[Event "Blitz Titled Arena November '25"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ltqe5NFJ"] [Date "2025.11.08"] [Round "-"] [White "GHMackenzie"] [Black "Erebuni91"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Ltqe5NFJ"] [UTCDate "2025.11.08"] [UTCTime "21:29:10"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2635"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A05 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.15] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.09] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.03] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.21] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 9... c5?? { (0.10 → 1.98) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (9... exd5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Nf6 13. Qc1 Bd6 14. Nh4 g6) 10. Nc3?? { (1.98 → 0.11) Blunder. dxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Nc3 Qe8 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nxa7 Rd8 14. Nb5 e5 15. Nc7 Qh5) 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 11... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.17] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.18] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.16] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.15] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] } 14... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.02] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 16. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.03] } 16... Rfxd8 { [%eval 0.02] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.01] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.06] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.07] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 0.25] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -0.16] } 19... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.09] } 20. Nxb2 { [%eval 0.08] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] } 21. Kf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.64] } 22. Nc4?! { (0.64 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (22. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 22... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.15] } 23. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.11] } 23... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Rc3+ { [%eval -0.04] } 25. Rd3 { [%eval -0.05] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval -0.05] } 26. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.25] } 26... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 27. Nc6+ { [%eval -0.31] } 27... Kd6 { [%eval -0.25] } 28. Nxa7 { [%eval -0.27] } 28... Kc5 { [%eval 0.08] } 29. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... bxa4 { [%eval 0.02] } 30. bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Nc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Nd6 { [%eval 0.02] } 34. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Nf2+ { [%eval 0.01] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ng4 { [%eval 0.15] } 37. h3 { [%eval 0.14] } 37... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.48] } 38. fxe5 { [%eval 0.28] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval 0.63] } 39. Kf3?! { (0.63 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. Nd6 Kxe5) 39... Kxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Nb6 { [%eval 0.01] } 40... g5 { [%eval 0.44] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval 0.16] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Nc4+ { [%eval 0.05] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval 0.23] } 43. Nd2 { [%eval 0.04] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 0.38] } 44. Nf3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Nf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kd4?? { (0.00 → 6.16) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 6.16] } (49... Kd6 50. Ne3 Ke6 51. Nc4 Kd5 52. Nb6+ Ke6) 50. Ng3 { [%eval 6.36] } 50... f4 { [%eval 6.31] } 51. Ne4?? { (6.31 → 0.51) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (51. Nf5+ Kc3 52. Nxh6 e4+ 53. Kxe4 f3 54. Kxf3 Kd3 55. Kf4 Ke2 56. h5 Kf2) 51... Kd3?? { (0.51 → 5.77) Blunder. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.77] } (51... Kd5 52. Nf2 Ke6 53. Kg4 Kd5 54. Nd3 Ke6 55. h5 Kd5 56. Nf2 Ke6 57. Ne4) 52. Nf6 { [%eval 5.3] } 52... Kd4 { [%eval 5.31] } 53. Kg4?? { (5.31 → 0.04) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (53. Ng4) 53... Ke3 { [%eval 0.17] } 54. Kf5 { [%eval 0.19] } 54... f3?? { (0.19 → 5.01) Blunder. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (54... Kf3) 55. Ng4+ { [%eval 4.98] } 55... Ke2 { [%eval 4.94] } 56. Kxe5 { [%eval 4.92] } 56... h5 { [%eval 5.8] } 57. Nf6?? { (5.80 → 0.00) Blunder. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (57. Nh2) 57... f2 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... f1=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Ng5?? { (0.00 → -7.53) Blunder. Ng3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.53] } (59. Ng3+ Kf3 60. Nxf1 Kg4 61. Nd2 Kxh4 62. Kf4 Kh3 63. Kf3 Kh2 64. Kf2 Kh3) 59... Qg2 { [%eval -6.12] } 60. Ne6 { [%eval -7.06] } 60... Qg4 { [%eval -6.43] } 61. Ng7?! { (-6.43 → -12.94) Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval -12.94] } (61. Nd4+ Kf1 62. Nf5 Kf2 63. Kf6 Qf4 64. Kg6 Kf3 65. Ne7 Qxh4 66. Nd5 Qg4+) 61... Qxh4?! { (-12.94 → -6.66) Inaccuracy. Qxg7+ was best. } { [%eval -6.66] } (61... Qxg7+ 62. Ke6 Qg4+ 63. Ke7 Qxh4+ 64. Kd6 Qg5 65. Kc7 Kf3 66. Kb7 Qf4 67. Kc6) 62. Ne8?? { (-6.66 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (62. Nf5 Qh3 63. Kf4 Qg4+ 64. Ke5 Kf3 65. Nd4+ Kf2 66. Nf5 Qf3 67. Ke6 Qe4+) 62... Qg4? { (Mate in 9 → -9.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval -9.48] } (62... Qe7+ 63. Kd5 Qxe8 64. Kc4 h4 65. Kd5 h3 66. Kd4 h2 67. Kd5 h1=Q+ 68. Kc5) 63. Nf6 { [%eval -10.38] } 63... Qf3? { (-10.38 → -5.28) Mistake. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.28] } (63... Qg5+ 64. Ke6 h4 65. Nd5 h3 66. Nc3+ Kf3 67. Nd1 h2 68. Nb2 Qe3+ 69. Kd5) 64. Nh7?? { (-5.28 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (64. Nxh5 Qxh5+ 65. Kd6 Qf7 66. Kc6 Kd3 67. Kd6 Kc4 68. Ke5 Kc5 69. Ke4 Qe8+) 64... Qe3+ { [%eval #-9] } 65. Kd6 { [%eval #-9] } 65... Qd3+ { [%eval #-8] } 66. Kc6 { [%eval #-8] } 66... Qxh7 { [%eval #-7] } 67. Kb6 { [%eval #-7] } 67... h4 { [%eval #-6] } 68. Ka6 { [%eval #-5] } 68... Qh6+ { [%eval #-6] } 69. Kb5 { [%eval #-6] } 69... Qg5+ { [%eval #-6] } 70. Kc4 { [%eval #-6] } 70... h3 { [%eval #-5] } 71. Kb4 { [%eval #-4] } 71... Qg4+ { [%eval #-5] } 72. Kc5 { [%eval #-5] } 72... h2 { [%eval #-4] } 73. Kc6 { [%eval #-4] } 73... h1=Q+ { [%eval #-3] } 74. Kd6 { [%eval #-3] } 74... Qh2+ { [%eval #-3] } 75. Ke7 { [%eval #-2] } 75... Qhh3 { [%eval #-3] } 76. Kf6 { [%eval #-2] } { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2