[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xhGj5im4"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Mihir306"] [Black "Crystal-chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xhGj5im4"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "11:14:07"] [WhiteElo "2303"] [BlackElo "2147"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5. h4 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... c5 { [%eval -0.14] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.32] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.31] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -0.79] } 7... h6?! { (-0.79 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (7... d6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Rb1 Qa6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bc1) 8. g4 { [%eval -0.3] } 8... Nxg4 { [%eval -0.21] } 9. e4? { (-0.21 → -1.46) Mistake. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (9. Rg1 f5) 9... d5?! { (-1.46 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (9... Nc6) 10. e5?! { (-0.45 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (10. Ne5) 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.52] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.86] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval -0.41] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval -0.7] } 12... Nc6?! { (-0.70 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (12... f5) 13. h5?! { (-0.07 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (13. Rg1 h5) 13... b5 { [%eval -0.97] } 14. Ba2 { [%eval -0.85] } 14... Bb7?? { (-0.85 → 1.15) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (14... f5 15. Bf4 Kh7 16. Rg1 Qe8 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 b4 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Rxg4) 15. Rg1 { [%eval 1.13] } 15... Ncxe5?! { (1.13 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4) 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.86] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.94] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 1.97] } 17... Qc7?! { (1.97 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (17... Qxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Bf3+ 19. Kc2 Kh7 20. Be3 Bxh5 21. Kb2 Bg6 22. Bb3 a5 23. Rgc1) 18. Bb2 { [%eval 2.94] } 18... Qa5+ { [%eval 3.3] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 3.17] } 19... Qxd2+ { [%eval 3.24] } 20. Kxd2 { [%eval 2.94] } 20... Rfd8+ { [%eval 3.43] } 21. Ke3 { [%eval 3.41] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval 3.95] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 3.73] } 22... Rxc1 { [%eval 4.19] } 23. Rxc1 { [%eval 4.11] } 23... Bd5 { [%eval 4.4] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 4.29] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval 4.79] } 25. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.7] } 25... exd5 { [%eval 4.58] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 4.59] } 26... a5 { [%eval 5.19] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 5.22] } 27... b4 { [%eval 6.17] } 28. axb4 { [%eval 5.86] } 28... axb4 { [%eval 6.16] } 29. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.72] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 6.71] } 30. e6 { [%eval 6.65] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 7.94] } 31. Rxg7+ { [%eval 6.44] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 6.37] } 32. Rg6 { [%eval 5.57] } 32... b3?? { (5.57 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (32... Ke7 33. Rxh6 Ra8 34. Rg6 Ra2 35. Bd4 Kd6 36. h6 Ra3+ 37. Kf4 Rh3 38. Kg5) 33. Ba3+ { [%eval #8] } { Black resigns. } 1-0