[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eTbAgWnQ"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "novik70"] [Black "benga77"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eTbAgWnQ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "05:54:55"] [WhiteElo "2487"] [BlackElo "2469"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.47] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.44] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.43] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.51] } 10... Nd7?! { (0.51 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (10... Na6 11. Nc3) 11. cxd5 { [%eval 1.0] } 11... Nec5 { [%eval 1.45] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 1.32] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.43] } 13. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.52] } 13... Nxb3 { [%eval 1.49] } 14. axb3 { [%eval 1.54] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 1.41] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 1.42] } 15... d4 { [%eval 1.31] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.98] } 16... Bb4 { [%eval 0.96] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 0.97] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval 0.82] } 18. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.95] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.99] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 0.85] } 19... Re1+?! { (0.85 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (19... Bc5 20. Be3) 20. Rxe1 { [%eval 1.69] } 20... Bxe1 { [%eval 1.73] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 1.64] } 21... Bb4 { [%eval 1.82] } 22. Be4 { [%eval 1.78] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 1.96] } 23. h4?! { (1.96 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (23. Bf3) 23... Bc5 { [%eval 1.07] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 0.76] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 0.91] } 25. h5?! { (0.91 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. Nge2 Qe7 26. Bd3 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxh4 28. Nf3 Qe7 29. Bxa7 Qb4 30. Be3 g6) 25... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.07] } 26... Qe8?? { (0.07 → 2.11) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (26... Qxd4) 27. Rc4 { [%eval 2.22] } 27... Rc8?! { (2.22 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (27... b5 28. Rc5 h6 29. b4 Rc8 30. Bd4 Rxc5 31. bxc5 Qd8 32. Nf5 Qg5 33. c6) 28. Bxb7 { [%eval 3.14] } 28... Rxc4 { [%eval 3.04] } 29. bxc4 { [%eval 2.9] } 29... Qb8 { [%eval 3.07] } 30. Bd5 { [%eval 2.51] } 30... Qxb2 { [%eval 2.47] } 31. c5 { [%eval 2.34] } 31... Qc2?! { (2.34 → 3.23) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.23] } (31... Qb8 32. c6 a5 33. Ne2 g5 34. Bd4 Kf8 35. Nc3 f5 36. g3 Ke8 37. h6) 32. Kh2?! { (3.23 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (32. Nf1 Qf5 33. Bf3 g5 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. c6 Qf7 36. Bd4 Qc7 37. g3 Qa5) 32... a5?? { (2.07 → 4.64) Blunder. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (32... Qb2 33. c6 Qb8 34. h6 a5 35. hxg7 Kxg7 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. Bc5+ Ke8 38. Ne4) 33. c6 { [%eval 4.68] } 33... a4 { [%eval 5.51] } 34. Bf4 { [%eval 5.69] } 34... a3 { [%eval 5.02] } 35. c7 { [%eval 5.83] } 35... Qc5 { [%eval 7.57] } 36. Ne4 { [%eval 7.79] } 36... Qc2 { [%eval 7.69] } 37. Bd6 { [%eval 7.52] } 37... h6 { [%eval 5.17] } 38. Nc5 { [%eval 4.71] } 38... Qf5 { [%eval 4.73] } 39. g3?? { (4.73 → 0.00) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. Be6 fxe6 40. c8=Q+ Kh7 41. Qxe6 Qxh5+ 42. Qh3 Qd5 43. Qxa3 Qxd6+ 44. g3 Qd5) 39... Qxh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } { White wins on time. } 1-0