[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VrAu4kci"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Tactic_MasterCL"] [Black "Mescalero81"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VrAu4kci"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "01:16:21"] [WhiteElo "2453"] [BlackElo "2545"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Australian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Na6 { [%eval 0.69] } { A40 Australian Defense } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.75] } 2... Nh6?! { (0.75 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (2... c6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. O-O Nc7 7. a4) 3. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.99] } 3... gxh6 { [%eval 1.14] } 4. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.02] } 4... bxa6 { [%eval 0.97] } 5. Nd2 { [%eval 0.8] } 5... Rg8?! { (0.80 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (5... Bg7 6. Ne2 Rb8 7. O-O O-O 8. Nb3 a5 9. Ng3 a4 10. Nf5) 6. g3 { [%eval 1.13] } 6... Rb8 { [%eval 1.29] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.99] } 7... c5?! { (0.99 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (7... d5 8. Ne2 c5 9. dxc5 dxe4 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nc4 Rg5 12. b4 Bg7 13. c3) 8. d5 { [%eval 1.61] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 1.96] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 1.76] } 9... c4?! { (1.76 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (9... h5 10. O-O Qb6 11. e5 Qh6 12. Nc4 h4 13. Re1 hxg3 14. fxg3 Bg7 15. Nf4) 10. O-O { [%eval 3.0] } 10... cxb3 { [%eval 2.63] } 11. axb3 { [%eval 2.57] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 3.09] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 3.17] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval 3.65] } 13. Na5?! { (3.65 → 2.78) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (13. e5 e6 14. Nf4 Qc7 15. Qd3 Rb4 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. Rad1 a5 18. Qxh7 Rg7) 13... Qc7 { [%eval 2.73] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 2.86] } 14... d6 { [%eval 2.95] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval 2.64] } 15... Bd7?! { (2.64 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (15... Bg7 16. Ra2 Kf8 17. Re1 Rb5 18. Kg2 Rc5 19. Ne3 Rc3) 16. Rxa6 { [%eval 3.74] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 3.93] } 17. Nc6 { [%eval 3.93] } 17... Rb7 { [%eval 4.44] } 18. Qh5 { [%eval 4.15] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 4.35] } 19. Qh4 { [%eval 3.8] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 4.5] } 20. Ra5?! { (4.50 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. N4a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (20. N4a5 Bf6 21. Qxh6+ Rg7 22. Nxb7 Bxb7 23. Rxa7 Kg8 24. Rxb7 Qxb7 25. Qh5 Rg5) 20... Qd7 { [%eval 3.46] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 3.36] } 21... Qg4 { [%eval 3.23] } 22. Qxg4 { [%eval 3.28] } 22... Bxg4 { [%eval 3.37] } 23. Re1? { (3.37 → 1.52) Mistake. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (23. Rd3 h5 24. f3 Bh3 25. Kf2 h4 26. Ne3 h5 27. Nxa7 hxg3+ 28. hxg3 f5) 23... Bc3 { [%eval 1.33] } 24. Rea1 { [%eval 1.2] } 24... Bxa5 { [%eval 1.24] } 25. N4xa5 { [%eval 1.23] } 25... Rc7 { [%eval 1.14] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 1.11] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval 1.35] } 27. c4 { [%eval 1.39] } 27... e6 { [%eval 1.34] } 28. Rd1?! { (1.34 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (28. Nd4 e5 29. Ndc6 Rg6 30. Nb8 Bc8 31. Nac6 f5 32. Nxa7 Rb7 33. Nbc6 Bd7) 28... exd5 { [%eval 1.17] } 29. exd5 { [%eval 1.03] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 1.46] } 30. Kf3 { [%eval 1.26] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 1.33] } 31. g4? { (1.33 → -0.20) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (31. Nd4 h5 32. Ra1 h4 33. Kf4 Kf6 34. Nac6 Rb7 35. Nb5 Re2 36. Nxd6 Bxc6) 31... h5?! { (-0.20 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (31... f5 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Nd4 Bc8 34. Kg3 Kf8 35. f3 Rg7+ 36. Kf4 h5 37. Nac6) 32. h3? { (0.76 → -0.48) Mistake. gxh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (32. gxh5 f5 33. Rg1+ Kh6 34. Nd4 Re4 35. Nac6 Rc8 36. Ra1 Kg5 37. h4+ Rxh4) 32... hxg4+ { [%eval -0.36] } 33. hxg4 { [%eval -0.38] } 33... Kg6 { [%eval -0.4] } 34. Rh1 { [%eval -0.43] } 34... h6 { [%eval -0.18] } 35. Rd1?! { (-0.18 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (35. Nd4 Bxg4+ 36. Kf4 Bd7 37. b4 a6 38. Nac6 Rb7 39. c5 Bxc6 40. Nxc6 Rd7) 35... Bc8?! { (-0.83 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (35... f5 36. Kg3 fxg4 37. c5 dxc5 38. d6 Rxc6 39. Nxc6 Bxc6 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Rxd7) 36. b4?! { (0.01 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (36. c5 dxc5 37. Kf4 f6 38. d6 Rg7 39. f3 Bd7 40. Ne7+ Kf7 41. Nb7 Rg5) 36... f5 { [%eval -0.96] } 37. gxf5+ { [%eval -0.87] } 37... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.11] } 38. Rd4? { (-1.11 → -2.42) Mistake. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (38. Kg3 h5 39. f3 Rg7 40. Rh1 Re2 41. Nd4 Rd2 42. Nac6 Kg5 43. c5 dxc5) 38... Rf7 { [%eval -2.3] } 39. Kg3?! { (-2.30 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (39. Kg2 Re2 40. c5 Be4+ 41. Rxe4 Rxe4 42. cxd6 Rg4+ 43. Kf1 Kf6 44. f3 Rg5) 39... Be4 { [%eval -3.21] } 40. f4 { [%eval -3.39] } 40... Kf5 { [%eval -3.32] } 41. c5 { [%eval -2.94] } 41... Rg8+ { [%eval -2.8] } 42. Kh4?? { (-2.80 → -9.05) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -9.05] } (42. Kf2 Kxf4 43. Nc4 Rg2+ 44. Ke1 Rg1+ 45. Kd2 dxc5 46. bxc5 Rb7 47. Rxe4+ Kxe4) 42... Rg4+ { [%eval -8.32] } 43. Kh3 { [%eval -7.75] } 43... Rfg7 { [%eval -6.68] } 44. Nc4 { [%eval -5.86] } 44... Bg2+ { [%eval -5.88] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval -5.69] } 45... Rh4+ { [%eval -5.65] } 46. Kg1 { [%eval -5.44] } 46... Bxd5+ { [%eval -5.25] } 47. Kf2?? { (-5.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (47. Kf1 Rxf4+ 48. Rxf4+ Kxf4 49. Nxd6 Bxc6 50. b5 Be4 51. b6 axb6 52. cxb6 Bc6) 47... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 48. Ke3 { White offers draw } { [%eval #-1] } 48... Rh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1