaccuracy. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -5.44] } (15. gxh3 b5 16. Qa3 c4 17. b4 Nxc2 18. Qb2 exd3 19. Bd2 Nxa1 20. Qxa1 Nf6) 15... Qxd5 { [%eval -5.39] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -5.73] } 16... Qxc4 { [%eval -5.6] } 17. dxc4 { [%eval -5.79] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -5.41] } 18. b3 { [%eval -5.39] } 18... Nxc2 { [%eval -5.38] } 19. Rb1 { [%eval -5.36] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval -5.46] } 20. Be3 { [%eval -5.83] } 20... Nxe3 { [%eval -5.56] } 21. fxe3+ { [%eval -5.61] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval -5.48] } 22. Rbd1 { [%eval -6.07] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval -6.13] } 23. h3 { [%eval -6.34] } 23... Nf5 { [%eval -6.06] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval -6.47] } 24... Bh6 { [%eval -6.41] } { White resigns. } 0-1