[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vYvMb23b"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "JamesMonaghan"] [Black "TheHellion"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vYvMb23b"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "13:12:31"] [WhiteElo "1852"] [BlackElo "1843"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "D20"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.63] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] } { D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.47] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.46] } 5... Ne5 { [%eval 0.52] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.46] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.07] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval -0.05] } 8. Qb4?! { (-0.05 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (8. Qd1 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxc4 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bxg5) 8... Nd3+?? { (-0.76 → 1.10) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (8... Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 b5 10. Qa5 c6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. a4 a6 14. axb5) 9. Bxd3 { [%eval 1.02] } 9... cxd3 { [%eval 0.95] } 10. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.09] } 10... Rb8?! { (1.09 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (10... e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. O-O Be7 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4) 11. Qa6?! { (1.83 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (11. Qxa7 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qd4 exd5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxd5 Bf5 16. Qa4+ Qd7) 11... g6? { (1.11 → 2.86) Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (11... e6 12. O-O exd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. b3 Bc6 16. Rd1 Ba8 17. Be3) 12. O-O { [%eval 2.3] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval 2.24] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.94] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.97] } 14. e5 { [%eval 1.93] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 1.71] } 15. Qd2?! { (1.71 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (15. Qc4 Nd7 16. Re1 e6 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. b3 h6 20. Bh4 g5) 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.67] } 16. Nxe4?! { (0.67 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (16. Qd4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 c6 18. c4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qb6 20. Rd1 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Rfd8) 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.28] } 17. d6?! { (-0.28 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (17. Re1 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. b3 e6 20. h3 a5 21. Bg5 h6 22. Be7 Rfe8) 17... cxd6 { [%eval -0.88] } 18. exd6 { [%eval -0.86] } 18... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.91] } 19. Qxd6 { [%eval -0.94] } 19... exd6 { [%eval -0.99] } 20. Nd2?! { (-0.99 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (20. Bf4 Rfd8 21. Rfe1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rxb2 23. Rad1 Bf8 24. a4 Rb4 25. Re4 d5) 20... Bd3 { [%eval -1.48] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -1.65] } 21... Bc2 { [%eval -1.61] } 22. Re1 { [%eval -1.64] } 22... d5 { [%eval -1.46] } 23. Nb3 { [%eval -1.79] } 23... d4 { [%eval -1.57] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval -1.98] } 24... Rbd8 { [%eval -1.49] } 25. Bc7?! { (-1.49 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -2.49] } (25. Be5 f6 26. Nxd4 Bd3 27. Ne6 fxe5 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Rad1 Rd5 30. Rc1 Bf8) 25... Rd7?! { (-2.49 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.82] } (25... Rd5 26. Bf4 a5 27. Re7 a4 28. Nd2 g5 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rc7 Rxc7 31. Bxc7) 26. Ba5?! { (-1.82 → -2.96) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (26. Be5 f6 27. Bf4 d3 28. Re6 Rc8 29. Nd2 f5 30. Rae1 Bxb2 31. Ra6 Bd4) 26... d3 { [%eval -3.03] } 27. h3?! { (-3.03 → -4.67) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (27. Re3 Bh6 28. Nd2 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Re8 30. Kf2 Rd5 31. Bc3 Rf5+ 32. Nf3 Ba4) 27... Bxb2 { [%eval -4.72] } 28. Bb4 { [%eval -5.52] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval -5.17] } 29. Nc5 { [%eval -5.13] } 29... Rd4 { [%eval -5.2] } 30. a3 { [%eval -5.9] } 30... Bxa1 { [%eval -5.99] } 31. Rxa1 { [%eval -6.04] } 31... d2 { [%eval -6.12] } 32. Bxd2 { [%eval -6.06] } 32... Rxd2 { [%eval -6.25] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -6.76] } 33... Rb2 { [%eval -6.33] } 34. Re1 { [%eval -6.47] } 34... Bf5 { [%eval -6.44] } 35. Na4 { [%eval -7.43] } 35... Rbc2 { [%eval -7.71] } 36. Re5 { [%eval -7.91] } 36... Rxf2 { [%eval -7.81] } 37. Nc5? { (-7.81 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (37. Kg3 Rxg2+ 38. Kf4 Kg7 39. Nc5 Rc4+ 40. Kf3 Rgc2 41. Ne4 Bxe4+ 42. Rxe4 R2c3+) 37... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-6] } 38. Kh1 { [%eval #-6] } 38... Rh2+ { [%eval #-5] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval #-5] } 39... Rcg2+ { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Bxh3 { [%eval #-3] } 41. Ke1 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1