[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QNtuwnJN"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "saapas"] [Black "ziad_faraj1"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "QNtuwnJN"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "18:23:32"] [WhiteElo "1330"] [BlackElo "1319"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.21] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.54] } 4. e4?! { (0.54 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Nb6) 4... Qb6?! { (-0.19 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (4... d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Na4 Na6 7. Nxc5 Nxc5 8. d4 exd4 9. Qxd4) 5. Qe2?! { (0.71 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (5. Na4 Qa5 6. Ne2 Be7 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nac3 Nf6 9. O-O c5) 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Na4 { [%eval -0.16] } 6... Qa5 { [%eval -0.19] } 7. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.09] } 7... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.12] } 8. h3?! { (-0.12 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (8. d3 d5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. Nf3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7) 8... O-O { [%eval -0.63] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval -0.69] } 9... d5 { [%eval -0.75] } 10. d3 { [%eval -0.79] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.72] } 11. dxc4 { [%eval -0.83] } 11... Qb4+ { [%eval -0.69] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.98] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval -0.48] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval -0.5] } 13... Qb4+ { [%eval -0.44] } 14. Qc3?! { (-0.44 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (14. Nd2 c5 15. Bg2 Nc6 16. O-O a5 17. Rb1 a4 18. a3 Qa5) 14... Qxc3+ { [%eval -1.27] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval -1.59] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.39] } 16. Bb2?! { (-1.39 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Nd7 18. g4 h6 19. Be3 Nb6 20. Rb1 Be6) 16... Re8 { [%eval -2.24] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -2.76] } 17... Nxg3 { [%eval -2.72] } 18. fxg3 { [%eval -2.8] } 18... e4 { [%eval -2.76] } 19. Bxe4 { [%eval -2.72] } 19... Rxe4+ { [%eval -2.75] } 20. Kf2 { [%eval -2.69] } 20... Rxc4?? { (-2.69 → 1.14) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (20... Na6 21. Nd4 Nc5 22. Ba3 Nd3+ 23. Kf3 Re8 24. Bd6 b6 25. Rhd1 Nb2 26. Re1) 21. g4?? { (1.14 → -3.29) Blunder. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (21. Rhd1 Nd7 22. Ne5 Re4 23. Nxd7 h5 24. Nc5 Re8 25. h4 Bg4 26. Re1 b6) 21... h6?? { (-3.29 → -0.84) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (21... Na6 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Rhe1 h6 25. Re5 Rd8 26. Ba3 Rd5 27. Nxe6) 22. Rad1 { [%eval -1.36] } 22... Ra4?? { (-1.36 → 3.15) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (22... Na6 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. Re1 Nc7 25. Re7 Be6 26. Rxa8 Nxa8 27. Rxb7 Nb6 28. Rxa7) 23. Rd8+ { [%eval 3.21] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 3.03] } 24. Rxc8 { [%eval 2.68] } 24... Rxa2 { [%eval 2.48] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 3.01] } 25... a5 { [%eval 2.68] } 26. Kg3 { [%eval 2.28] } 26... a4?! { (2.28 → 3.20) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (26... Ra6 27. Bc1 Nd7 28. Rxb7 Nf6 29. Rbb8 g5 30. h4 Ne4+ 31. Kh3 Nf2+ 32. Kg2) 27. Bc1?! { (3.20 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (27. c4 b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. Be5 b4 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bxb8 b3 32. Be5 f6) 27... a3? { (1.93 → 3.42) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (27... Rc2 28. Ba3 Rxc3 29. Bd6 a3 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bxb8 a2 32. Ra1 Rc2 33. Ne1) 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.2] } 28... Rc2 { [%eval 3.54] } 29. Bxa3 { [%eval 3.27] } 29... Rxa3 { [%eval 3.43] } 30. Rcxb8 { [%eval 3.46] } 30... Rcxc3 { [%eval 3.78] } 31. Rxf7 { [%eval 3.63] } 31... c5 { [%eval 3.88] } 32. Rbb7 { [%eval 3.92] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval 4.31] } 33. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.29] } 33... Kf6 { [%eval 4.28] } 34. Rbf7+ { [%eval 4.18] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval 4.06] } 35. Re7+ { [%eval 4.13] } 35... Kd5 { [%eval 4.13] } 36. Rd7+ { [%eval 3.91] } 36... Kc4 { [%eval 3.79] } 37. Rgf7 { [%eval 4.01] } 37... Re3 { [%eval 4.14] } 38. Kh4?? { (4.14 → 0.28) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (38. Kf2 Rec3 39. Rd2 Ra4 40. Rf4+ Kb5 41. Rxa4 Kxa4 42. Rd8 Ka3 43. h4 c4) 38... Kc3?? { (0.28 → 4.14) Blunder. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (38... Rxf3 39. Rxf3 Rxf3 40. Rd6 Rf8 41. Kh5 Rh8 42. Rxh6 Rxh6+ 43. Kxh6 Kb4 44. g5) 39. Rc7 { [%eval 4.06] } 39... c4 { [%eval 4.16] } 40. g5? { (4.16 → 2.59) Mistake. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (40. Rf4 Ra4 41. Rc8 Kd3 42. Rd8+ Kc2 43. Nd4+ Kd2 44. Rf2+ Kc3 45. Rc2+ Kd3) 40... hxg5+ { [%eval 2.78] } 41. Kxg5 { [%eval 2.65] } 41... Kc2?! { (2.65 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (41... Re4 42. Rf4 Rxf4 43. Kxf4 Kb4 44. h4 c3 45. h5 Ra4 46. h6 Kb3+ 47. Kg5) 42. Rxc4+ { [%eval 3.85] } 42... Kb2 { [%eval 4.15] } 43. Rb7+ { [%eval 4.13] } 43... Ka2 { [%eval 4.06] } 44. Ra7?? { (4.06 → 0.03) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (44. Rf7 Rxf3 45. Rxf3 Rxf3 46. h4 Kb3 47. Rf4 Rg3+ 48. Rg4 Re3 49. h5 Re5+) 44... Rxa7 { [%eval -0.06] } { White resigns. } 0-1