[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Iv4BlpaS"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "YoussefJoe3"] [Black "Original_steve"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Iv4BlpaS"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "15:45:49"] [WhiteElo "1818"] [BlackElo "1229"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.23] } { B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] } 7. h5 { [%eval 0.24] } 7... Bh7 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.35] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.3] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.42] } 10... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.44] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.3] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.27] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.28] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 0.21] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.32] } 14. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.51] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.42] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.96] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval 0.92] } 16... Bc7?! { (0.92 → 1.58) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (16... Bc5) 17. f4 { [%eval 1.09] } 17... O-O { [%eval 1.24] } 18. Rd2?! { (1.24 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (18. g4) 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.67] } 19. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.18] } 19... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.16] } 20. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.21] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval 0.63] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.4] } 21... Bxd8 { [%eval 0.9] } 22. f5?! { (0.90 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (22. Bxa7) 22... exf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... f6 { [%eval 0.19] } 24. e6 { [%eval 0.24] } 24... Bb6 { [%eval 0.45] } 25. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.1] } 25... axb6 { [%eval 0.08] } 26. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... c5?? { (0.00 → 3.30) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (26... b5 27. Kc2 Kf8 28. Qg4 Qc5 29. Qg6 Qe7) 27. Qd5 { [%eval 3.06] } 27... b5?! { (3.06 → 3.98) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (27... Kf8 28. Kc2 Qe8 29. Qd6+ Qe7 30. Qxb6 g6 31. Kb3 f5 32. Kc4 Kg7 33. Kd5) 28. Qd7 { [%eval 3.74] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 3.66] } 29. Qxb5?! { (3.66 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (29. Qc8+ Qe8 30. Qxc5+ Qe7 31. Qd5 Qe8 32. b4 Qc6 33. Qd8+ Qe8 34. Qd6+ Qe7) 29... Qxe6 { [%eval 2.05] } 30. Qxc5+ { [%eval 1.86] } 30... Qe7?? { (1.86 → 5.60) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.6] } (30... Kg8 31. b4 Qe1+ 32. Kc2 Qe4+ 33. Kb3 Qxg2 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. a4) 31. Qxe7+ { [%eval 5.52] } 31... Kxe7 { [%eval 5.37] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval 5.71] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 6.05] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 5.73] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval 5.97] } 34. g4 { [%eval 4.97] } 34... Ke5?! { (4.97 → 6.49) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (34... f5 35. Kf4 fxg4 36. Kxg4 Kf6 37. a4 g6 38. hxg6 Kxg6 39. a5 h5+ 40. Kh4) 35. b4 { [%eval 6.04] } 35... Kd5 { [%eval 6.46] } 36. Kd3 { [%eval 6.17] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 6.9] } 37. c4 { [%eval 6.76] } 37... b5 { [%eval 7.62] } 38. c5 { [%eval 7.41] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval 7.38] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 6.77] } 39... Kc4 { [%eval 8.98] } 40. Kf4 { [%eval 8.52] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval 10.55] } 41. Kf5 { [%eval 8.98] } 41... Kc6 { [%eval 9.79] } 42. Kg6 { [%eval 83.08] } 42... Kd5 { [%eval 15.52] } 43. Kxg7 { [%eval 13.45] } 43... Kd4 { [%eval 17.52] } 44. Kxh6 { [%eval 11.47] } 44... Ke4?! { (11.47 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (44... Kc3 45. c6 Kxb4 46. c7 Ka3 47. c8=Q Kxa2 48. Qc3 Kb1 49. Kg7 f5 50. gxf5) 45. Kg6 { [%eval #10] } 45... Kf4 { [%eval #10] } 46. h6 { [%eval #9] } 46... Kxg4 { [%eval #8] } 47. Kxf6 { [%eval #8] } 47... Kh5 { [%eval #8] } 48. h7 { [%eval #7] } 48... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 49. h8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0