[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xLq57Ele"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Valerolo"] [Black "safthausen"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xLq57Ele"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "15:21:24"] [WhiteElo "1237"] [BlackElo "1223"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.54] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.8] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.81] } 4... Nf6? { (0.81 → 2.19) Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (4... Bf6 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Ng3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O) 5. Bg5?? { (2.19 → -0.64) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (5. d6 Bf8 6. e4 Qa5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Qf3 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Nc6) 5... O-O?? { (-0.64 → 3.37) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (5... Nxd5 6. cxd5 Bxg5 7. Nf3 Bf6 8. e4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bc4) 6. dxe6?? { (3.37 → -0.13) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (6. d6 Nd5 7. dxe7 Nxe7 8. e4 Nbc6 9. Nf3 f6 10. Bc1 b6) 6... dxe6 { [%eval -0.04] } 7. Qxd8 { [%eval -0.34] } 7... Bxd8 { [%eval -0.02] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval -0.36] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.09] } 9. e4 { [%eval -0.21] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.25] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval -0.28] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.29] } 11... Ng4? { (0.29 → 1.58) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (11... Nd7) 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.45] } 12... Nxe7 { [%eval 1.44] } 13. h3 { [%eval 1.41] } 13... Nh6 { [%eval 1.35] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.81] } 14... Nhf5?! { (0.81 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (14... b5 15. Ng5 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. O-O Nf5 18. Nge4 bxc4 19. Nxc5 Ra7 20. N3e4) 15. Bxf5?! { (1.45 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (15. Be4 Rb8 16. g4 Nh6 17. Kd2 b5 18. Kc1 Ng6 19. Rhe1 f5 20. exf6 gxf6) 15... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.9] } 16. O-O?! { (0.90 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (16. Na4 b5 17. Nxc5 bxc4 18. Nd2 c3 19. bxc3 Ra7 20. O-O Bb7 21. c4 h6) 16... b6 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. Rd2?! { (0.25 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (17. g4 Ne7) 17... Bb7 { [%eval -0.32] } 18. Rd7 { [%eval -0.57] } 18... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.65] } 19. gxf3 { [%eval -0.63] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval -0.24] } 20. f4 { [%eval -0.31] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.24] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.37] } 21... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.39] } 22. Na4? { (-0.39 → -1.78) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (22. Kg2 Nc2) 22... Ne2+ { [%eval -1.59] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -2.07] } 23... Nxf4 { [%eval -1.89] } 24. Nxb6 { [%eval -2.03] } 24... Ng6?! { (-2.03 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (24... Rd3 25. h4 Rh3+ 26. Kg1 h5 27. Rd1 Rxh4 28. b4 cxb4 29. c5 Ne2+ 30. Kg2) 25. f4? { (-1.12 → -2.54) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (25. Na4 Rd2) 25... Rd2+ { [%eval -2.64] } 26. Kg3 { [%eval -2.51] } 26... Rxb2 { [%eval -2.47] } 27. Rd1? { (-2.47 → -4.69) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -4.69] } (27. Nd7 Rc2 28. Nxc5 Rxc4 29. Nxa6 h5 30. a3 Ra4 31. Nc5 Ra5 32. Ne4 Rxa3+) 27... h6? { (-4.69 → -2.85) Mistake. Rxb6 was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (27... Rxb6 28. Rd8+ Nf8 29. Ra8 g6 30. a4 Kg7 31. a5 Rb3+ 32. Kf2 h5 33. Ra7) 28. Na4?! { (-2.85 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (28. Nc8 Rxa2 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Nd6 Ra3+ 31. Kg4 Ra1 32. Rd7 Rg1+ 33. Kf3 Rf1+) 28... Rc2 { [%eval -3.87] } 29. Nxc5 { [%eval -3.7] } 29... Rxc4 { [%eval -3.89] } 30. Nxa6 { [%eval -3.89] } 30... Ra4?! { (-3.89 → -2.52) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (30... Rxf4 31. Nc7 h5 32. Nb5 Ra4 33. a3 Ra5 34. Rb1 Nxe5 35. Kf4 f6 36. Ke3) 31. Nc5 { [%eval -2.33] } 31... Rxa2 { [%eval -2.36] } 32. h4 { [%eval -2.38] } 32... Ra3+ { [%eval -2.17] } 33. Kg4?? { (-2.17 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (33. Rd3 Rxd3+) 33... Rc3?? { (Mate in 7 → -3.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. h5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (33... h5+ 34. Kxh5 Rg3 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. Rf1 Kh7 37. f5 exf5 38. Rxf5 Nf4+ 39. Rxf4) 34. Ne4 { [%eval -3.45] } 34... Re3?? { (-3.45 → -1.23) Blunder. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (34... Rc4 35. Re1 h5+ 36. Kf3 Nxh4+ 37. Kg3 Ng6 38. Kf3 Rb4 39. Rc1 Nh4+ 40. Ke3) 35. Nd6?? { (-1.23 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (35. Ng3 Ne7) 35... Ne7?? { (Mate in 6 → -1.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. h5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (35... h5+ 36. Kxh5 Rg3 37. Rf1 Kh7 38. f5 Nf4+ 39. Rxf4 g6+ 40. fxg6+ fxg6#) 36. Ra1?? { (-1.46 → -5.40) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (36. h5 Nd5) 36... g6?? { (-5.40 → -0.06) Blunder. h5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (36... h5+ 37. Kxh5 Rg3 38. f5 exf5 39. Ne8 f4 40. Nf6+ gxf6 41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. exf6+) 37. h5 { [%eval -0.08] } 37... gxh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Kxh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 0.04] } 39. Rg1+ { [%eval -0.16] } 39... Ng6 { [%eval -0.18] } 40. f5?? { (-0.18 → -2.44) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.44] } (40. Rf1 Rh3+) 40... exf5?? { (-2.44 → 3.90) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (40... Rxe5 41. Ne8+ Kf8 42. Kxh6 Ne7 43. Nf6 Nxf5+ 44. Kg5 Nd6+ 45. Kh6 Re2 46. Ra1) 41. Nxf5+ { [%eval 3.85] } 41... Kh7?! { (3.85 → 5.01) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (41... Kf8 42. Nxe3 Nxe5 43. Nd5 Nf3 44. Rd1 Ne5 45. Rc1 Kg7 46. Ra1 Nc6 47. Rd1) 42. Nxe3 { [%eval 4.97] } 42... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.92] } { Black resigns. } 1-0