[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hCQ2UBRg"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Zhigalko_Sergei"] [Black "PeshkaCh"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "hCQ2UBRg"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "21:14:46"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2747"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+18"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C51"] [Opening "Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bb6 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.31] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] } { C51 Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.19] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.41] } 8... cxb6 { [%eval 0.31] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.4] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.51] } 11. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.42] } 11... fxe6 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.4] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.42] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.76] } 14. b5 { [%eval 0.72] } 14... axb5 { [%eval 0.74] } 15. axb5 { [%eval 0.76] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 0.75] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.77] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.74] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval 0.49] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.44] } 18... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.4] } 19. fxe3 { [%eval 0.17] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.12] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 20... exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Kh7?! { (0.00 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (21... Rxf3 22. gxf3 Kh7 23. Qxd5 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qg3 25. Qa2 Qxh3+ 26. Qh2 Qxf3+ 27. Qg2) 22. exd5? { (0.77 → -0.52) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (22. Qxd5 Qe7 23. Rf1 Rc2 24. Qb3 Re2 25. d4 exd4 26. Nxd4 Rd2 27. Rxf8 Qxf8) 22... Rc5?! { (-0.52 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (22... Rxf3 23. gxf3 Nh4 24. Qa4 Nxf3+ 25. Kh1 Nxe1 26. Qe4+ Kh8 27. Rxe1 Qd7 28. Qg2) 23. e4?! { (0.19 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (23. Rf1 Rxd5 24. d4 Qd7 25. Qc2 exd4 26. Nxd4 Re8 27. Rae1 Rde5 28. Rf3) 23... Nf4?! { (-0.38 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (23... Rxf3 24. gxf3 Nh4 25. Qb2 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4 27. Rec1 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Qe3 29. Rxc5) 24. Re3 { [%eval 0.59] } 24... Qe8?! { (0.59 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (24... Qc7 25. Qb4 Rc8 26. Ra2 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Rd1 28. d6 Qd8 29. d4 Rcc1 30. dxe5) 25. Qb2 { [%eval 1.42] } 25... Qg6?! { (1.42 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (25... Ng6 26. d4 exd4 27. Qxd4 Nf4 28. Qd2 Qg6 29. Kh1 Rxb5 30. Rd1 Ra5 31. d6) 26. Kh2? { (2.46 → 0.99) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (26. Nxe5 Qg5 27. h4 Qe7 28. d4 Rcc8 29. Rf1 Qxh4 30. Ref3 Nh3+ 31. Rxh3 Rxf1+) 26... Re8?! { (0.99 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (26... Rxb5 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Rf1 Ra5 29. Ree1 Ng6 30. Qb2 Rfa8 31. Rf2 Ra3 32. Ref1) 27. Nxe5?? { (1.79 → -0.19) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (27. Qf2 Qf6 28. Rf1 Rxb5 29. Nh4 Rf8 30. Rf3 Qd6 31. Qc2 Qc5 32. Qxc5 bxc5) 27... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.26] } 28. Rf1?? { (-0.26 → -2.12) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (28. Qf2 Nxd5 29. exd5 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Rxd5 31. Qe4 Rxd3 32. Re1 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 Rd5) 28... Rxb5 { [%eval -2.04] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -2.11] } 29... Nh5 { [%eval -2.28] } 30. Ref3 { [%eval -2.14] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval -1.69] } 31. Qc3?! { (-1.69 → -2.36) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (31. Rg3 Qe8 32. Qf2 Re7 33. Qf5+ Kh8 34. Rc1 Rc5 35. Rb1 Ra5 36. Rc1 Ra8) 31... Rg5 { [%eval -2.35] } 32. g4 { [%eval -2.5] } 32... Rc5 { [%eval -2.55] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval -2.44] } 33... Nxg4+ { [%eval -2.53] } 34. hxg4 { [%eval -1.89] } 34... Rxg4 { [%eval -1.61] } 35. Rh3 { [%eval -1.63] } 35... b5 { [%eval -1.69] } 36. Kh1? { (-1.69 → -3.22) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (36. Qf2 Rc3 37. Qf5 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Qxf5 39. exf5 Rd2 40. f6 gxf6 41. d6 Rdxd3) 36... b4 { [%eval -3.39] } 37. Qxb4?! { (-3.39 → -5.22) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -5.22] } (37. Qf2 Rc3 38. Qf5 Qxf5 39. exf5 b3 40. Re3 b2 41. Rb1 Rc2 42. d6 Rd4) 37... Rc2? { (-5.22 → -3.27) Mistake. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (37... Rxd5 38. Qd2 Rh5 39. Qe3 b5 40. Kh2 Rgg5 41. Rf4 Rg2+ 42. Kh1 Rhg5 43. Rfh4) 38. Qd4?? { (-3.27 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (38. Qe1 Rcg2 39. Qd1 R2g3 40. Rxg3 Rxg3 41. Rf2 b5 42. Qf1 b4 43. Rd2 Kg8) 38... Rg3 { [%eval #-5] } 39. Rh2 { [%eval #-5] } 39... Rxh2+ { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kxh2 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Qg4 { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1