[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/trtKQfrr"] [Date "2026.01.12"] [Round "-"] [White "manneredmonkey"] [Black "Prul1979"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "trtKQfrr"] [UTCDate "2026.01.12"] [UTCTime "05:40:21"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2624"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A26"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.3] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.38] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.17] } { A26 English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System } 6... f5 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.14] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... fxe4 { [%eval 0.41] } 10. dxe4 { [%eval 0.44] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.55] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.55] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.46] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.53] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.53] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval 0.64] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.61] } 14... Rae8 { [%eval 0.64] } 15. b3 { [%eval 0.52] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.52] } 16. Rf2 { [%eval 0.58] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.83] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.74] } 17... Nexd5?! { (0.74 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (17... Nc6 18. b4 a6 19. h3 Rf7 20. Kh2 Ref8 21. Rdf1 Nh5 22. Bg5 Qc8 23. a5) 18. cxd5 { [%eval 1.52] } 18... Bh3 { [%eval 1.58] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval 1.41] } 19... Bxg2 { [%eval 1.61] } 20. Kxg2 { [%eval 1.5] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 1.97] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval 1.79] } 21... Ref7?! { (1.79 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (21... a5 22. Nb5) 22. Nb5 { [%eval 2.54] } 22... Ne8 { [%eval 2.59] } 23. Nxa7 { [%eval 2.6] } 23... h6 { [%eval 2.98] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval 3.0] } 24... Bxh6?! { (3.00 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (24... Nf6 25. Rcf1 Bxh6 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Kg1 Rg7 28. Qg5 Qh3 29. Nb5 Kh8 30. Nc3) 25. Qxh6+ { [%eval 4.43] } 25... Rh7?? { (4.43 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Kg8 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qe6 Qd8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Nc6 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Nxf6 31. Rcc2) 26. Qe3?? { (Mate in 1 → 2.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf8# was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (26. Qxf8#) 26... Qh3+ { [%eval 2.83] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval 3.08] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval 3.18] } 28. Nb5 { [%eval 3.28] } 28... Rff7 { [%eval 3.03] } 29. Qe2 { [%eval 3.0] } 29... Nh5 { [%eval 3.71] } 30. Rg2 { [%eval 3.03] } 30... g5 { [%eval 3.15] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval 2.6] } 31... Nf6?! { (2.60 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (31... g4 32. Rff2) 32. Nc3 { [%eval 3.37] } 32... g4 { [%eval 3.18] } 33. f4 { [%eval 3.1] } 33... exf4 { [%eval 3.27] } 34. Rxf4 { [%eval 3.27] } 34... Nd7 { [%eval 3.05] } 35. Qxg4 { [%eval 3.23] } 35... Qxg4 { [%eval 3.33] } 36. Rxg4 { [%eval 3.23] } 36... Rf3 { [%eval 3.25] } 37. Rc2 { [%eval 3.24] } 37... Rhf7 { [%eval 3.42] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 3.21] } 38... Ne5 { [%eval 2.95] } 39. Rf4 { [%eval 2.99] } 39... R3xf4 { [%eval 2.83] } 40. gxf4 { [%eval 2.77] } 40... Rxf4 { [%eval 2.69] } 41. Rf2 { [%eval 2.48] } 41... Rg4+ { [%eval 2.48] } 42. Kf1 { [%eval 2.49] } 42... Rh4 { [%eval 2.17] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval 2.01] } 43... Rh3 { [%eval 1.86] } 44. Kd2?! { (1.86 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (44. Nb5 Rxb3 45. Rf8+ Kg7 46. Rc8 Kf6 47. Rxc7 Rb4 48. Nxd6 Rxa4 49. h4 Ra2+) 44... Nf3+?! { (1.26 → 2.02) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (44... Kg7 45. Kc2 Nd3 46. Rd2 Nb4+ 47. Kb2 Nd3+ 48. Ka3 Kf6 49. b4 Ke5 50. Kb3) 45. Kc2 { [%eval 2.12] } 45... Kg7?! { (2.12 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. Ne1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (45... Ne1+ 46. Kd2 Nf3+ 47. Kd3 Ne5+ 48. Kc2 Nd3 49. Rd2 Nb4+ 50. Kb2 Kg7 51. Ka3) 46. Nb5 { [%eval 3.01] } 46... Kf6?! { (3.01 → 4.49) Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (46... Kg6 47. Kb2 Ng5 48. Re2 Nf3 49. Ka3 Kf6 50. Nxc7 Nd4 51. Rb2 Rh7 52. Ne6) 47. Nd4 { [%eval 4.42] } 47... Ke5?! { (4.42 → 7.24) Inaccuracy. