[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GTsnqHRG"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "HowellHub"] [Black "Chess-Network"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "GTsnqHRG"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "04:26:15"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2742"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval -0.05] } 6... d5?! { (-0.05 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (6... c4 7. Bc2 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Qd5 9. Qe2 f6 10. Nf3 Qe6 11. b3) 7. d4 { [%eval 0.47] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.86] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.83] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.35] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.43] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.04] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.04] } 13. a4 { [%eval -0.15] } 13... a5? { (-0.15 → 1.20) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (13... Nc4) 14. Nb5 { [%eval 0.68] } 14... Be7?! { (0.68 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (14... Rc8 15. Qe2) 15. Bd2?! { (1.34 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (15. Bc2 g6 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Rf3 Ra6 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Rg3 h4 20. Rh3 Na8) 15... h4? { (0.55 → 1.73) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4) 16. Rc1?! { (1.73 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (16. Bc2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qd7 18. b3 Nb6 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Nc8) 16... Kf8?! { (0.91 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4) 17. Nc7?! { (1.60 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (17. Bc2 Nc4 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. b3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Rh6 21. Qd3 Rc6 22. Qxf5 g6) 17... Ra7?! { (0.52 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (17... Rc8) 18. Nb5 { [%eval 1.55] } 18... Ra8 { [%eval 1.64] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 1.47] } 19... g6 { [%eval 2.02] } 20. b3 { [%eval 1.56] } 20... Be4 { [%eval 1.69] } 21. Qe1 { [%eval 1.8] } 21... Bxc2 { [%eval 2.22] } 22. Rxc2 { [%eval 2.2] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 2.33] } 23. Rxc8 { [%eval 1.93] } 23... Nxc8 { [%eval 1.67] } 24. Bxa5 { [%eval 1.55] } 24... Qd7?! { (1.55 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (24... b6 25. Bd2 Qd7 26. Bb4 Kg7 27. Qc3 Bxb4 28. Qxb4 Ne7 29. Qd6 Qb7 30. Rc1) 25. Qc3 { [%eval 2.17] } 25... b6 { [%eval 2.42] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 2.44] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval 2.41] } 27. Bb4 { [%eval 2.3] } 27... Qd8 { [%eval 2.1] } 28. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.68] } 28... Nxe7 { [%eval 1.55] } 29. Nd6 { [%eval 1.27] } 29... Nf5 { [%eval 1.42] } 30. Nxf5+ { [%eval 1.38] } 30... gxf5 { [%eval 1.71] } 31. Qc7 { [%eval 1.47] } 31... Qa8 { [%eval 1.91] } 32. Qe7?! { (1.91 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (32. h3) 32... Qd8 { [%eval 1.78] } 33. Qxd8 { [%eval 1.91] } 33... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.0] } 34. Rc6 { [%eval 1.92] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval 1.79] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 2.14] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 2.01] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 1.74] } 36... Kh5?! { (1.74 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (36... h3) 37. Kf3 { [%eval 2.14] } 37... Rb7 { [%eval 2.31] } 38. Rc8 { [%eval 1.92] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 1.76] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 1.9] } 39... Kg7?! { (1.90 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (39... b5 40. a5 b4 41. Ra8 Kh7 42. Kd2 Kg7 43. Ra6 Rb5 44. Ke2 Kh6 45. Ra8) 40. Kd3 { [%eval 2.89] } 40... Ra7?! { (2.89 → 4.18) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (40... b5 41. axb5 Rxb5 42. Kc3 Kg6 43. b4 f6 44. Kb3 fxe5 45. dxe5 Kh5 46. h3) 41. Kc3 { [%eval 4.11] } 41... f6 { [%eval 4.07] } 42. Kb4 { [%eval 4.09] } 42... fxe5 { [%eval 3.94] } 43. fxe5 { [%eval 4.1] } 43... f4 { [%eval 4.46] } 44. h3 { [%eval 4.38] } 44... Rf7 { [%eval 4.3] } 45. Rc6 { [%eval 3.81] } 45... f3 { [%eval 4.11] } 46. gxf3 { [%eval 3.85] } 46... Rxf3 { [%eval 3.84] } 47. Rxb6 { [%eval 3.83] } 47... Rxh3 { [%eval 3.82] } 48. a5 { [%eval 3.95] } 48... Rh1 { [%eval 4.0] } 49. a6? { (4.00 → 2.44) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (49. Rc6) 49... h3 { [%eval 2.34] } 50. Rxe6?? { (2.34 → 0.00) Blunder. Rb7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (50. Rb7+) 50... Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Re7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... h2 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... h1=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Rxh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Ra1 { [%eval 0.01] } 56. Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kf5?? { (0.00 → 5.23) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (56... Rb1 57. Kc7 Rxb3 58. a7 Rc3+ 59. Kb7 Rb3+ 60. Ka6 Ra3+ 61. Kb6 Rb3+) 57. a7 { [%eval 4.7] } 57... Ke6 { [%eval 5.19] } 58. b4 { [%eval 4.78] } 58... Kd7 { [%eval 5.8] } 59. b5 { [%eval 5.61] } 59... Kc8 { [%eval 5.36] } 60. e6 { [%eval 5.29] } { White wins on time. } 1-0