[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GcuM70Lq"] [Date "2026.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "VendettaXXL"] [Black "MarkosianDavid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "GcuM70Lq"] [UTCDate "2026.03.16"] [UTCTime "09:11:12"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [BlackElo "2609"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.43] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.98] } 6. g4 { [%eval 0.69] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.9] } 7. Bc4?! { (0.90 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (7. g5 Nh5 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Rg1 f5) 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.73] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.84] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 0.82] } 9. g5?! { (0.82 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (9. Be3 O-O 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 c6 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Re8) 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.2] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.59] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.54] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.6] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.53] } 13. Qd6 { [%eval 0.5] } 13... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.62] } 14. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.56] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.56] } 15. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.61] } 15... Nf8 { [%eval 0.57] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.46] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 0.93] } 17. Ne1?! { (0.93 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (17. Nd2 Nf4 18. f3 Ng2 19. Bb6 Bc8 20. Bb3 Ne6 21. Rg1 Ngf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4) 17... Be6 { [%eval 0.56] } 18. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.54] } 18... Nxe6 { [%eval 0.53] } 19. Rd7 { [%eval 0.68] } 19... b5 { [%eval 0.68] } 20. R1d6?! { (0.68 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nc3 b4 22. Nd5 Nhf4 23. Nd3 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Nd4 25. Kb1 Nf3) 20... Rec8?! { (-0.01 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nhf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (20... Nhf4 21. Nc3 Nxg5 22. Rxc6 bxa4 23. h4 Nge6 24. Nf3 Red8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bb6) 21. axb5 { [%eval 0.83] } 21... cxb5 { [%eval 0.86] } 22. Rb6 { [%eval 0.46] } 22... Rcb8?! { (0.46 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nhf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (22... Nhf4 23. Nc3 b4 24. Nd5 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rb5 Nxg5 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nc6) 23. Rxb8+ { [%eval 1.22] } 23... Rxb8 { [%eval 1.12] } 24. Nd3 { [%eval 1.11] } 24... Nhf4 { [%eval 1.48] } 25. Nexf4 { [%eval 1.4] } 25... exf4 { [%eval 1.28] } 26. Nxf4 { [%eval 1.14] } 26... Nxg5 { [%eval 1.05] } 27. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.0] } 27... hxg6 { [%eval 0.89] } 28. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.99] } 28... Rb6 { [%eval 1.25] } 29. f4?! { (1.25 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (29. Rd5 a4 30. e5 b4 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd6 Rb8 33. f4 Bf8 34. Rf6 Kg8) 29... a4 { [%eval 0.82] } 30. e5 { [%eval 0.71] } 30... b4?? { (0.71 → 3.43) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (30... f6 31. exf6 Bxf6 32. h4 Bg7 33. Ra7 Rc6 34. Rb7 Rc5 35. Rd7 Rc6 36. Rd5) 31. Rd8+ { [%eval 3.18] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval 3.09] } 32. Rd7 { [%eval 2.88] } 32... a3 { [%eval 3.12] } 33. Kb1?! { (3.12 → 2.14) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (33. Rxf7 Kg8 34. Rc7 Bf8 35. h4 Rb5 36. Kb1 Rc5 37. Rb7 Rc6 38. Rd7 Re6) 33... Kg8 { [%eval 1.8] } 34. bxa3? { (1.80 → 0.38) Mistake. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd7 Kg8 36. Be7 axb2 37. Kxb2 f6 38. Rd6 Rxd6 39. Bxd6 Kf7) 34... bxa3+ { [%eval 0.41] } 35. Ka2 { [%eval 0.24] } 35... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.34] } 36. Kxa3 { [%eval 0.35] } 36... Rxc2 { [%eval 0.44] } 37. Rd8+ { [%eval 0.29] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval 0.29] } 38. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.79] } 39. Rxf7?! { (0.79 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. e6 Rh3+ 40. Ka2 Rh2+ 41. Kb3 Rh3+ 42. Kc4 fxe6) 39... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Re2 { [%eval 0.06] } 41. Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Re4?! { (0.00 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (41... Bxe5 42. fxe5 Rxe5 43. Bf6 Rf5 44. Bd4 Kf8 45. Ra7 Ke8 46. Kc4 g5 47. Ra8+) 42. Kc3?! { (0.72 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (42. Re7 Kf8 43. e6 Bd4 44. Rf7+ Kg8 45. Rd7 Bc5 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Rd5 Bb4) 42... Ra4?? { (0.00 → 3.34) Blunder. Bxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (42... Bxe5+ 43. Kd3 Rxf4 44. Bxf4 Bxf4 45. Ke4 Bg5 46. Ke5 Kf8 47. Ke6 Bh4 48. Rc7) 43. Kd3 { [%eval 3.33] } 43... Rb4 { [%eval 3.67] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval 3.38] } 44... Ra4 { [%eval 3.29] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 3.08] } 45... Ra1 { [%eval 3.05] } 46. Kg4?! { (3.05 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (46. Rd8+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Kg8 48. e6 Ra8 49. Ke4 Bb2 50. Rb7 Bc3 51. Kd5 Kf8) 46... Rg1+ { [%eval 1.65] } 47. Kf3? { (1.65 → 0.09) Mistake. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (47. Kh4 Re1 48. Rd5 Kf7 49. Kg4 Ke6 50. Rd6+ Kf7 51. Rd7+ Kf8 52. Rd5 Kf7) 47... Rf1+?? { (0.09 → 2.54) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (47... Bxe5 48. fxe5 Rxg5 49. Ke4 Rg1 50. Kd5 g5 51. Ke6 g4 52. Ke7 Re1 53. e6) 48. Kg4?! { (2.54 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (48. Ke4 Ra1 49. e6 Ra4+ 50. Kd5 Ra5+ 51. Kd6 Ra6+ 52. Ke7 Bb2 53. Rd8+ Kg7) 48... Rg1+ { [%eval 1.62] } 49. Kf3? { (1.62 → 0.00) Mistake. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (49. Kh4 Re1 50. Rd5 Kf7 51. Kg4 Bf8 52. Ra5 Bg7 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Be7+ Ke8) 49... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Rxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kf4 { [%eval 0.02] } 51... Rf5+ { [%eval 0.05] } 52. Ke4 { [%eval 0.05] } 52... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Ke8?? { (0.00 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (54... Rxf7 55. exf7 Kxf7 56. Kf3 g5 57. Kg4 Kf6 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Kg4) 55. Rxf1 { [%eval #6] } 55... Ke7 { [%eval #6] } 56. Rg1 { [%eval #13] } 56... Kf6 { [%eval #11] } 57. Rg2?? { (Mate in 11 → 5.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.04] } (57. Kd5 g5 58. Kd6 Kf5 59. e7 Ke4 60. e8=Q+ Kd4 61. Qe5+ Kd3 62. Qxg5 Kd4) 57... Kxe6 { [%eval 4.65] } 58. Rg3 { [%eval 4.82] } 58... Kf7 { [%eval 5.09] } 59. Rxg6?? { (5.09 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (59. Ke5 g5 60. Kf5 g4 61. Kg5 Ke6 62. Rg1 g3 63. Kg4 g2 64. Kh3 Kd5) 59... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2