[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pgaQCZIO"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "dsmith67"] [Black "boulet13660"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pgaQCZIO"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "11:54:17"] [WhiteElo "986"] [BlackElo "845"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-43"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.26] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.24] } 8. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.13] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.17] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.06] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] } 11. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.13] } 11... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.09] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval -0.14] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval -0.12] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.12] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval 0.15] } 15... a4 { [%eval 0.15] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.08] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.19] } 17. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.13] } 17... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.18] } 18. Qd1?! { (-0.18 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (18. Qe2 Rfb8) 18... Qb7?! { (-1.07 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Rfb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (18... Rfb8 19. Qe2 Rb3 20. Rfd1 Qb7 21. Rd2 Rb8 22. Ra2 Qb5 23. Qd1 Rc8 24. Qg4) 19. Rb1 { [%eval -0.32] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.04] } 20. b4 { [%eval -0.08] } 20... c5?? { (-0.08 → 3.94) Blunder. axb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (20... axb3 21. Rxb3) 21. dxc5 { [%eval 3.86] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 4.45] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 4.1] } 22... f5?! { (4.10 → 5.59) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (22... Rd8 23. Qd4 Rac8 24. Rbd1 Qf6 25. b5 Kf8 26. Rb1 Qxd4 27. cxd4 Ke7 28. Re3) 23. f4?! { (5.59 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.06] } (23. Qxd5 Re8 24. Qc4 Qf7 25. Re5 Red8 26. Qxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd3 28. Re3 Rxe3) 23... Qh4?! { (4.06 → 5.59) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (23... Re8 24. Qd4 h6 25. b5 Kh7 26. Rb4 Rg8 27. c6 g5 28. Re2 Rg7 29. b6) 24. Qd2?! { (5.59 → 4.34) Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (24. Rxe6 h6 25. Qxd5 Kh8 26. Rf1 Qh5 27. Kh2 Rd8 28. Rd6 Re8 29. Qf3 Qf7) 24... h6 { [%eval 5.43] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.31] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 5.45] } 26. Rxe8+ { [%eval 5.78] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.78] } 27. Qxd5+ { [%eval 5.6] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 5.33] } 28. Qxf5 { [%eval 5.53] } 28... Re1+?! { (5.53 → 7.60) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 7.6] } (28... Re3 29. c6 Rxc3 30. b5 Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Rf1 Qg3 33. Qf5+ g6 34. Qd7+) 29. Rxe1 { [%eval 7.38] } 29... Qxe1+ { [%eval 7.36] } 30. Kh2 { [%eval 7.17] } 30... Qxc3 { [%eval 6.81] } 31. Qf8+ { [%eval 7.18] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 6.76] } 32. Qf5+ { [%eval 6.32] } 32... g6 { [%eval 7.96] } 33. Qf7+ { [%eval 6.81] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 7.91] } 34. Qxg6 { [%eval 7.49] } 34... Qxa3 { [%eval 8.98] } 35. Qxh6+ { [%eval 8.79] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 7.39] } 36. f5 { [%eval 7.3] } 36... Qxb4 { [%eval 7.3] } 37. f6? { (7.30 → 4.42) Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qd7+ Kg8 39. Qd8+ Kf7 40. Qd5+ Ke7 41. Qe5+ Kd7 42. f6 Qc4) 37... Qxc5?? { (4.42 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb8+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (37... Qb8+ 38. Kg1) 38. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0