[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pgtnxZLz"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Aldarkiborg"] [Black "artemikann"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pgtnxZLz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "03:10:16"] [WhiteElo "1517"] [BlackElo "2075"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.32] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.5] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.53] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.51] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.6] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.5] } 11... Be5 { [%eval 0.54] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.32] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.27] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.29] } 13... Bh2+ { [%eval 0.66] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 0.66] } 14... Bf4 { [%eval 0.65] } 15. Rc2 { [%eval 0.55] } 15... d6 { [%eval 0.69] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.62] } 16... Be5 { [%eval 0.7] } 17. Ba3 { [%eval 0.68] } 17... Nd7? { (0.68 → 2.02) Mistake. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (17... Ne8 18. f4 Bf6 19. Ng3 Bd4 20. c5 dxc5 21. Qc1 Qb6 22. Rf3 Ba6 23. Bxa6) 18. f4 { [%eval 2.12] } 18... Bf6 { [%eval 2.05] } 19. e5 { [%eval 2.08] } 19... dxe5 { [%eval 1.83] } 20. fxe5?? { (1.83 → -1.45) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (20. Bd6 Qa5 21. Ng3 g6 22. c5 Bg7 23. Qe2 Rb4 24. Qe1 e4 25. Nxe4 Ba6) 20... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.13] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval -1.21] } 21... f5 { [%eval -0.92] } 22. Be7 { [%eval -1.47] } 22... Re8 { [%eval -1.17] } 23. Bh4 { [%eval -1.52] } 23... Bb7 { [%eval -1.31] } 24. Qe1 { [%eval -1.3] } 24... Qd6 { [%eval -0.89] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval -1.34] } 25... Qa3?! { (-1.34 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (25... Qd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Rd1 Nf6 28. b4 Rbd8 29. Be2 Be3 30. c5 g5 31. Be1) 26. Rd1 { [%eval -0.44] } 26... g6? { (-0.44 → 0.83) Mistake. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (26... Qc5 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28. Be2 a5 29. Kg1 g6 30. Bf2 Na6 31. Na4 Rbd8 32. Rcd2) 27. Be2?! { (0.83 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (27. Bf1 Qc5 28. Qe1 Bc8 29. g4 Qf8 30. Re2 Bf6 31. Bg2 Bxh4 32. Qxh4 Qf6) 27... Nb6?? { (0.24 → 5.34) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (27... Qc5 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Bf2 Na6 30. Na4 Rbd8 31. Rcd2 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Bb8 33. b4) 28. Qxe5 { [%eval 5.29] } 28... Ba6 { [%eval 5.94] } 29. Bf2 { [%eval 5.97] } 29... Re7?! { (5.97 → 8.65) Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 8.65] } (29... Qf8 30. Bd4 Qh6 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Be5 Rb7 34. Rcd2 Qg7 35. Qxg7+) 30. Qf6?! { (8.65 → 5.24) Inaccuracy. Qxb8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.24] } (30. Qxb8+ Kf7 31. Qh8 Rd7 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Qxd7 e5 35. Qd8+ Kf7) 30... Rf7 { [%eval 6.63] } 31. Qxe6 { [%eval 5.97] } 31... Re8?! { (5.97 → 8.24) Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 8.24] } (31... Qf8 32. Bf3 Re8 33. Qd6 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Bb7 35. Rcd2 Ree7 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rb8) 32. Qxe8+ { [%eval 8.18] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 9.49] } 33. Bxb6 { [%eval 7.7] } 33... axb6 { [%eval 7.77] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 7.71] } 34... Rxd7 { [%eval 7.62] } 35. Qxd7+ { [%eval 7.48] } 35... Kh6 { [%eval 7.72] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval 7.62] } 36... Qc1+ { [%eval 7.95] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval 7.64] } 37... Qxc3 { [%eval 7.4] } 38. Qxc6 { [%eval 7.38] } 38... Qxh3+? { (7.38 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (38... Qe5 39. Bf3 f4 40. Qxb6 Bc8 41. Qd8 Bxh3 42. gxh3 Qf5 43. Qh4+ Kg7 44. Bg2) 39. gxh3 { [%eval #5] } 39... Bc8 { [%eval #5] } 40. Qxc8 { [%eval #4] } 40... f4 { [%eval #3] } 41. Qf8+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval #2] } 42. Rg1+ { [%eval #1] } 42... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 43. Qxf4+ { [%eval #1] } 43... Kxh3 { [%eval #1] } 44. Qg5 { [%eval #1] } 44... b5 { [%eval #1] } 45. Qg3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0