[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Vpgt5Ie4"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "handofprince"] [Black "chessmaster2006"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Vpgt5Ie4"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "20:31:40"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2919"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.09] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.06] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.02] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.28] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.51] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.33] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.19] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 0.28] } 13. Na4 { [%eval 0.16] } 13... Bd4 { [%eval 0.07] } 14. c3 { [%eval -0.07] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.08] } 15... Nf8 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.34] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.38] } 17. Bc2 { [%eval 0.16] } 17... c5 { [%eval 0.09] } 18. e5 { [%eval -0.2] } 18... Be7?! { (-0.20 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (18... Bh4) 19. Rad1 { [%eval 0.48] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval 1.02] } 20. f5?! { (1.02 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (20. b4) 20... dxe5 { [%eval 0.6] } 21. b4 { [%eval 0.51] } 21... cxb4 { [%eval 0.64] } 22. cxb4 { [%eval 0.46] } 22... Bh4?! { (0.46 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (22... Nh7) 23. Bb3? { (1.15 → -0.15) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (23. Nc5) 23... Qf6 { [%eval -0.15] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -0.15] } 24... Bxa4 { [%eval -0.13] } 25. Bxa4 { [%eval -0.26] } 25... Red8 { [%eval -0.2] } 26. Be3 { [%eval -0.25] } 26... Bg5 { [%eval -0.34] } 27. Bc5 { [%eval -0.46] } 27... Rd4?! { (-0.46 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (27... Rxd1) 28. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 28... exd4 { [%eval 0.22] } 29. Bb3 { [%eval -0.13] } 29... Be3+ { [%eval -0.1] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval -0.07] } 30... Nd7 { [%eval -0.01] } 31. Qf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 31... Ne5 { [%eval -0.09] } 32. Qe4 { [%eval -0.15] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] } 33. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.18] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 0.17] } 34. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.12] } 34... dxe3 { [%eval 0.09] } 35. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.24] } 35... a6 { [%eval 0.26] } 36. Qc5 { [%eval 0.08] } 36... Re7 { [%eval 0.52] } 37. Re1 { [%eval 0.54] } 37... Re8 { [%eval 0.8] } 38. Bxf7 { [%eval 0.88] } 38... Qxf7 { [%eval 1.07] } 39. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.85] } 39... Rd8? { (0.85 → 2.43) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (39... c6 40. Qe3 Rxe5 41. Qxe5 Qc4 42. Kg1 Qh4 43. Qe3 Qc4 44. Kh2 Qh4 45. Qe5) 40. Kh2 { [%eval 2.54] } 40... Rd6 { [%eval 2.56] } 41. Qe3?! { (2.56 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (41. Qc2 Rf6 42. Re6 c6 43. Qxc6 Rxe6 44. fxe6 Qf4+ 45. Kg1 Qd4+ 46. Kf1 Kg8) 41... Rf6? { (1.34 → 2.90) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (41... Rd5 42. f6 Rxe5 43. Qxe5 gxf6 44. Qe2 Qd5 45. Qc2+ Kh8 46. Qxc7 Qb5 47. Qc5) 42. Qe4 { [%eval 2.38] } 42... Qd7?! { (2.38 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (42... Qh5 43. Re6 Qg5 44. h4 Qxf5 45. Qxf5+ Rxf5 46. Rxa6 Rd5 47. Kg3 h5 48. Ra5) 43. Re6 { [%eval 3.11] } 43... Qf7 { [%eval 2.79] } 44. Rxf6?! { (2.79 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (44. Qe5 c6 45. Rxf6 gxf6 46. Qd6 h5 47. Qxc6 Qe7 48. Qc5 Qe8 49. Qc7+ Kg8) 44... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.59] } 45. Qe6?! { (1.59 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (45. Kg3) 45... Qd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 46. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.83] } 46... Kg8?! { (0.83 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (46... Kh8 47. f6) 47. f6 { [%eval 1.53] } 47... Qf4+ { [%eval 1.72] } 48. Qg3 { [%eval 1.45] } 48... g5?? { (1.45 → 4.83) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (48... Qxf6 49. Qxc7 Qf8 50. Qc4+ Kh7 51. Qd3+ g6 52. Qd7+ Kh8 53. Qd4+ Kh7 54. Qa7+) 49. Qxf4 { [%eval 4.38] } 49... gxf4 { [%eval 4.28] } 50. g3 { [%eval 4.43] } 50... fxg3+ { [%eval 4.53] } 51. Kxg3 { [%eval 4.6] } 51... Kf7 { [%eval 4.1] } 52. Kf4 { [%eval 3.83] } 52... Kxf6 { [%eval 4.37] } 53. a4?? { (4.37 → 0.45) Blunder. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (53. Kg4) 53... c6?? { (0.45 → 5.30) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (53... Ke6 54. Ke4 Kd6 55. h4 h5 56. Kd4 Kc6 57. Ke5 a5 58. bxa5 Kb7 59. Kd5) 54. Ke4?? { (5.30 → 0.55) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (54. a5 Ke7 55. Ke5 Kd7 56. h4 h5 57. Kf5 c5 58. bxc5 Kc6 59. Kg5 Kxc5) 54... Ke6?? { (0.55 → 5.28) Blunder. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (54... Kg5) 55. Kd4 { [%eval 5.07] } 55... Kd6 { [%eval 4.77] } 56. Kc4?? { (4.77 → 0.06) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (56. a5 h5 57. h4 Ke6 58. Kc5 Kf5 59. Kxc6 Kg4 60. b5 axb5 61. a6 b4) 56... h5 { [%eval 0.06] } 57. h4 { [%eval 0.15] } 57... Kd7?? { (0.15 → 6.49) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (57... a5) 58. Kc5 { [%eval 6.73] } 58... Kc7 { [%eval 9.29] } 59. a5 { [%eval 8.46] } 59... Kd7 { [%eval 7.19] } 60. Kb6 { [%eval 9.42] } 60... Kd6 { [%eval 9.42] } 61. Kxa6 { [%eval 9.07] } 61... Kc7 { [%eval 7.66] } 62. Ka7 { [%eval 7.6] } { Black resigns. } 1-0