[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cNiYGmCr"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "jlf287"] [Black "willsidney"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cNiYGmCr"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "15:31:13"] [WhiteElo "2428"] [BlackElo "2208"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -0.42] } 8... Nbd7?! { (-0.42 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (8... Bxc5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Na4 Bd6 12. h3 Re8 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nc3) 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] } 9... Bxc3?! { (0.31 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (9... exd5 10. Rc1 Bxc5 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Nb5 Nf8 14. Qb3 Bg4 15. Nfd4) 10. Bxc3 { [%eval 1.3] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.37] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 1.0] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.07] } 12. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.88] } 12... Qa5?! { (0.88 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (12... Qe7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. e4 Bd7 15. Bd3 a5 16. O-O Rfd8 17. h3 Bc6 18. a3) 13. a3 { [%eval 1.69] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 1.8] } 14. b4 { [%eval 1.79] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 1.79] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 1.46] } 15... Ne4?! { (1.46 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (15... a5 16. Rc1 axb4 17. axb4 Bd7 18. O-O Bc6 19. Nd4 Qe5 20. Bf3 Bd5 21. Bxd5) 16. Rd3?! { (2.25 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Qc2 Bc6 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Ba6 Rfd8 21. h3 Rd5) 16... e5?! { (1.07 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (16... b6 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Rd7 Qc8 20. Qd6 bxc5 21. bxc5 Rd8 22. Rxd8+) 17. O-O { [%eval 1.72] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 1.93] } 18. Rb3 { [%eval 1.34] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 1.52] } 19. Qa1 { [%eval 1.05] } 19... a5 { [%eval 1.16] } 20. Qb2?! { (1.16 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (20. Qc1 b6 21. c6 axb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. Rb2 Rxb2 24. Qxb2 Qxc6 25. Rc1 Qa8) 20... b6?? { (0.35 → 2.41) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (20... Bg4 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 axb4 23. Rxb4 Rd8 24. Be2 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Nxc5 26. g3) 21. cxb6 { [%eval 2.34] } 21... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.46] } 22. Qxe5 { [%eval 2.44] } 22... Bg6 { [%eval 2.18] } 23. b5 { [%eval 1.69] } 23... a4? { (1.69 → 3.11) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (23... Rac8 24. a4 Rc2 25. Bd3 Rc5 26. Qb2 Ng5 27. Ne1 Rcd5 28. Qb1 Nh3+ 29. gxh3) 24. Rb4 { [%eval 3.06] } 24... Nd2?! { (3.06 → 4.11) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (24... Nc5 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Rd4 Bd3 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxc5 Bxe2 29. h3 Rxc5 30. Qxc5) 25. Rc1 { [%eval 3.88] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval 4.17] } 26. Rc6 { [%eval 3.93] } 26... Qb7 { [%eval 4.23] } 27. h3 { [%eval 4.11] } 27... Re8 { [%eval 4.76] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 4.29] } 28... Be4 { [%eval 4.14] } 29. Rc7 { [%eval 4.3] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 4.04] } 30. Qc4 { [%eval 3.69] } 30... Qf6 { [%eval 4.09] } 31. Rxa4 { [%eval 3.69] } 31... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.2] } 32. gxf3 { [%eval 3.89] } 32... Nd2?! { (3.89 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (32... Qg6+ 33. Kh1 Rxa4 34. Qxa4 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Re5 36. f4 Re6 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc6) 33. Rxa8 { [%eval 4.76] } 33... Rxa8 { [%eval 4.84] } 34. Qd5 { [%eval 4.31] } 34... Rxa3 { [%eval 5.34] } 35. Qxd2 { [%eval 5.09] } 35... Qe5 { [%eval 6.11] } 36. Rc8+ { [%eval 5.81] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval 6.02] } 37. Qc2+ { [%eval 6.09] } 37... g6 { [%eval 6.07] } 38. f4 { [%eval 5.87] } 38... Ra1+ { [%eval 6.27] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 6.38] } 39... Qd5+ { [%eval 8.21] } 40. Bf3 { [%eval 7.62] } 40... Qxb5? { (7.62 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (40... Qf5 41. Qxf5 gxf5 42. b6 Rb1 43. b7 Rxb7 44. Bxb7 Kg6) 41. Qc3 { [%eval #7] } 41... Qf1+ { [%eval #7] } 42. Kg3 { [%eval #6] } 42... Qg1+ { [%eval #6] } 43. Bg2 { [%eval #5] } 43... g5 { [%eval #3] } 44. Qh8+ { [%eval #2] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 45. Rc6+ { [%eval #2] } 45... Kf5 { [%eval #1] } 46. Qf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0