[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LMvGFqrZ"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-art-us"] [Black "Zhigalko_Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LMvGFqrZ"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "21:12:01"] [WhiteElo "2920"] [BlackElo "2797"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] } { B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.45] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 0.4] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.23] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.21] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.38] } 12. gxf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 12... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 14. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.35] } 14... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.29] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 0.25] } 15... e4?! { (0.25 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (15... Rf7 16. Nc3 e4 17. Qxe4 Bf6 18. O-O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. Bd4 Nf6 21. Qe6) 16. Qe2? { (0.90 → -0.26) Mistake. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (16. Qxe4 Rf7 17. O-O-O Qa5 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qb3 Ng4 20. Nc3 Qa6 21. Kb1 Nxe3) 16... Nf6?! { (-0.26 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (16... Qa5+ 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. a4 Raf8 19. b3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Rxf2 21. Be3 R2f7 22. h5) 17. O-O-O { [%eval 0.34] } 17... Qa5?! { (0.34 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (17... a6 18. Nc3 Qe8 19. Rhg1 Qf7 20. Rg5 Nh5 21. Rxf5 Qxf5 22. Qc4 Bxh4 23. Nxe4) 18. Qc4 { [%eval 0.54] } 18... Ng4 { [%eval 0.59] } 19. Kb1 { [%eval 0.15] } 19... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.1] } 20. Bxf2 { [%eval 0.13] } 20... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.29] } 21. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.23] } 21... Bxh4?? { (0.23 → 2.02) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (21... a6 22. Nc3 Raf8 23. Qxe4 R2f7 24. Qg4 Qd8 25. h5 Bh4 26. Rh1 Bf6 27. Ne4) 22. Rxe4?? { (2.02 → -0.05) Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (22. Nxd6 Qa6 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Rxe4 a6 25. Nc7 b5 26. Qd3 Rf8 27. d6 Rf1) 22... Bf6?! { (-0.05 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (22... Bg3 23. Nc7 Rc8 24. Re7 Be5 25. Qg4 Qxc7 26. Rxc7) 23. Nxd6 { [%eval 1.09] } 23... Qb6 { [%eval 1.06] } 24. Nb5 { [%eval 0.96] } 24... a6?? { (0.96 → 4.44) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (24... Rd2 25. Rde1 h5 26. Re6 Qf2 27. d6 Kh7 28. a4 Rf8 29. Nc7 Qd4 30. Qb5) 25. d6+ { [%eval 3.93] } 25... Kh8?! { (3.93 → 5.48) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (25... Kf8 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rdxd4 Rf5 28. d7 g6 29. Qc8+ Qd8 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Qc4) 26. d7 { [%eval 5.34] } 26... Rf8 { [%eval 5.74] } 27. Re8 { [%eval 5.39] } 27... Bxb2?! { (5.39 → 9.77) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 9.77] } (27... Be7 28. Rxe7 Qd8 29. Ree1 axb5 30. Qxb5 Qc7 31. Qd3 Qb8 32. a4 h6 33. Qb5) 28. d8=Q { [%eval 8.72] } 28... Qxd8? { (8.72 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (28... Qf6 29. Qc5 Kg8 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Qxf2 Bf6 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qc5+ Be7 34. Rd8+) 29. Rdxd8 { [%eval #7] } { Black resigns. } 1-0