[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PlNCmzBa"] [Date "2025.12.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Christened"] [Black "Epichess95"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "PlNCmzBa"] [UTCDate "2025.12.18"] [UTCTime "03:37:45"] [WhiteElo "2969"] [BlackElo "2775"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.21] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack } 3. e4 { [%eval -0.05] } 3... Ne7 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. a3 { [%eval -0.16] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.13] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... a5?! { (-0.17 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (5... d6 6. Ne2) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.54] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.61] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.51] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.56] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.52] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.59] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.24] } 9... a4?! { (0.24 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (9... f5 10. f4) 10. f4 { [%eval 1.04] } 10... Nec6 { [%eval 1.46] } 11. fxe5?! { (1.46 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (11. O-O) 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.64] } 12. d5?! { (0.64 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (12. Be3 Qd6) 12... Na5 { [%eval -0.43] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.27] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.25] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] } 14... Nb3 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 0.22] } 15... Ndc5 { [%eval 0.11] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 0.65] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.43] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.77] } 18. Bh6 { [%eval 0.69] } 18... Qh4 { [%eval 0.75] } 19. Bxf8 { [%eval 0.89] } 19... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.81] } 20. Rf2 { [%eval 0.81] } 20... Na5 { [%eval 0.63] } 21. Rb4 { [%eval 0.7] } 21... Qg5 { [%eval 0.8] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.65] } 22... h5 { [%eval 0.55] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] } 23... h4 { [%eval 0.57] } 24. Nf1 { [%eval 0.51] } 24... h3 { [%eval 0.54] } 25. g3 { [%eval 0.52] } 25... Bc8 { [%eval 0.49] } 26. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Bg4 { [%eval 0.1] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 0.03] } 27... Qxd2 { [%eval 0.06] } 28. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.14] } 28... Nxe4? { (0.14 → 1.77) Mistake. Nab7 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (28... Nab7 29. Bd1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Nxe4 31. Nd2 Nxc3 32. Re1 Nc5 33. Re3 Nd1 34. Rxe5) 29. Rd3?? { (1.77 → -0.32) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (29. c5) 29... f5?! { (-0.32 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (29... Nc5 30. Re3) 30. Nd2?? { (0.29 → -1.54) Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (30. Re3) 30... Be2? { (-1.54 → 0.12) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (30... Nc5 31. Re3 e4 32. Bc2 Kg7 33. Re1 Ra8 34. d6 c6 35. Nf1 Rd8 36. Rxb6) 31. Re3 { [%eval 0.11] } 31... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.05] } 32. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.23] } 32... Ndxc4?? { (-0.23 → 1.63) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (32... Nf3+ 33. Kf1) 33. Bb5 { [%eval 1.4] } 33... Nxa3 { [%eval 1.37] } 34. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.21] } 34... Nxb5 { [%eval 1.36] } 35. Rxb5 { [%eval 1.4] } 35... Nc4 { [%eval 1.22] } 36. Re7?! { (1.22 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (36. Re6 Kg7) 36... Rf7 { [%eval 0.51] } 37. Re6 { [%eval 0.34] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.39] } 38. Rb4 { [%eval 0.47] } 38... Nd6?! { (0.47 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (38... Nd2) 39. c4 { [%eval 0.92] } 39... Rd7 { [%eval 1.15] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval 0.73] } 40... Ne4+ { [%eval 0.63] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval 0.72] } 41... Kf7?! { (0.72 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (41... Nc5) 42. Rc6?! { (1.81 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (42. g4 Nc5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Rh6 Kg7 45. Rxh3 Re7+ 46. Kd2 Re8 47. Rb1 Ra8) 42... Re7 { [%eval 1.29] } 43. Kf4 { [%eval 1.09] } 43... Nd6? { (1.09 → 2.79) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (43... Kg7) 44. Kg5 { [%eval 2.6] } 44... Ne4+ { [%eval 2.74] } 45. Kh4 { [%eval 2.5] } 45... Nf2 { [%eval 2.89] } 46. d6?? { (2.89 → 0.90) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (46. Ra4) 46... Re4+?? { (0.90 → 4.24) Blunder. cxd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (46... cxd6) 47. Kg5 { [%eval 3.53] } 47... cxd6 { [%eval 4.1] } 48. Rxd6 { [%eval 3.97] } 48... Re2 { [%eval 4.32] } 49. Rf6+ { [%eval 4.0] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval 4.67] } 50. Kxg6 { [%eval 4.44] } 50... Ne4 { [%eval 5.22] } 51. Rf7+ { [%eval 5.11] } 51... Ke6 { [%eval 4.77] } 52. Rxb6+ { [%eval 6.03] } 52... Ke5 { [%eval 5.67] } 53. Rd7 { [%eval 5.61] } 53... Rxh2?? { (5.61 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (53... Nxg3 54. Re7+ Kd4 55. Rxe2 Nxe2 56. Kxf5 Kc5 57. Rh6 Nd4+ 58. Ke4 Nb3 59. Rh5+) 54. Rd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0