[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9HhsGAwA"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Black "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "9HhsGAwA"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "12:17:04"] [WhiteElo "2262"] [BlackElo "2514"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.01] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.41] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } 6. Qe3 { [%eval 0.5] } 6... b4 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.49] } 7... Rb8 { [%eval 1.0] } 8. c3? { (1.00 → -0.41) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (8. b3 e6 9. Bb2 d6 10. O-O-O exd5 11. exd5+ Nce7 12. Bc4 Qb6) 8... e6 { [%eval -0.13] } 9. Nxb4?! { (-0.13 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (9. Bd2 bxc3 10. Bxc3 d6 11. Rd1 h5 12. Nf4 Nb4 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Bb1 Be7) 9... Nxb4 { [%eval -1.08] } 10. cxb4 { [%eval -1.29] } 10... Bxb4+ { [%eval -1.13] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -1.36] } 11... Qa5?! { (-1.36 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Bxd2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (11... Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. f3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nh3 Qh4+ 17. Nf2) 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.89] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -0.62] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval -0.68] } 13... Bxd2+ { [%eval -0.6] } 14. Nxd2?! { (-0.60 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 d5 16. Rc1 Ke7 17. Rc7+ Bd7 18. b3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4) 14... Rxb2 { [%eval -1.5] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval -1.52] } 15... Qb6? { (-1.52 → -0.21) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (15... Ng4 16. Qg3 Ne5 17. Bb5 Ng6 18. Be2 O-O 19. h4 Ne5 20. Qe3 Qxa4 21. h5) 16. Qg5? { (-0.21 → -1.35) Mistake. Qxb6 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. Ke2 Ke7 18. a5 Rc6 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Rb1 Rc8) 16... O-O { [%eval -1.21] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.98] } 17... h6 { [%eval -1.06] } 18. Qh4?! { (-1.06 → -2.08) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (18. Qe5 d6 19. Qc3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Rxb4 21. a5 Ra4 22. Ra1 Rd4 23. Ra3 Nd7) 18... Rb4 { [%eval -1.98] } 19. Nf3?! { (-1.98 → -3.19) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (19. Rb1 a5 20. e5 Rxh4 21. Rxb6 Nd5 22. Rb2 Rxa4 23. Bc4 Ne7 24. g3 Rb4) 19... d5 { [%eval -3.23] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -3.85] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval -3.8] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval -3.74] } 21... Rxa4 { [%eval -3.29] } 22. Qf4 { [%eval -3.54] } 22... dxe4 { [%eval -3.73] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval -3.68] } 23... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.6] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval -3.53] } 24... Qb4 { [%eval -3.1] } { White resigns. } 0-1