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval 7.24] } (47... Rxh2 48. Rxh2 Nxh2 49. Nb5 Ng4 50. Kc3 Ke7 51. Nxc7 Kd7 52. Nb5 Ne5 53. b4) 48. Nxf3+ { [%eval 7.58] } 48... Kxe4 { [%eval 7.1] } 49. Nd2+? { (7.10 → 3.79) Mistake. Ng5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (49. Ng5+ Kxd5 50. Rf5+ Kd4 51. Nxh3 c5 52. Rf4+ Kd5 53. Kd2 Kc6 54. Rf3 b5) 49... Kxd5 { [%eval 3.88] } 50. Rg2 { [%eval 3.78] } 50... c6 { [%eval 4.39] } 51. Rg5+ { [%eval 3.71] } 51... Kd4 { [%eval 3.72] } 52. Rg6 { [%eval 3.57] } 52... Kd5 { [%eval 3.93] } 53. Nc4 { [%eval 3.95] } 53... b5 { [%eval 3.83] } 54. axb5 { [%eval 3.83] } 54... cxb5 { [%eval 3.7] } 55. Nxd6 { [%eval 3.41] } 55... Rxh2+ { [%eval 3.71] } 56. Kc3 { [%eval 4.03] } 56... Kc5?! { (4.03 → 5.59) Inaccuracy. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (56... Rh3+ 57. Kb4 Rh4+ 58. Ka5 Rh3 59. b4 Ra3+ 60. Kxb5 Ra1 61. Rg5+ Ke6 62. Nb7) 57. b4+?! { (5.59 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (57. Ne4+ Kd5 58. Nf6+ Ke6 59. Ng4+ Kf5 60. Nxh2 b4+ 61. Kc4 Kxg6 62. Ng4 Kf5) 57... Kd5 { [%eval 3.62] } 58. Nxb5?? { (3.62 → 0.23) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (58. Nf5 Rh3+ 59. Rg3 Rh1 60. Ne3+ Ke4 61. Nc2 Kd5 62. Rg5+ Kc6 63. Ne3 Rb1) 58... Rh3+ { [%eval 0.25] } 59. Kb2 { [%eval 0.15] } 59... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.02] } 60... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.13] } 61. Rg4+ { [%eval 0.14] } 61... Kc5 { [%eval 0.15] } 62. Ne4+ { [%eval 0.16] } 62... Kd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 63. Nc3+ { [%eval 0.15] } 63... Ke6 { [%eval 0.13] } 64. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Kf5 { [%eval 0.01] } 65. Rc4 { [%eval 0.06] } 65... Rh2+ { [%eval 0.18] } 66. Kb3 { [%eval 0.07] } 66... Rh3 { [%eval 0.08] } 67. Rc5+ { [%eval 0.13] } 67... Ke6 { [%eval 0.2] } 68. Rc8 { [%eval 0.18] } 68... Kd7 { [%eval 0.13] } 69. Rc4 { [%eval 0.15] } 69... Rg3 { [%eval 0.16] } 70. Rf4 { [%eval 0.1] } 70... Ke6 { [%eval 0.16] } 71. Kc4 { [%eval 0.06] } 71... Rg5 { [%eval 0.25] } 72. Re4+ { [%eval 0.12] } 72... Re5 { [%eval 0.1] } 73. Rh4 { [%eval 0.13] } 73... Kf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 74. Ne4+ { [%eval 0.16] } 74... Kf5 { [%eval 0.12] } 75. Kd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 75... Re8 { [%eval 0.08] } 76. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.01] } 76... Kg6 { [%eval 0.17] } 77. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.15] } 77... Kf7 { [%eval 0.18] } 78. Rb5 { [%eval 0.23] } 78... Rd8+ { [%eval 0.16] } 79. Ke5 { [%eval 0.15] } 79... Rd7 { [%eval 0.24] } 80. Rb6 { [%eval 0.04] } 80... Ke7 { [%eval 0.16] } 81. Re6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 81... Kf7 { [%eval 0.27] } 82. Ra6 { [%eval 0.13] } 82... Kg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 83. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } 83... Re7+ { [%eval 0.01] } 84. Kf5 { [%eval 0.07] } 84... Re1 { [%eval 0.11] } 85. Ne6+ { [%eval 0.08] } 85... Kg8 { [%eval 0.2] } 86. Nf4 { [%eval 0.16] } 86... Kf7 { [%eval 0.12] } 87. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.08] } 87... Re7 { [%eval 0.15] } 88. Ra6 { [%eval 0.13] } 88... Rc7 { [%eval 0.15] } 89. Nd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 89... Rd7 { [%eval 0.24] } 90. Ke5 { [%eval 0.07] } 90... Re7+?? { (0.07 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (90... Rb7) 91. Nxe7 { [%eval #7] } 91... Ke8 { [%eval #4] } 92. Ra7 { [%eval #4] } 92... Kf7 { [%eval #4] } 93. Kd6 { [%eval #6] } 93... Kf6 { [%eval #6] } 94. Kd7 { [%eval #7] } 94... Kg5 { [%eval #16] } 95. Nc6 { [%eval #14] } 95... Kf4 { [%eval 4.83] } 96. Ra6 { [%eval 4.89] } 96... Ke3 { [%eval 4.85] } 97. Rb6 { [%eval 4.7] } { White wins on time. } 1-0