[Event "Blitz Increment"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Sb8BjUbe"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "paulov_98"] [Black "Saakov_Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Sb8BjUbe"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "13:57:49"] [WhiteElo "2056"] [BlackElo "1860"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: Carls-Bremen System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.07] } { A22 English Opening: Carls-Bremen System } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. e3?! { (0.37 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. e3 Bb6 8. b3 Re8) 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.4] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.47] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.74] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Bh5?! { (0.31 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (7... Qd7 8. f3 Bh3 9. Bxh3 Qxh3 10. d4 Bb6 11. b4 exd4 12. exd4) 8. d4?! { (1.42 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (8. h3 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. b3 Bb6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. d4 Nd8) 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.67] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.5] } 10. Re1?? { (0.50 → -1.94) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (10. b4 Bb6) 10... O-O { [%eval -1.93] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -2.01] } 11... Nxe2+ { [%eval -1.94] } 12. Rxe2?? { (-1.94 → -4.44) Blunder. Nxe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (12. Nxe2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 c6 14. Qd4 Re8 15. b4 Bg6 16. Nc3 h5 17. a4 Ng4) 12... Bxe2 { [%eval -3.72] } 13. Qxe2 { [%eval -3.83] } 13... Bxe3 { [%eval -3.66] } 14. Qxe3 { [%eval -3.69] } 14... Re8 { [%eval -3.62] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -3.74] } 15... c6 { [%eval -3.72] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -3.85] } 16... d5 { [%eval -3.35] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval -3.16] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval -3.15] } 18. Nxd5 { [%eval -3.04] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.37] } 19. Bxd5 { [%eval -3.21] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval -2.72] } 20. Qf4 { [%eval -2.76] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval -2.74] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval -3.05] } 21... Rbd8 { [%eval -3.0] } 22. Re3 { [%eval -3.37] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval -2.98] } 23. Bb3 { [%eval -3.73] } 23... Rxe3 { [%eval -3.88] } 24. Qxe3 { [%eval -3.94] } 24... b6 { [%eval -3.82] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval -3.89] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval -3.42] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval -3.8] } 26... h6 { [%eval -3.98] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval -3.73] } 27... f6?? { (-3.73 → -1.55) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (27... Qe7 28. h4 Qf6 29. Qb7 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Qe4 Re8 32. Qc2 Kg7 33. Bd5) 28. Qe4 { [%eval -1.55] } 28... Qd4? { (-1.55 → 0.00) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... g5 29. Qg6 Qg7 30. Qe4 h5 31. h3 b5 32. h4 Re8 33. Qc6 gxh4 34. Qc5+) 29. Qh7?! { (0.00 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (29. Qe6 Rd7 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Kd6 32. Qf8+ Re7 33. Qd8+ Rd7) 29... Qg4?? { (-0.77 → 0.90) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (29... Re8 30. Kf1) 30. Qg8+?! { (0.90 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (30. h3 Qh5 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ Kd6 33. Qxf6+ Kc7 34. h4 Rd6 35. Be6 Qd1+) 30... Ke7 { [%eval -0.1] } 31. Qf7+ { [%eval -0.1] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval -0.05] } 32. Qd5+?? { (-0.05 → -3.10) Blunder. