[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rKO7ebmf"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "handofprince"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rKO7ebmf"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "21:54:52"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2778"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.49] } { A04 Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.27] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 4... e4 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Ne1 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... c6?! { (0.11 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (6... dxc4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bh3 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Qxc4) 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.9] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.91] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.97] } 8... exd3 { [%eval 0.99] } 9. Nxd3 { [%eval 1.19] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.39] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.86] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.77] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.78] } 11... Nc6?! { (0.78 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (11... d4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. b4 Bg5 15. h4 Ne7 16. N5f4 Bh6 17. Qb3) 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.94] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.99] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.89] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 2.3] } 14. e4? { (2.30 → 0.98) Mistake. N3f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (14. N3f4 Be5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne3 Bf6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. e3 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1) 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.99] } 15. exd5 { [%eval 0.96] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval 1.02] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.48] } 16... g6?! { (0.48 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (16... Re8) 17. Nc5 { [%eval 1.2] } 17... b6?! { (1.20 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (17... Rc8 18. Qd3 b6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Rc3 Qd7 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Kh1 h6 23. h4) 18. Ne4 { [%eval 2.23] } 18... Bg7 { [%eval 2.2] } 19. Rc4 { [%eval 2.27] } 19... Nf5 { [%eval 2.1] } 20. d6 { [%eval 1.89] } 20... Re8? { (1.89 → 3.54) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (20... Rc8 21. Rb4 a5 22. Rb5 Rc4 23. Rd5 Qd7 24. Qe2 Rd4 25. Rd1 Rxd5 26. Rxd5) 21. d7?! { (3.54 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (21. Qd5 Rb8 22. Rfc1 Bxb2 23. Rc7 Rf8 24. Rd1 Bg7 25. Rxa7 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Qxa8) 21... Re7 { [%eval 2.6] } 22. Nc5? { (2.60 → 0.99) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (22. Qd5 Rxd7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxa8 Qxa8 25. Bxa8 Rd2 26. Rfc1 Nd4 27. Rc8+ Kg7) 22... bxc5?! { (0.99 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (22... Rb8) 23. Bxa8 { [%eval 1.86] } 23... Rxd7 { [%eval 1.88] } 24. Qa4 { [%eval 1.85] } 24... Rd2?! { (1.85 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (24... Bd4 25. Bf3 h5 26. b4 cxb4 27. Rxb4 h4 28. g4 Ng7 29. Rb8 Qxb8 30. Qxd7) 25. Be4?? { (2.70 → -0.33) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (25. Bg2 Bd4 26. Rc2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Qf6 28. Bh3 Nd6 29. Re1 h5 30. Re2 h4) 25... Nd6 { [%eval -0.25] } 26. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.36] } 26... Rd4 { [%eval -0.45] } 27. Qxa7 { [%eval -1.0] } 27... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.32] } 28. Rc7 { [%eval -1.19] } 28... Nd6 { [%eval -0.94] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval -0.75] } 29... Qf6?! { (-0.75 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (29... Qe8 30. Re7 Qb5 31. a4 Rxa4 32. Qd7 Qa6 33. Qd8+ Bf8 34. Rd7 Qc6 35. Qc7) 30. Qc7?! { (0.24 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (30. Qa8+ Bf8) 30... Bf8 { [%eval -0.5] } 31. b3?! { (-0.50 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (31. Rd8 Kg7) 31... h5 { [%eval -1.08] } 32. a4 { [%eval -1.14] } 32... h4 { [%eval -1.34] } 33. Rd8 { [%eval -1.45] } 33... h3 { [%eval -1.4] } 34. Qb8 { [%eval -1.42] } 34... Qe7 { [%eval -1.27] } 35. a5 { [%eval -1.1] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -1.02] } 36. a6?? { (-1.02 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (36. Rxf8 Qxf8) 36... Qe4 { [%eval #-8] } 37. Qa8 { [%eval #-8] } 37... Rd5 { [%eval #-7] } { White resigns. } 0-1