[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/q2jzgedX"] [Date "2026.03.23"] [Round "-"] [White "zelaco"] [Black "Edwardsiella"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "q2jzgedX"] [UTCDate "2026.03.23"] [UTCTime "21:29:54"] [WhiteElo "1083"] [BlackElo "1063"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } 2. dxc5?! { (0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bc4 Na6) 2... b6?! { (0.00 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Cormorant Gambit } (2... e6 3. e4 Bxc5 4. Bd3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3) 3. e4 { [%eval 0.76] } 3... Nf6? { (0.76 → 1.92) Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (3... bxc5 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. O-O-O) 4. Nc3?! { (1.92 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (4. e5 Ng8 5. cxb6 Qxb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd3 Nge7) 4... bxc5?! { (0.98 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (4... Bb7 5. cxb6 Qxb6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2) 5. e5 { [%eval 1.41] } 5... Ng8 { [%eval 1.51] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 1.5] } 6... d6?? { (1.50 → 5.40) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.4] } (6... Nc6 7. Bb5 Qc7 8. O-O e6 9. Ba4 Ba6 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. h4) 7. exd6? { (5.40 → 3.20) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (7. Qd5 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Rb8 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. exd6 exd6 12. O-O Nf6) 7... exd6 { [%eval 3.86] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 3.27] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 3.5] } 9. Bc4?! { (3.50 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. O-O-O Qxe2 12. Bxe2 Nc6 13. Nb5 Be6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6) 9... h6? { (2.45 → 4.25) Mistake. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (9... Qe7+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Nc6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Bc4 O-O-O 14. Bxf7 Be7 15. Rhe1) 10. O-O { [%eval 4.14] } 10... Bg4?! { (4.14 → 5.48) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (10... Be6 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Rxe6+ Kf7 15. Qe2 Nd4 16. Nbxd4) 11. Re1+ { [%eval 5.38] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 4.67] } 12. Bb5+ { [%eval 4.64] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 4.76] } 13. Qxd6 { [%eval 3.99] } 13... O-O { [%eval 4.79] } 14. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.58] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 4.91] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 4.64] } 15... Rxb5 { [%eval 5.64] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval 5.42] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 5.95] } 17. Nxa7 { [%eval 5.96] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 7.54] } 18. Rxe8+ { [%eval 6.32] } 18... Qxe8 { [%eval 6.09] } 19. Nxd7 { [%eval 6.01] } 19... Bxd7 { [%eval 6.02] } 20. Qxc5 { [%eval 5.98] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 7.12] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval 6.48] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 7.26] } 22. f3 { [%eval 6.98] } 22... g5 { [%eval 7.39] } 23. fxe4 { [%eval 6.85] } 23... gxf4 { [%eval 6.76] } 24. Qxf4 { [%eval 6.66] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 8.18] } 25. Qb8+ { [%eval 8.45] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 8.4] } 26. exf5 { [%eval 8.22] } 26... Qxf5 { [%eval 8.41] } 27. c4 { [%eval 7.74] } 27... Qc5+ { [%eval 8.15] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 7.94] } 28... Qxc4 { [%eval 8.19] } 29. b3 { [%eval 7.81] } 29... Qc2 { [%eval 8.91] } 30. h3 { [%eval 7.79] } 30... Qc3 { [%eval 8.99] } 31. Nb5?! { (8.99 → 6.26) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 6.26] } (31. Rf1 f6 32. Qb7+ Kg6 33. Qc8 Qxc8 34. Nxc8 Kf7 35. Kh2 Ke8 36. Na7 Ke7) 31... Qxa1+ { [%eval 6.13] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 5.89] } 32... Qf1 { [%eval 6.51] } 33. Nd6?! { (6.51 → 4.33) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (33. Qe5 f6 34. Qe4+ Kg7 35. Nd6 Qf2 36. Qg4+ Kh8 37. Qf5 Qb2 38. Qc8+ Kg7) 33... Qf4+ { [%eval 4.29] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval 4.13] } 34... f5? { (4.13 → 7.21) Mistake. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (34... Qd4+ 35. Kf1 Qd3+ 36. Kf2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ 38. Ke4 Qc2+ 39. Kd4 Qf2+ 40. Kd5) 35. Qc7+ { [%eval 8.06] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 7.85] } 36. Qf7+ { [%eval 7.75] } 36... Kg5 { [%eval 7.62] } 37. Qg7+ { [%eval 6.86] } 37... Kh4?? { (6.86 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (37... Kh5 38. Qf7+ Kg5 39. Qxf5+ Qxf5 40. h4+ Kxh4 41. Nxf5+ Kg5 42. a4 Kxf5 43. a5) 38. Qf6+ { [%eval #6] } 38... Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 39. Nxf5+ { [%eval #2] } 39... Qxf5 { [%eval #2] } 40. Qxf5 { [%eval #1] } 40... h5 { [%eval #1] } 41. b4 { [%eval #1] } 41... h4 { [%eval #1] } 42. b5?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (42. Qf2#) 1/2-1/2