[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8Vrd9w1w"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "HowellHub"] [Black "Chess-Network"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8Vrd9w1w"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "04:14:03"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2751"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.49] } { C45 Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.51] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.41] } 7. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Qf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. Qg3 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.51] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.61] } 9... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.6] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.57] } 10... Qxd4? { (0.57 → 1.75) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (10... d6 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Rd1 Qg6 13. Rd2 f5 14. e5 Qxg3 15. hxg3 dxe5 16. dxe5) 11. Nc3 { [%eval 1.78] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 1.83] } 12. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.91] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.83] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 2.0] } 13... Qb4 { [%eval 2.03] } 14. Rd2 { [%eval 2.1] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 1.93] } 15. Qd6 { [%eval 1.96] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 2.24] } 16. Qxb4 { [%eval 2.22] } 16... Nxb4 { [%eval 2.19] } 17. a3 { [%eval 1.89] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 1.68] } 18. Bc4 { [%eval 1.14] } 18... Ne5?! { (1.14 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (18... a6) 19. Ba2 { [%eval 1.84] } 19... b6 { [%eval 2.22] } 20. f4 { [%eval 2.44] } 20... Ng6 { [%eval 2.24] } 21. g3 { [%eval 2.39] } 21... Nf8?! { (2.39 → 3.42) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (21... a6 22. O-O Nf8 23. Na4 b5 24. Nc5 Ra7 25. e5 Bb7 26. Nxd7 Be4 27. Nc5) 22. Kf2? { (3.42 → 1.73) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (22. Bd5 Rb8 23. Nb5 Ne6 24. Nd6 Rf8 25. Kf2 a5 26. Rc1 a4 27. Ke3 g6) 22... Bb7 { [%eval 1.8] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 1.74] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 1.8] } 24. e5 { [%eval 1.76] } 24... b5 { [%eval 1.87] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval 1.63] } 25... a5 { [%eval 1.52] } 26. Nd5 { [%eval 1.59] } 26... Ra7 { [%eval 1.51] } 27. h4 { [%eval 1.31] } 27... h5 { [%eval 1.81] } 28. Ne3 { [%eval 1.47] } 28... b4 { [%eval 1.34] } 29. axb4 { [%eval 1.24] } 29... axb4 { [%eval 1.14] } 30. Bb3 { [%eval 1.01] } 30... g6?! { (1.01 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (30... Ne6) 31. Nc2?! { (1.69 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (31. g4 Ne6 32. f5 Nd8 33. fxg6 Rxe5 34. gxf7+ Kf8 35. g5 Nxf7 36. Rc4 Re4) 31... Ne6 { [%eval 0.73] } 32. Nxb4 { [%eval 0.5] } 32... Be4 { [%eval 0.92] } 33. Bd5 { [%eval 0.84] } 33... Bf5 { [%eval 0.83] } 34. Bf3 { [%eval 0.78] } 34... Kg7?! { (0.78 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (34... Nc7) 35. Nd5 { [%eval 1.92] } 35... Rb8 { [%eval 1.9] } 36. Nf6?? { (1.90 → 0.00) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. Ne3 Ra2 37. Nxf5+ gxf5 38. Rcc2 Kg6 39. Bd5 Ra7 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. b3 Kf8) 36... Ra2?! { (0.00 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (36... d6 37. b4 dxe5 38. fxe5 Rxb4 39. Rc8 Nf8 40. Rcd8 Be6 41. Rxf8 Kxf8 42. Rd8+) 37. Nxd7?! { (0.62 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (37. Bd5) 37... Rbxb2 { [%eval -0.34] } 38. Rxb2 { [%eval -0.36] } 38... Rxb2+ { [%eval -0.43] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval -0.23] } 39... Rb3+ { [%eval -0.36] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval -0.24] } 40... Nd4 { [%eval -0.28] } 41. Bd5 { [%eval -0.45] } 41... Rb2+ { [%eval -0.08] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval -0.13] } 42... Ne2 { [%eval 0.03] } 43. Rc7 { [%eval 0.01] } 43... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.03] } 44. Nc5?! { (0.03 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (44. Bc4 Bb1 45. Nf6 Nf5+ 46. Kf3 Nxh4+ 47. Kg3 Nf5+ 48. Kh3 Nh6 49. Ne8+ Kf8) 44... Bg4?? { (-0.80 → 3.06) Blunder. Nf1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (44... Nf1+ 45. Kf3) 45. Bxf7? { (3.06 → 1.53) Mistake. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (45. Rxf7+ Kh8 46. Ne4 Re2+ 47. Kd3 Be6 48. Nxg3 Bxf7 49. Nxe2 Bxd5 50. Kd4 Bf3) 45... Kh6 { [%eval 1.95] } 46. e6? { (1.95 → 0.71) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (46. Kd3) 46... Nf5+ { [%eval 0.92] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval 1.93] } 47... Re2 { [%eval 1.48] } 48. Ne4?? { (1.48 → -3.68) Blunder. Bg8 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (48. Bg8) 48... Bf3?? { (-3.68 → 3.39) Blunder. Re3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (48... Re3+ 49. Kd2 Rxe4 50. Bg8 Ng7 51. e7 Ne8 52. Rb7 Kg7 53. Bb3 Bf5 54. Bc2) 49. Ng5 { [%eval 3.2] } 49... Bg4?? { (3.20 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (49... Re3+ 50. Kd2) 50. Bg8 { [%eval #7] } 50... Ng7 { [%eval #1] } 51. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0