[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hwQ4y6hR"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "may6enexttime"] [Black "BenjaminBokTwitch"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hwQ4y6hR"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "21:37:59"] [WhiteElo "2916"] [BlackElo "2784"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "E49"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] } { E49 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.09] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.25] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.31] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.26] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.19] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.32] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.32] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.42] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.35] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval 0.36] } 15. fxe4 { [%eval 0.15] } 15... Ne5?? { (0.15 → 3.33) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (15... e5 16. Rd1 Qd6 17. d5 Ne7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ng3 Rac8 20. h5 Qf4) 16. Qg3?? { (3.33 → 0.08) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (16. Qh3 Qc7 17. Bxf6 Nd7 18. Bg5 f5 19. Bc1 fxe4 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qh3 Qc4) 16... Ng6 { [%eval 0.25] } 17. e5?? { (0.25 → -1.63) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (17. h5 Nxh5 18. Rxh5 hxg5 19. Rxg5 e5 20. dxe5 Rc8 21. Qg4 Re8 22. Rd1 Qe7) 17... Ne4? { (-1.63 → -0.01) Mistake. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (17... hxg5 18. exf6 gxh4 19. Rxh4 Qxf6 20. Rh3 Rfd8 21. O-O-O Rd5 22. Rdh1 Rf5 23. Kc2) 18. Bxd8 { [%eval -0.01] } 18... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. Nxg3 { [%eval -0.17] } 19... Rfxd8 { [%eval 0.33] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval 0.3] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval 0.3] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.19] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] } 22. O-O { [%eval -0.04] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval -0.02] } 23. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. a4 { [%eval -0.02] } 24... Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Ra3 { [%eval -0.02] } 25... Rdc7 { [%eval -0.07] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval -0.01] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 0.36] } 27. Ke2 { [%eval 0.01] } 27... a5?! { (0.01 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (27... h5 28. Kd3 R4c6 29. Rb3 f5 30. Kd2 Rc4 31. Ra3 a6 32. Nd6 R4c6 33. Rb3) 28. Kd2 { [%eval 0.42] } 28... R4c6 { [%eval 0.76] } 29. Nd6?! { (0.76 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (29. g4 Kg8 30. Kc2 Kh7 31. Kb2 Kg6 32. h5+ Kh7 33. Ra1 f6 34. exf6 gxf6) 29... f5?! { (0.17 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (29... f6 30. Kc2 h5 31. Nb5 Rf7 32. Kd3 fxe5 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. dxe5 Rc5 35. Rb3) 30. h5 { [%eval 0.84] } 30... Ke7?! { (0.84 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (30... Kg8 31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Ra1 g5 33. hxg6 Rg7 34. Kc2 Rxg6 35. Kb3 Rg4 36. Rd1) 31. g4? { (1.59 → 0.09) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Ra1 Kf7 33. g4 f4 34. Rc1 g5 35. hxg6+ Kxg6 36. c4 Ne3) 31... f4?? { (0.09 → 1.83) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (31... fxg4 32. Rf7+ Kd8 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. c4 Nf4 35. Rg3 g5 36. hxg6 h5 37. Rb3) 32. Ne4 { [%eval 1.47] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 1.44] } 33. