[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xw7wFjKc"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "GrraindTime"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "xw7wFjKc"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "21:04:36"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2822"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] } 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.11] } 7... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.03] } 8. c3 { [%eval -0.29] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval -0.26] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -0.54] } 9... Nxd3+ { [%eval -0.08] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.16] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.16] } 11. g3?! { (0.16 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (11. Qd4 Qb6) 11... O-O { [%eval -0.35] } 12. h4?! { (-0.35 → -1.40) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (12. Qd4 f6) 12... f6 { [%eval -1.32] } 13. exf6 { [%eval -1.24] } 13... Qxf6 { [%eval -1.32] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval -1.29] } 14... Bd7?! { (-1.29 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (14... e5) 15. O-O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval 0.03] } 16. h5 { [%eval -0.06] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval -0.03] } 17. Rde1?! { (-0.03 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (17. h6 gxh6) 17... Nc6 { [%eval -0.71] } 18. a3 { [%eval -0.89] } 18... b5?! { (-0.89 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (18... d4 19. h6) 19. g4?! { (-0.23 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (19. Rh4) 19... b4 { [%eval -0.95] } 20. g5 { [%eval -0.99] } 20... Qf5 { [%eval -0.86] } 21. Qxf5 { [%eval -0.87] } 21... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.81] } 22. axb4 { [%eval -0.86] } 22... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.81] } 23. Re3 { [%eval -1.24] } 23... Nc6?! { (-1.24 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (23... e5 24. Kd1) 24. Nb3?! { (-0.51 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (24. Rhe1 a5 25. h6 a4 26. Kb1 Re8 27. Rd3 Rb8 28. Rde3 Rbf8 29. Ka2 g6) 24... Rcf8? { (-1.61 → -0.20) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (24... e5) 25. Rh3? { (-0.20 → -1.38) Mistake. Nbd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (25. Nbd4) 25... e5 { [%eval -1.52] } 26. Rg3?! { (-1.52 → -2.22) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (26. Nc5) 26... e4?! { (-2.22 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (26... Be8 27. Rh3 e4 28. Nbd4 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxg5 30. Reg3 Rxg3 31. fxg3 Rf2 32. Rh1) 27. Nfd4 { [%eval -1.54] } 27... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.66] } 28. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.5] } 28... Rxf2 { [%eval -1.45] } 29. Kb1? { (-1.45 → -2.77) Mistake. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (29. Re2) 29... Rb8?! { (-2.77 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (29... Rh2 30. Re2 Rxh5 31. Kc2 a5 32. b3 Kf7 33. Rf2+ Ke7 34. Rxf8 Rh2+ 35. Kc1) 30. b3?! { (-1.79 → -2.87) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (30. Re2 Rf1+ 31. Ka2 Kf8 32. h6 g6 33. Rd2 Re8 34. b3 Ke7 35. Nc2 Rf3) 30... a5 { [%eval -2.52] } 31. g6 { [%eval -2.34] } 31... h6 { [%eval -2.15] } 32. Ka1 { [%eval -2.7] } 32... Rbf8 { [%eval -2.48] } 33. Re1 { [%eval -3.05] } 33... Rh2 { [%eval -2.87] } 34. c4?! { (-2.87 → -4.23) Inaccuracy. Rge3 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (34. Rge3 Rxh5 35. c4 dxc4 36. bxc4 Rc5 37. Rc3 Rf6 38. Nb3 Rcf5 39. Nd4 Rf4) 34... dxc4?? { (-4.23 → -1.93) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (34... Rd2 35. Ne2 d4 36. Nc1 d3 37. Rge3 Bc6 38. c5 Rff2 39. Rxe4 Bxe4 40. Rxe4) 35. bxc4 { [%eval -1.74] } 35... Rxh5 { [%eval -1.85] } 36. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.98] } 36... Rh2 { [%eval -0.48] } 37. Re1? { (-0.48 → -1.88) Mistake. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (37. Rg1 Rff2 38. Rge1 Rhg2 39. Re7 Ba4 40. R7e6 Ra2+ 41. Kb1 Rgb2+ 42. Kc1 Rf2) 37... Rd2 { [%eval -1.87] } 38. Nb3?! { (-1.87 → -2.51) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.51] } (38. Nb5 Rff2) 38... Rc2 { [%eval -2.59] } 39. Nc5 { [%eval -3.17] } 39... Bf5 { [%eval -3.29] } 40. Nb7?! { (-3.29 → -4.23) Inaccuracy. Rgg1 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (40. Rgg1 Rxc4 41. Re5 Rg4 42. Rxg4 Bxg4 43. Nd3 h5 44. Rxa5 h4 45. Ne5 Bf5) 40... Rxc4 { [%eval -3.99] } 41. Nd6 { [%eval -4.17] } 41... Ra4+ { [%eval -4.14] } 42. Kb2 { [%eval -4.09] } 42... Rb8+ { [%eval -4.07] } 43. Rb3 { [%eval -4.04] } 43... Rxb3+ { [%eval -3.93] } 44. Kxb3 { [%eval -4.0] } 44... Rb4+ { [%eval -3.92] } 45. Kc3 { [%eval -3.85] } 45... Bxg6 { [%eval -3.87] } { White resigns. } 0-1