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (32. Qxa7 Qd4 33. Qxg7 h5 34. h4 Re8 35. Qb7 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4 Rxe4) 32... Kc7 { [%eval -2.92] } 33. Qf7+ { [%eval -3.06] } 33... Rd7 { [%eval -3.12] } 34. Qg8 { [%eval -3.46] } 34... Qd4?? { (-3.46 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34... Qe4 35. a4 g5 36. Qf8 Qc6 37. Qg8 Re7 38. Bc4 Qxa4 39. Bf1 Qc6 40. h3) 35. Kg2?? { (0.00 → -3.34) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (35. Be6 Rd8 36. Qxg7+ Kb8 37. Qxh6 Qe4 38. Bb3 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qe4+) 35... Qxb2?! { (-3.34 → -2.37) Inaccuracy. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (35... Qe4+) 36. Qa8 { [%eval -2.88] } 36... Qa3 { [%eval -2.56] } 37. Qe4? { (-2.56 → -4.31) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (37. Bd5 Qc5 38. Bf3 Kd6 39. Qe8 Re7 40. Qb8+ Rc7 41. Qe8 f5 42. h4 Re7) 37... Qc5 { [%eval -4.33] } 38. Qa8 { [%eval -5.29] } 38... Qc6+ { [%eval -5.42] } 39. Qxc6+ { [%eval -5.46] } 39... Kxc6 { [%eval -5.43] } 40. Kf3 { [%eval -5.4] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval -5.21] } 41. Ke4 { [%eval -5.41] } 41... g6 { [%eval -5.36] } 42. f4 { [%eval -5.41] } 42... Rc7 { [%eval -5.38] } 43. g4 { [%eval -5.5] } 43... Rc3 { [%eval -5.43] } 44. Bf7 { [%eval -5.37] } 44... Rh3 { [%eval -5.06] } 45. Bxg6 { [%eval -4.98] } 45... Rxh2 { [%eval -5.06] } 46. Bf7 { [%eval -5.3] } 46... Ke7 { [%eval -5.2] } 47. Bb3 { [%eval -5.35] } 47... h5 { [%eval -5.35] } 48. gxh5 { [%eval -5.11] } 48... Rxh5 { [%eval -5.04] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval -6.21] } 49... a5 { [%eval -5.0] } 50. Kg4 { [%eval -5.03] } 50... Rh3?? { (-5.03 → 6.44) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 6.44] } (50... Rc5 51. Bg8 b5 52. Kf3 Rc8 53. Bd5 Kd6 54. Bf7 Rf8 55. Bg6 a4 56. Ke4) 51. Kxh3 { [%eval 6.19] } 51... Kd6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 6.49] } 52. Kg4 { [%eval 6.57] } 52... b5 { [%eval 6.63] } 53. Kf5 { [%eval 6.21] } 53... a4 { [%eval 7.19] } 54. Bg8 { [%eval 6.71] } 54... Ke7 { [%eval 6.34] } 55. Ke4 { [%eval 6.14] } 55... b4 { [%eval 6.39] } 56. f5 { [%eval 6.85] } 56... Kd6 { [%eval 6.42] } 57. Kd4 { [%eval 6.41] } 57... b3 { [%eval 7.01] } 58. axb3 { [%eval 6.96] } 58... a3?! { (6.96 → 36.44) Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%eval 36.44] } (58... axb3 59. Bxb3 Kc6 60. Ba4+ Kb6 61. Kd5 Ka5 62. Ke6 Kxa4 63. Kxf6 Kb3 64. Ke5) 59. b4 { [%eval 43.18] } 59... Kc6 { [%eval 39.5] } 60. Kc3 { [%eval 59.96] } 60... Kb5 { [%eval 9.79] } 61. Kb3 { [%eval 7.63] } 61... a2 { [%eval 7.7] } 62. Kxa2 { [%eval 7.75] } 62... Kxb4 { [%eval 7.43] } 63. Kb2 { [%eval 7.69] } 63... Kc5?! { (7.69 → 56.81) Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best. } { [%eval 56.81] } (63... Kb5 64. Kc3 Kc5 65. Kd3 Kd6 66. Kd4 Ke7 67. Be6 Kf8 68. Kc5 Kg7 69. Bd5) 64. Kc3 { [%eval 76.36] } 64... Kd6 { [%eval 76.63] } 65. Kd4 { [%eval 76.06] } 65... Ke7 { [%eval 7.68] } 66. Kd5 { [%eval 83.08] } 66... Kf8?! { (83.08 → Mate in 24) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #24] } (66... Kd7 67. Kc5 Kc7 68. Bb3 Kd7 69. Be6+ Kc7 70. Bd5 Kd7 71. Bb3 Kc7 72. Be6) 67. Be6 { [%eval 83.08] } 67... Ke7 { [%eval 22.97] } 68. Kc6 { [%eval 10.58] } 68... Kf8?! { (10.58 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (68... Kd8 69. Kd6 Ke8 70. Bd5 Kf8 71. Bc4 Ke8 72. Be6 Kd8 73. Bd5 Ke8 74. Ke6) 69. Kd7 { [%eval #14] } 69... Kg7 { [%eval #14] } 70. Ke7 { [%eval #18] } 70... Kh7 { [%eval #15] } 71. Kxf6 { [%eval 10.24] } 71... Kh8?! { (10.24 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (71... Kh6 72. Ke7 Kg5 73. f6 Kf4 74. f7 Ke5 75. f8=Q Ke4 76. Kf6 Kd3 77. Qb4) 72. Ke7 { [%eval #6] } 72... Kg7 { [%eval #6] } 73. f6+ { [%eval #5] } 73... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 74. f7 { [%eval #4] } 74... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 75. f8=Q { [%eval #3] } 75... Kh4 { [%eval #2] } 76. Qg8 { [%eval #2] } 76... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 77. Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 77... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 78. Qg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0