[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U29tdBnZ"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Black "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "U29tdBnZ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "12:12:48"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2262"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B96"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] } { B96 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.61] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.33] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.61] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 11. g4 { [%eval -0.42] } 11... b4 { [%eval -0.5] } 12. Nb1?! { (-0.50 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Nce2 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (12. Nce2 Bb7 13. Ng3 g6 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 O-O-O 16. h5 Be7 17. Kb1 Kb8) 12... Bb7 { [%eval -1.2] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -1.13] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval -0.75] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -0.62] } 14... Be7?! { (-0.62 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (14... g6 15. Rhe1 Nd7 16. f5 Ne5 17. Qg3 Bg7 18. Kb1 Qb6 19. N2b3 exf5 20. exf5) 15. g5 { [%eval 0.36] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.53] } 17. h5?! { (0.53 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (17. Kb1 O-O 18. h5 a5 19. Rhg1 d5 20. e5 a4 21. g6 fxg6 22. Qh3 Nxd3) 17... Qa5? { (-0.49 → 1.07) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (17... h6 18. gxh6 Rxh6 19. Kb1 Bf6 20. Qe3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 a5 22. Nc4 Qc5 23. Nxd6+) 18. Kb1 { [%eval 1.16] } 18... d5?! { (1.16 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 h6 20. g6 O-O 21. Rhg1 Bf6 22. gxf7+ Rxf7 23. Nxe6 Qb5 24. Nb3) 19. N2b3?! { (2.01 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (19. e5 Kd7 20. f5 Qb6 21. f6 gxf6 22. exf6 Bd6 23. Bxh7 Rxh7 24. g6 Ne4) 19... Nxb3 { [%eval 1.82] } 20. Nxb3?! { (1.82 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. axb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (20. axb3 Bc5 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. e5 d4 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 O-O 25. Nxd4 Rfd8) 20... Qc7 { [%eval 1.05] } 21. Rd2?! { (1.05 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (21. Nd4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 O-O 24. g6 Bf6 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. h6 Qb7) 21... a5?? { (0.33 → 2.12) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (21... dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc6 24. Qe1 O-O 25. Nc1 a5 26. Nd3 Rcd8 27. Ne5) 22. Re1?? { (2.12 → 0.29) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (22. Bb5+ Kf8 23. Qf2 Bc5 24. Qe2 Be7 25. Rf1 Qb6 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Nd4 g6) 22... a4?! { (0.29 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (22... dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 O-O 25. Nd4 Rfd8 26. b3 h6 27. Rg2 Qd6 28. Nf3) 23. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.96] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 0.94] } 24. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.95] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval 1.12] } 25. Rxe4? { (1.12 → 0.00) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. Qf2 Bd5 26. Nd4 Bd6 27. Nb5 Bc5 28. Qf1 Qa5 29. Bb3 Bxb3 30. cxb3 Ra8) 25... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.16] } 26. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 0.53] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 0.51] } 27... Bc5?? { (0.51 → 3.41) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (27... Qc4 28. Rd3 Qd5 29. Qe1 Qc5 30. Qd2 Qb6 31. Qe3 h6 32. g6 Bf6 33. Nxe6+) 28. a3? { (3.41 → 1.72) Mistake. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Qxe6 Bb6 30. h6 Rg8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. a3 gxh6 33. Bb3 Rg7) 28... bxa3?? { (1.72 → 4.03) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (28... Bxd4 29. Rxd4 bxa3 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. bxa3 Qf8 33. Qb3 Qd8 34. Qb5) 29. Bb3?? { (4.03 → -0.07) Blunder. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (29. Nxe6+ fxe6 30. Qxe6 Rb8 31. Qf5+ Qf7 32. Qxc5+ Qe7 33. Qf5+ Qf7 34. Qe5 Qa7) 29... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.11] } 30. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.16] } 30... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... axb2?! { (0.00 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (31... Ke7 32. Qxg7 a2+ 33. Ka1 Rc8 34. Qf6+ Kd6 35. Qd4+ Ke7) 32. h6?! { (0.61 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (32. Qb4+ Qe7 33. Qb8+ Qe8 34. Qd6+ Qe7 35. Qb6 Qd7 36. Qc5+ Qe7 37. Qc8+ Qe8) 32... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Qb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Ke8?? { (0.00 → 2.78) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (33... Qe7 34. Qb8+ Qe8 35. Qd6+ Qe7) 34. hxg7 { [%eval 2.1] } 34... Rxg7?? { (2.10 → 7.58) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.58] } (34... Kd7 35. f5 Kc6 36. Qe4+ Kb5 37. f6 Rb8 38. Qe3 Ka6 39. Bxe6 Qa5 40. Bc4+) 35. Ba4+ { [%eval 7.25] } 35... Kd8? { (7.25 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Qd7 36. Bxd7+ Kxd7 37. Qd4+ Kc6 38. Qc3+ Kd5 39. Qxg7 Ke4 40. Qxf7 Kf3 41. Qxe6) 36. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0