[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RyzQ8wBc"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Spencer674254"] [Black "sammartin01"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "RyzQ8wBc"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "00:40:22"] [WhiteElo "1920"] [BlackElo "2401"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [BlackFideId "39905365"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.01] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.01] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.05] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.06] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.08] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval 0.2] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval -0.19] } 12... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.08] } 13. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.13] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.08] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval -0.21] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval -0.06] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval -0.19] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -0.08] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -0.24] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.15] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval -0.56] } 17... a6 { [%eval -0.39] } 18. Nxc7?? { (-0.39 → -3.49) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (18. Nd4 Re7 19. Qb3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Qb5 21. Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Qxb3 23. axb3 f6) 18... Rac8 { [%eval -3.35] } 19. Bxd6 { [%eval -3.44] } 19... Qxd6?? { (-3.44 → -0.56) Blunder. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (19... Bd8 20. Rfd1 Bxc7 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Rc6 25. Rad1) 20. Nxe8 { [%eval -0.5] } 20... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.46] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.61] } 21... Ne5?! { (-0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (21... Rd8 22. Qg4 Qb6 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Nf8 25. b3 g6 26. Qf3 h5 27. g3) 22. Qe4?! { (0.00 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (22. f4 Nxc4 23. Rxe8+ Qf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rb1 Bh4 26. Kh2 Bf2 27. Rf1 Bc5) 22... Qb6 { [%eval -0.57] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -0.89] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval -0.61] } 24. Qd4?? { (-0.61 → -2.91) Blunder. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. cxb4 Nc4 26. Rad1 Nxb2 27. Rd7 b5 28. g3 h5 29. Ra7 Rc8) 24... Qxb2 { [%eval -2.34] } 25. Qa4 { [%eval -3.02] } 25... Qxc3 { [%eval -3.04] } 26. Qb3 { [%eval -3.41] } 26... Qc7 { [%eval -3.39] } 27. Rab1 { [%eval -3.49] } 27... b5 { [%eval -3.42] } 28. Qa3?! { (-3.42 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Rbd1 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (28. Rbd1 Nc4 29. Qf3 h6 30. Kg1 Nb2 31. Rd5 Qa5 32. Re3 Qxa2 33. g3 Nc4) 28... Nc4 { [%eval -4.64] } 29. Qc1?! { (-4.64 → -6.33) Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } (29. Qxa6 Nd2+ 30. Kg1 Nxb1 31. Rxb1 Qxc2 32. Qxb5 Qxa2 33. Re1 Qd2 34. Qe2 Qxe2) 29... Qh2 { [%eval -6.21] } 30. Ke2?! { (-6.21 → -8.71) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -8.71] } (30. Re4 Rd8 31. Qd1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 g6 33. Re8+ Kg7 34. g3 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qg2) 30... Qxg2 { [%eval -8.55] } 31. Rb3 { [%eval -8.53] } 31... Re8+ { [%eval -8.18] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval -8.9] } 32... Qd5+ { [%eval -9.07] } 33. Rd3 { [%eval -8.27] } 33... Qh5+ { [%eval -7.7] } 34. f3 { [%eval -7.69] } 34... Rxe1+ { [%eval -7.92] } 35. Kxe1 { [%eval -7.97] } 35... Qxh3 { [%eval -7.7] } 36. Qf4 { [%eval -7.91] } 36... h5 { [%eval -6.75] } 37. Qb8+ { [%eval -8.2] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval -8.28] } 38. Rd5? { (-8.28 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (38. Kf2 Qh1 39. Qf4 Bh4+ 40. Qxh4 Qxh4+ 41. Kf1 Kh6 42. Kg2 Qf4 43. Kf2 Qg5) 38... Qxf3? { (Mate in 4 → -8.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh4+ was best. } { [%eval -8.32] } (38... Bh4+ 39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Ke2 Qe1+ 41. Kd3 Qe3#) 39. Rc5? { (-8.32 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh5+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (39. Rxh5+ Qxh5 40. Qf4 Qe5+ 41. Qxe5 Bxe5 42. Kd1 Kh6 43. Ke2 Bf6 44. Kd3 Nd6) 39... Qe3+ { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Nd2+ { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Qxc5? { (Mate in 3 → -9.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval -9.06] } (41... Qf3+ 42. Kh2 Nf1+ 43. Kg1 Bd4#) 42. Kh3? { (-9.06 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (42. Qf4 Qg5+ 43. Qxg5 Bxg5 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. a4 bxa4 46. Ke2 Ne4 47. Kd3 Kf5) 42... Qg5 { [%eval #-7] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Nf3+ { [%eval #-1] } 44. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Qg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1