[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YxSfl8mD"] [Date "2026.03.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Black "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "YxSfl8mD"] [UTCDate "2026.03.25"] [UTCTime "17:04:04"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2261"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } { B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.06] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. Rg1?! { (0.15 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (8. Bb3 b5 9. a3 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. g4 Bb7 12. O-O-O Nxe4) 8... b5 { [%eval -0.95] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval -0.87] } 9... b4 { [%eval -0.53] } 10. Na4 { [%eval -0.6] } 10... Bb7? { (-0.60 → 0.96) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (10... O-O 11. f3 Bd7 12. Qd2 Bxa4 13. Bxa4 d5 14. O-O-O dxe4 15. Nc6 Nxc6 16. Bxc6) 11. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.97] } 11... fxe6 { [%eval 0.88] } 12. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.05] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.94] } 13. Nxg7+?? { (0.94 → -1.97) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (13. Nb6 Kf7 14. Nc4 Qb5 15. Ng5+ Kg6 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe4) 13... Kf7 { [%eval -1.71] } 14. Nb6?! { (-1.71 → -2.74) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.74] } (14. g4 Kxg7 15. g5 Nxe4 16. Qg4 Nc6 17. Qxe4 Rhf8 18. g6 h5 19. O-O-O Qf5) 14... Kxg7 { [%eval -2.6] } 15. Nxa8 { [%eval -2.77] } 15... Bxa8 { [%eval -2.96] } 16. Qf3?! { (-2.96 → -4.40) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -4.4] } (16. g4 Nxe4 17. g5 Nc6 18. f3 b3+ 19. c3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Kf2 b2) 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -4.47] } 17. Qg3+ { [%eval -5.27] } 17... Kf7 { [%eval -5.18] } 18. Bd4 { [%eval -5.73] } 18... Bg6?! { (-5.73 → -4.25) Inaccuracy. Bxc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.25] } (18... Bxc2 19. Rc1 b3+ 20. Bc3 Qf5 21. Qf3 Re8 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. g4 Bd7 24. Rg3) 19. Qf3?! { (-4.25 → -5.36) Inaccuracy. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (19. Qb3+ d5 20. f4 Nc6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. O-O-O Nd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Rf1 Rf8) 19... Nd7 { [%eval -4.76] } 20. g4 { [%eval -5.41] } 20... b3+ { [%eval -4.9] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval -4.81] } 21... Qg5 { [%eval -4.48] } 22. h4 { [%eval -4.57] } 22... Qc5 { [%eval -4.0] } 23. axb3 { [%eval -3.87] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval -3.86] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -3.99] } 24... Ne4?! { (-3.99 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (24... Nd5 25. b4 Qb5 26. Rxa6 Qxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Bxc2 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Rc1 Bd3+ 30. Kxd3) 25. h5? { (-3.02 → -5.36) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -5.36] } (25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. h5 Bg5 27. hxg6+ hxg6 28. c3 Re8 29. Qc4+ d5 30. Qd4 Qh2) 25... Nxc3 { [%eval -5.56] } 26. hxg6+ { [%eval -5.37] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -4.72] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval -4.7] } 27... Qxe3+ { [%eval -4.73] } 28. fxe3 { [%eval -4.46] } 28... Nf3+ { [%eval -4.16] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -4.15] } 29... Nxg1 { [%eval -4.08] } 30. bxc3 { [%eval -3.9] } 30... Nh3+ { [%eval -3.94] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval -4.14] } 31... Ng5 { [%eval -4.17] } 32. gxh7 { [%eval -4.11] } 32... Ne4+ { [%eval -3.87] } 33. Kf4 { [%eval -4.43] } 33... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.06] } 34. Rxa6 { [%eval -4.14] } 34... Nd5+ { [%eval -3.3] } 35. Ke4 { [%eval -3.31] } 35... Nf6+ { [%eval -3.26] } 36. Kf5 { [%eval -3.37] } 36... Re8 { [%eval -3.11] } 37. Ra7 { [%eval -2.89] } 37... Kxh7 { [%eval -2.86] } 38. Ke6 { [%eval -2.85] } 38... Ng8 { [%eval -2.63] } 39. b4 { [%eval -3.16] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -2.62] } 40. b5 { [%eval -2.72] } 40... Rb8 { [%eval -2.18] } 41. c4 { [%eval -2.07] } 41... Rc8?? { (-2.07 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41... Kf8 42. e4 Re8 43. Kd7 Nf6+ 44. Kc6 Rc8+ 45. Rc7 Rxc7+ 46. Kxc7 Nxe4 47. b6) 42. b6?? { (0.00 → -1.96) Blunder. Rxe7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.96] } (42. Rxe7+ Nxe7 43. Kxe7 Rxc4 44. Kxd6 Rb4 45. Kc6 Rc4+ 46. Kd6) 42... Rxc4 { [%eval -1.79] } 43. b7?! { (-1.79 → -2.89) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (43. g5 Rb4 44. b7 Rb6 45. e4 d5+ 46. Kxd5 Kh8 47. e5 Bxg5 48. Kc5 Be3+) 43... Rb4?! { (-2.89 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. Re4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (43... Re4+ 44. Kf5 Re5+ 45. Kf4 Rb5 46. Kf3 Nh6 47. b8=Q Rxb8 48. Rxe7+ Nf7 49. Kf4) 44. Kd7 { [%eval -1.39] } 44... Bf6? { (-1.39 → -0.13) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (44... Bg5 45. Kxd6 Kh8 46. Kc6 Bxe3 47. Ra3 Bf4 48. Rf3 Bb8 49. Rf8 Bg3 50. Rf7) 45. Kxd6 { [%eval -0.64] } 45... Ne7?! { (-0.64 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (45... Kh8 46. e4 Bg5 47. e5 Be3 48. Ra3 Bc1 49. Rc3 Bg5 50. Kc7 Bf4 51. Rc5) 46. e4?? { (-0.05 → -2.61) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (46. g5 Bxg5 47. Kc7 Bxe3 48. b8=Q Bf4+ 49. Kd8 Bxb8 50. Rxe7+ Kf6 51. Re2 Be5) 46... Bd4?? { (-2.61 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (46... Kf7 47. Ra2 Rxb7 48. e5 Bh4 49. Rh2 Ng6 50. Rc2 Rb6+ 51. Kd5 Ne7+ 52. Ke4) 47. b8=Q { [%eval 0.02] } 47... Rxb8 { [%eval 0.01] } 48. Rxe7+ { [%eval -0.09] } 48... Kf8 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rd7 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2