[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zpcJO9u7"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Sabalenko"] [Black "jdojedab"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zpcJO9u7"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "00:58:41"] [WhiteElo "1027"] [BlackElo "888"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+62"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } { A10 English Opening } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.54] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.18] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. Bf4?! { (0.55 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (4. Nf3 d5 5. d4 Nf6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3) 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.02] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. Bh2 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.48] } 7. g4?! { (0.48 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Be2 f6 11. O-O O-O 12. d4 exd4) 7... O-O { [%eval -0.14] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval -0.2] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.13] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.1] } 10. g5 { [%eval 0.14] } 10... hxg5 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 0.27] } 12. e3 { [%eval 0.18] } 12... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.18] } 13. Qxh5 { [%eval 0.07] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.11] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.15] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.24] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.11] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.38] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.35] } 16... Bh6 { [%eval 0.44] } 17. Rh2?? { (0.44 → -3.35) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.35] } (17. Nd5 Bxd5) 17... Kg7?? { (-3.35 → 0.02) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (17... f4 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Bf3 fxg3 20. Rg2 Kh8 21. Rxg3 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Ne7 23. Be4) 18. O-O-O?? { (0.02 → -3.40) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.4] } (18. f4) 18... Rad8?? { (-3.40 → 0.68) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (18... f4 19. Be4 Nd4 20. Qd2 fxg3 21. Rg2 Nf5 22. Rdg1 Rf6 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Rxg3+) 19. Rh3?? { (0.68 → -3.42) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (19. f4) 19... e4?? { (-3.42 → 0.67) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (19... f4 20. Nd5 Qd7 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. h5 fxe3 23. f4 Bxh3 24. Bxh3 Qxh3 25. Rg1) 20. d4?? { (0.67 → -1.80) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.8] } (20. Nd5) 20... Nb4?! { (-1.80 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (20... f4 21. Bxf4 Bxh3 22. Bxh6+ Kxh6 23. Bxh3 Qxh4 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. Bxg4 Rde8 26. Rf1) 21. Rdh1? { (-0.94 → -2.21) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (21. d5 Bd7 22. Rhh1 Rb8 23. Kb1 Nd3 24. Rxd3 exd3 25. Qxd3 f4 26. exf4 Bxf4) 21... d5? { (-2.21 → -0.91) Mistake. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (21... Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Bxc4 23. f4 exf3 24. Bxf3 Qxe3 25. h5 f4 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. hxg6) 22. c5?? { (-0.91 → -3.51) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (22. cxd5 Nxd5) 22... Nd3+ { [%eval -3.26] } 23. Kb1 { [%eval -3.6] } 23... b6?! { (-3.60 → -2.57) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.57] } (23... f4 24. exf4 Bxh3 25. Bxh3 Bxf4 26. h5 g5 27. h6+ Kh8 28. Qh5 Qf6 29. Rf1) 24. h5 { [%eval -2.54] } 24... g5 { [%eval -2.64] } 25. Nd1?! { (-2.64 → -3.78) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (25. c6 f4) 25... bxc5 { [%eval -3.94] } 26. b3 { [%eval -4.42] } 26... c4 { [%eval -4.33] } 27. Nb2 { [%eval -4.56] } 27... cxb3?! { (-4.56 → -3.53) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (27... f4 28. exf4 Nxf4 29. Qe3 Bxh3 30. Bxh3 Kh8 31. Nxc4 dxc4 32. Bf1 Bg7 33. Bxc4) 28. axb3?! { (-3.53 → -4.87) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.87] } (28. Nxd3 exd3 29. Be5+ Kh7 30. Qd2 c5 31. dxc5 bxa2+ 32. Ka1 g4 33. Rg3 Qxc5) 28... Rb8 { [%eval -4.84] } 29. Nxd3 { [%eval -4.46] } 29... exd3 { [%eval -3.65] } 30. Qb2 { [%eval -4.23] } 30... g4 { [%eval -3.58] } 31. R3h2?! { (-3.58 → -4.65) Inaccuracy. Be5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (31. Be5+ Kg8 32. Bf1 a5 33. Qa2 gxh3 34. Bxd3 Kh7 35. Qa4 Bg7 36. Bf4 Rf6) 31... f4 { [%eval -4.63] } 32. Bxf4 { [%eval -4.36] } 32... Bxf4 { [%eval -4.34] } 33. exf4 { [%eval -4.48] } 33... Rxf4 { [%eval -4.25] } 34. Re1 { [%eval -5.18] } 34... Qf6 { [%eval -4.47] } 35. Re3?! { (-4.47 → -6.03) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval -6.03] } (35. Bf1 Bf5 36. Kc1 c5 37. Bxd3 Bxd3 38. Qa2 Kh8 39. Qxa7 Rc8 40. Qb7 Bf5) 35... Rxf2 { [%eval -6.2] } 36. Qc3 { [%eval -6.18] } 36... d2 { [%eval -5.81] } 37. Rh1 { [%eval -6.03] } 37... Rxg2?! { (-6.03 → -4.73) Inaccuracy. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.73] } (37... Bf5+ 38. Be4 Rxb3+ 39. Qxb3 Bxe4+ 40. Rxe4 dxe4 41. Qb4 Kh6 42. Kc2 e3 43. Qc5) 38. Qxc7+ { [%eval -5.88] } 38... Kh6 { [%eval -5.73] } 39. Qxb8?? { (-5.73 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (39. Rd1 Rb6 40. Re5 Rc6 41. Qb8 Rf2 42. Ka2 Bf5 43. Ka3 Qd6+ 44. Qxd6+ Rxd6) 39... g3?? { (Mate in 5 → -2.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d1=Q+ was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (39... d1=Q+ 40. Rxd1 Bf5+ 41. Red3 Bxd3+ 42. Rxd3 Qf1+ 43. Rd1 Qxd1#) 40. Rd1 { [%eval -3.46] } 40... Bg4 { [%eval -3.25] } 41. Qc8?? { (-3.25 → -9.03) Blunder. Rxg3 was best. } { [%eval -9.03] } (41. Rxg3 Rxg3 42. Rxd2 Rc3 43. Kb2 Rc6 44. Qxa7 Qf1 45. Qa1 Qxa1+ 46. Kxa1 Bxh5) 41... Bxc8 { [%eval -8.59] } 42. Rd3 { [%eval -14.23] } 42... Bf5 { [%eval -11.63] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1