[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MTQQIcLL"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Black "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MTQQIcLL"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "15:28:55"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2300"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "From Position"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/NNNNNNNN/NNNNKNNN w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Ngf3 { [%eval 3.28] } 1... g6 { [%eval 3.37] } 2. Nac3 { [%eval 2.83] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 2.61] } 3. Nab3 { [%eval 3.12] } 3... a5 { [%eval 3.12] } 4. Ndc4 { [%eval 2.62] } 4... b6?! { (2.62 → 3.54) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (4... d5 5. N4e3) 5. Nhg3 { [%eval 3.86] } 5... c6 { [%eval 3.21] } 6. Ncd3 { [%eval 4.18] } 6... b5 { [%eval 4.12] } 7. Ncxa5 { [%eval 4.12] } 7... Rxa5 { [%eval 3.68] } 8. Nxa5 { [%eval 3.87] } 8... Qxa5 { [%eval 4.15] } 9. Nf1d2 { [%eval 4.12] } 9... b4?! { (4.12 → 6.04) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 6.04] } (9... h5 10. Nb3) 10. Nce4 { [%eval 5.08] } 10... d5 { [%eval 6.1] } 11. Neg5?! { (6.10 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Nec5 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (11. Nec5 h5 12. Ncxb4 Qc7 13. Ngh4 Bf6 14. Nbc3 Nh6 15. Nbxd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Qd8) 11... h6? { (4.38 → 7.54) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 7.54] } (11... f6 12. Ngf4) 12. Nxf7 { [%eval 7.32] } 12... Kxf7 { [%eval 7.46] } 13. Nfe5+ { [%eval 7.08] } 13... Ke8 { [%eval 7.3] } 14. Nxg6 { [%eval 7.23] } 14... Rh7 { [%eval 6.5] } 15. Nhf3 { [%eval 6.7] } 15... h5 { [%eval 7.45] } 16. N2h4 { [%eval 6.92] } 16... b3 { [%eval 8.76] } 17. Ncd4 { [%eval 8.85] } 17... Qa2 { [%eval 10.38] } 18. Ndc3 { [%eval 9.99] } 18... Bxd4 { [%eval 10.47] } 19. Nfxd4 { [%eval 9.45] } 19... c5 { [%eval 10.08] } 20. N4xb3 { [%eval 9.62] } 20... Qa7 { [%eval 9.52] } 21. Nbxc5 { [%eval 9.89] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval 10.65] } 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 10.77] } 22... e6 { [%eval 11.3] } 23. Ndc3 { [%eval 10.69] } 23... Rb7 { [%eval 12.15] } 24. Nxb7 { [%eval 12.1] } 24... Bxb7 { [%eval 12.45] } 25. Nxh5 { [%eval 12.15] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval 12.05] } 26. Nxd4 { [%eval 12.3] } 26... Qxd4 { [%eval 12.07] } 27. Nhf4 { [%eval 12.03] } 27... e5 { [%eval 12.39] } 28. Ngxe5 { [%eval 12.17] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval 14.89] } 29. Nf5 { [%eval 14.73] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 25.5] } 30. Nbc4 { [%eval 23.01] } 30... Qa7?! { (23.01 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (30... Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2) 31. Ncd6+ { [%eval #7] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #7] } 32. Ne6+ { [%eval #8] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } 33. Ne7+ { [%eval #7] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 26.75] } 34. Nxb7 { [%eval 26.02] } 34... Qxb7 { [%eval 26.71] } 35. Nf5 { [%eval 25.06] } 35... Qg2 { [%eval 25.34] } 36. Na3 { [%eval 27.0] } 36... Qg1+ { [%eval 23.88] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval 21.37] } 37... Qa1?! { (21.37 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (37... Qh2 38. Ndf3 Qh5 39. Ng5+ Kh8 40. Nfe4 Ng4 41. Nxg4 Qxg4 42. Nf7+ Kh7 43. Neg5+) 38. Nc2?! { (Mate in 6 → 20.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nfe4 was best. } { [%eval 20.41] } (38. Nfe4 Nxe4 39. Ndxe4 Qf1+ 40. Kxf1 Kh8 41. N4g5 Kg8 42. Nh6+ Kh8 43. Ng6#) 38... Qxc3 { [%eval #7] } 39. Nce3 { [%eval #11] } 39... Qc8 { [%eval #11] } 40. Ng5+ { [%eval #10] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval #9] } 41. Ngf7?! { (Mate in 9 → 13.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 13.77] } (41. Ne7+ Kf8 42. Nxc8 Nh5 43. Nde4 Ng3+ 44. Nxg3 Ke8 45. Nef5 Kd8 46. Ne6+ Kxc8) 41... Qe6 { [%eval 17.65] } 42. Nde4 { [%eval 14.56] } 42... Nxe4?! { (14.56 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (42... Ne8 43. Ndc5 Qa2+ 44. Kf3 Qxf7 45. Nxf7 Kxf7 46. Ned6+ Nxd6 47. Nxd6+ Ke7 48. Nef5+) 43. Nxe4 { [%eval #9] } 43... Qa2+ { [%eval #9] } 44. Kf3 { [%eval #8] } 44... Qe6 { [%eval #6] } 45. Nf4 { [%eval #5] } 45... Qa6 { [%eval #5] } 46. Kg4 { [%eval #5] } 46... Qa1 { [%eval #2] } 47. Nf6+ { [%eval #1] } 47... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 48. Ne6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0