[Event "Blitz Titled Arena January '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5HZryV1N"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "xasid"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5HZryV1N"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "20:18:03"] [WhiteElo "2821"] [BlackElo "2535"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. dxe4 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.06] } 5. Kxd1 { [%eval 0.17] } { B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.22] } 6... Nd7 { [%eval 0.41] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.06] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 8. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... Bxe2+ { [%eval 0.21] } 9. Kxe2 { [%eval 0.24] } 9... e6 { [%eval 0.55] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.58] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.02] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.9] } 11... Bc5 { [%eval 1.46] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 1.12] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 1.67] } 13. Bf4?! { (1.67 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (13. a5 Nf8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nc3 N6d7 16. Na4 Be7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Rd1 Kc7) 13... h6?! { (0.94 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (13... Nb6 14. Nbd2) 14. a5 { [%eval 1.85] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 2.12] } 15. Bd6 { [%eval 2.21] } 15... g5 { [%eval 2.66] } 16. g3 { [%eval 2.22] } 16... f5 { [%eval 2.49] } 17. e5 { [%eval 2.32] } 17... Ng7?! { (2.32 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (17... f4 18. g4) 18. Nc3 { [%eval 3.12] } 18... Ne8? { (3.12 → 4.99) Mistake. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 4.99] } (18... Ba7 19. Be7) 19. Bxc5 { [%eval 5.01] } 19... Nxc5 { [%eval 5.13] } 20. b4?! { (5.13 → 3.41) Inaccuracy. Nb6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (20. Nb6+ Kc7 21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. Rd1+ Kc7 23. b4 Ng7 24. bxc5 Rd8 25. Nc4 Rxd1) 20... Rxd1?! { (3.41 → 4.99) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.99] } (20... Nd7 21. Na4 f4 22. Ncb6+ Kc7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Rd1+ Kc7 26. Nc5) 21. Rxd1?! { (4.99 → 3.86) Inaccuracy. Nb6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (21. Nb6+ Kb8 22. Rxd1 Nc7 23. bxc5 Nb5 24. Nd7+ Kc7 25. Nxb5+ cxb5 26. Nf6 Rd8) 21... Nd7 { [%eval 3.64] } 22. Na4 { [%eval 3.05] } 22... Kc7?! { (3.05 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 4.19] } (22... c5 23. Ncb6+ Nxb6 24. Nxb6+ Kc7 25. Rd7+ Kc6 26. Kd3 f4 27. gxf4 Rf8 28. Rd8) 23. Nab6?! { (4.19 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Ncb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (23. Ncb6 Rh7 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. Nxd7 Kxd7 26. Nc5+ Kc8 27. Nxe6 Kd7 28. Nc5+ Kc7) 23... Rh7 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.63] } 24. Nd6?! { (2.63 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Rxd7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (24. Rxd7+) 24... Nxd6 { [%eval 1.67] } 25. exd6+ { [%eval 1.72] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval 1.66] } 26. Na4 { [%eval 1.13] } 26... Ne5?? { (1.13 → 3.20) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (26... e5 27. Nc5 Kc8 28. Kf2 Rg7 29. Re1 Rg6 30. Nxd7 Kxd7 31. Rxe5 Rxd6 32. Ke3) 27. Nc5 { [%eval 3.48] } 27... Kc8 { [%eval 3.14] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.15] } 28... Rd7 { [%eval 3.89] } 29. f4?! { (3.89 → 3.05) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (29. Nc5 Rd8 30. Kf2 Nd7 31. Re1 Nxc5 32. bxc5 f4 33. Re7 fxg3+ 34. hxg3 Rf8) 29... gxf4 { [%eval 3.68] } 30. Nc5 { [%eval 3.55] } 30... f3+ { [%eval 3.88] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 3.32] } 31... Rf7 { [%eval 4.09] } 32. Kf4 { [%eval 4.31] } 32... Nd7 { [%eval 4.25] } 33. Kxf3 { [%eval 4.01] } 33... Nxc5 { [%eval 4.91] } 34. bxc5 { [%eval 4.72] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval 5.52] } 35. Re1 { [%eval 5.51] } 35... h5 { [%eval 5.97] } 36. Kf4 { [%eval 5.88] } 36... Rg7 { [%eval 6.96] } 37. Re7+ { [%eval 7.82] } 37... Rxe7 { [%eval 7.7] } 38. dxe7 { [%eval 7.12] } 38... Kxe7 { [%eval 7.3] } 39. Kxf5 { [%eval 6.43] } 39... Kf7?! { (6.43 → 12.98) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 12.98] } (39... Kd7 40. h4 Ke7 41. Kg6 Ke6 42. Kxh5 Kf5 43. g4+ Ke6 44. g5 Kf7 45. g6+) 40. h3 { [%eval 10.66] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 13.72] } 41. g4 { [%eval 9.86] } 41... h4? { (9.86 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } { Black resigns. } (41... Kg8 42. Kf6 Kf8 43. g5 b5 44. cxb6 Ke8 45. b7 Kd7 46. b8=Q c5 47. g6) 1-0