[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rqG0Fbik"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "joshmathai"] [Black "Nes2023"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rqG0Fbik"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "20:51:14"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1510"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-237"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.1] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.11] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.16] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.1] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.13] } 7. b4?! { (-0.13 → -1.01) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (7. O-O b5 8. Ba2 Nbd7 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Re1 Ne5 11. Ng3 O-O) 7... Nc6?! { (-1.01 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (7... d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Bb3 cxb4 10. Ne2 bxa3 11. Bxa3 O-O 12. O-O) 8. bxc5 { [%eval -0.15] } 8... dxc5 { [%eval -0.14] } 9. Na4?? { (-0.14 → -3.57) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (9. a4 Nd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne2 Nde5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 Bf6) 9... b5 { [%eval -3.69] } 10. Nxc5?! { (-3.69 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (10. Ba2 bxa4 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Na5 13. Bf4 c4 14. Ne5 cxd3 15. Rb1 Bb7) 10... Bxc5?! { (-4.62 → -3.59) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (10... bxc4 11. e5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxc5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. O-O O-O 15. Be3 Qf5 16. dxc4) 11. Bb3 { [%eval -3.73] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval -3.8] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval -3.73] } 12... Nxb3 { [%eval -3.76] } 13. cxb3 { [%eval -3.77] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -3.66] } 14. O-O { [%eval -3.58] } 14... O-O { [%eval -3.57] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -3.95] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -3.95] } 16. a4 { [%eval -4.23] } 16... bxa4 { [%eval -3.76] } 17. bxa4 { [%eval -3.81] } 17... h6 { [%eval -3.7] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -4.13] } 18... Rb8 { [%eval -3.42] } 19. Bxf6?! { (-3.42 → -4.46) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -4.46] } (19. Be3 Ba8 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Qa1 Qd8 22. Bd4 Nh5 23. g3 Bf6 24. Bc5 Re8) 19... Bxf6 { [%eval -4.46] } 20. Ng4 { [%eval -4.55] } 20... Bd4 { [%eval -4.6] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval -5.05] } 21... f5 { [%eval -5.0] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval -5.01] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval -5.09] } 23. Qh5 { [%eval -5.97] } 23... Bxe3 { [%eval -5.94] } 24. fxe3 { [%eval -5.87] } 24... exd3 { [%eval -5.84] } 25. Rxf8+ { [%eval -5.86] } 25... Qxf8 { [%eval -5.95] } 26. Qd1 { [%eval -7.76] } 26... Be4 { [%eval -7.05] } 27. Rb4? { (-7.05 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (27. Rb3 Kh7 28. Rxd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3+ Qf5 30. Qxf5+ exf5 31. Kf2 g5 32. Ke2 a5) 27... Rxb4 { [%eval #-7] } 28. Qg4 { [%eval #-2] } 28... Rb1+ { [%eval #-1] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval #-1] } 29... Rxd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1