[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VTwRC9r1"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Black "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VTwRC9r1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "15:21:53"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "2555"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "From Position"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/NNNNNNNN/NNNNKNNN w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nhg3 { [%eval 3.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 3.05] } 2. Nhf3 { [%eval 3.12] } 2... f6 { [%eval 3.45] } 3. Nab3 { [%eval 3.29] } 3... e5 { [%eval 3.15] } 4. Nac3 { [%eval 3.19] } 4... c5?! { (3.19 → 4.22) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 4.22] } (4... Ne7 5. Nfe3 c6 6. Ncd3 Qc7 7. Ngh4 b6 8. Nhf5 Nxf5 9. Ngxf5 g6 10. Ncxd5) 5. Nba3 { [%eval 3.65] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 3.76] } 6. Nab5 { [%eval 3.42] } 6... a6 { [%eval 3.53] } 7. Nba3?! { (3.53 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Nc7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (7. Nc7+) 7... b5 { [%eval 3.03] } 8. Nab1?! { (3.03 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. Nde3 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (8. Nde3) 8... c4?! { (2.12 → 3.39) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (8... Kf7 9. Nfe3) 9. Nba1?? { (3.39 → 0.07) Blunder. Nbd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (9. Nbd4) 9... d4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (9... h5 10. Ncd4 exd4 11. Nexd4 Nge7 12. Nfe3 h4 13. Ngxh4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxh4 15. Ngf3) 10. Nce4 { [%eval 1.22] } 10... Be6?? { (1.22 → 3.39) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (10... Be7 11. Ncxd4) 11. Ngh4?? { (3.39 → 1.38) Blunder. Ncxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (11. Ncxd4) 11... Nge7?! { (1.38 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (11... Qb6 12. Ncxd4 exd4 13. Nc2 d3 14. Ncd4 Nxd4 15. Nexd4 Bf7 16. Ncxd3 cxd3 17. Nfxd3) 12. Nc5? { (2.28 → 1.06) Mistake. Nexd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (12. Nexd4 exd4 13. Ng1e2 c3 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Ncxd4 cxb2 16. Nxb2 Bf7 17. Nhf5 Nxf5) 12... Bc8? { (1.06 → 2.30) Mistake. Bg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (12... Bg8 13. Nfe4 Ng6 14. Nhf5 Qc7 15. Nde3 dxe3 16. N1xe3 Qa7 17. Ned6+ Bxd6 18. Nxd6+) 13. Nfe4 { [%eval 1.7] } 13... Nd5?! { (1.70 → 2.71) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (13... f5 14. Nbxc4) 14. Nhf5 { [%eval 2.56] } 14... g6 { [%eval 2.87] } 15. N5h4?? { (2.87 → 0.19) Blunder. N5xd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (15. N5xd4 exd4 16. Ncxd4 Ndb4 17. Nbxc4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Nxd4 19. Nfxd4 Kf7 20. Nab3 f5) 15... f5 { [%eval 0.08] } 16. Neg5?? { (0.08 → -4.22) Blunder. Nbxc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (16. Nbxc4) 16... Bxc5 { [%eval -3.07] } 17. N1h3?! { (-3.07 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. Nbxc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (17. Nbxc4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 e4 19. N5xe4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Ng2 Rf8 22. Nd3 Nb6) 17... Be7 { [%eval -3.46] } 18. Na2? { (-3.46 → -5.75) Mistake. Nbxc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.75] } (18. Nbxc4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qc7 20. Nbc3 dxc3 21. Nfe3 Nxe3 22. Ndxe3 Qd8 23. Ngxf5 gxf5) 18... c3? { (-5.75 → -3.08) Mistake. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -3.08] } (18... Ra7 19. Nbc3) 19. Nd3?! { (-3.08 → -4.14) Inaccuracy. Nbxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.14] } (19. Nbxc3 dxc3) 19... cxd2+ { [%eval -4.4] } 20. N3xd2?! { (-4.40 → -7.21) Inaccuracy. Nbxd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.21] } (20. Nbxd2) 20... Bxg5 { [%eval -6.16] } 21. Nxg5 { [%eval -6.09] } 21... Qxg5 { [%eval -6.09] } 22. Nhf3 { [%eval -6.0] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval -6.16] } 23. Nab3 { [%eval -5.96] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval -6.0] } 24. Ndc5 { [%eval -7.91] } 24... h5 { [%eval -6.69] } 25. Nf2 { [%eval -7.36] } 25... h4 { [%eval -7.67] } 26. Ngh1 { [%eval -7.67] } 26... g5 { [%eval -7.25] } 27. N1h2 { [%eval -9.05] } 27... g4 { [%eval -9.38] } 28. Nxe5 { [%eval -9.3] } 28... Nxe5 { [%eval -8.92] } 29. Ncxd4 { [%eval -9.21] } 29... f4 { [%eval -8.98] } 30. Nfe4 { [%eval -8.9] } 30... f3 { [%eval -8.68] } 31. Ne2c3 { [%eval -9.01] } 31... Nxc3?! { (-9.01 → -6.25) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -6.25] } (31... Ne3 32. Nhf1) 32. Naxc3 { [%eval -6.26] } 32... g3 { [%eval -6.05] } 33. Nhxf3 { [%eval -5.99] } 33... Nxf3+ { [%eval -4.74] } 34. N2xf3 { [%eval -5.08] } 34... g2 { [%eval -5.24] } 35. Nf2 { [%eval -4.98] } 35... h3 { [%eval -5.07] } 36. Nd5 { [%eval -5.78] } 36... h2 { [%eval -5.84] } 37. Nxh2?! { (-5.84 → -13.47) Inaccuracy. Nxe7 was best. } { [%eval -13.47] } (37. Nxe7 h1=Q+ 38. Nxh1 gxh1=Q+ 39. Kd2 Kxe7 40. Nbc3 Qh6+ 41. Nfg5 Rd8 42. Kc2 b4) 37... g1=Q+ { [%eval -13.57] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval -13.7] } 38... Rxf2+ { [%eval -14.16] } 39. Nxf2 { [%eval -20.57] } 39... Qxf2+ { [%eval -13.73] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval -14.0] } 40... Qee1+ { [%eval -12.89] } 41. Kd3?! { (-12.89 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. N1d2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (41. N1d2 Qxh2) 41... Bf5+ { [%eval #-2] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1