[Event "Blitz Titled Arena February '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/D2Py9e31"] [Date "2026.02.14"] [Round "-"] [White "iamstraw"] [Black "Chesstoday"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "D2Py9e31"] [UTCDate "2026.02.14"] [UTCTime "20:16:35"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2779"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.48] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.33] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.3] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.53] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.49] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.34] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.75] } 12. Re1?! { (0.75 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ng5 g6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Qf3 Bf8 17. Qg3 Bg7) 12... Rc8?! { (0.20 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (12... c4 13. Bb1 b5 14. h4 Bg4 15. Qc2 g6 16. Nh2 Qd7 17. Bh6 b4 18. Bxf8) 13. a3 { [%eval 0.39] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 14... Na5 { [%eval 0.54] } 15. Nh2 { [%eval 0.58] } 15... Nc4 { [%eval 0.82] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.56] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.6] } 17. Qh6 { [%eval 0.58] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.64] } 18. Ng4 { [%eval 0.48] } 18... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.48] } 19. hxg4 { [%eval 0.48] } 19... Qd7? { (0.48 → 1.83) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (19... Qa5 20. Be3 Qc3 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. g3 b5 23. Kg2 Bf8 24. Qf4 Qa5 25. Rh1) 20. e6 { [%eval 1.62] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval 1.6] } 21. Bxg6 { [%eval 1.73] } 21... hxg6 { [%eval 1.65] } 22. Qxg6+ { [%eval 1.36] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 1.09] } 23. Rxe6?! { (1.09 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qf7 e5 26. Bf4 exf4 27. Re6 Qxe6 28. Qxe6 Bf8) 23... Bf8 { [%eval 0.43] } 24. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.43] } 24... Qh7?? { (0.43 → 2.97) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (24... Kg8 25. Rg6+ Bg7 26. Bh6 Re7 27. Rb1 Rc6 28. Bxg7 Rxg7 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30. Qxd5+) 25. Rxe8 { [%eval 2.74] } 25... Qxh5 { [%eval 2.45] } 26. Rxf8+ { [%eval 3.1] } 26... Rxf8 { [%eval 3.17] } 27. gxh5 { [%eval 2.81] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 3.26] } 28. Be3 { [%eval 2.74] } 28... b5 { [%eval 2.42] } 29. g4? { (2.42 → 0.92) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (29. Bg5 Kg8 30. g4 Re4 31. f3 Re2 32. Rb1 a6 33. Rb3 Ra2 34. Be7 Re2) 29... a5? { (0.92 → 2.45) Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (29... Rg8 30. g5 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxg5+ 32. Kf2 Rxh5 33. Rc1 Kg7 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Rxa7) 30. g5 { [%eval 2.04] } 30... Re4?! { (2.04 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (30... b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. Bf4 Rb7 34. Rb3 Na5 35. Be5+ Kg8 36. Rb1) 31. Re1?? { (3.35 → 0.26) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (31. Kg2 Kg8 32. Kf3 a4 33. h6 Kh7 34. Bf4 Nb2 35. Rh1 Nd3 36. Be3 b4) 31... Nxa3 { [%eval 0.3] } 32. f3 { [%eval 0.2] } 32... Re6 { [%eval 0.56] } 33. Bd2?! { (0.56 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (33. Kf2 b4 34. Rg1 Nc4 35. Bc1 b3 36. f4 a4 37. f5 Rb6 38. g6 Rf6) 33... Rxe1+ { [%eval -0.07] } 34. Bxe1 { [%eval -0.13] } 34... b4 { [%eval -0.31] } 35. f4?? { (-0.31 → -4.65) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (35. Kf1 Nb5 36. Ke2 Nxd4+ 37. Kd3 Nxf3 38. Bg3 Nxg5 39. Kd4 Ne4 40. Be5+ Kg8) 35... Nc4?? { (-4.65 → -1.62) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (35... b3 36. Bc3 Nb5 37. Bxa5 b2 38. Bd8 b1=Q+ 39. Kg2 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. f5) 36. f5 { [%eval -2.75] } 36... b3 { [%eval -2.46] } 37. Bc3 { [%eval -2.21] } 37... a4 { [%eval -1.39] } 38. f6 { [%eval -1.65] } 38... a3 { [%eval -2.67] } 39. f7 { [%eval -2.3] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -1.49] } 40. g6 { [%eval -1.25] } 40... b2 { [%eval -1.56] } 41. h6+ { [%eval -2.92] } 41... Kxg6 { [%eval -2.77] } 42. f8=Q { [%eval -2.72] } 42... b1=Q+ { [%eval -2.57] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval -2.17] } 43... Qc2+ { [%eval -1.83] } 44. Kg3?? { (-1.83 → -11.51) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -11.51] } (44. Kg1 Qc1+ 45. Kf2 Qe3+ 46. Kg2 Qxh6 47. Qe8+ Kh7 48. Kf2 Qf4+ 49. Ke2 Qg4+) 44... Qxc3+ { [%eval -13.38] } 45. Kg4 { [%eval -12.57] } 45... Qxd4+ { [%eval -7.23] } { White resigns. } 0-1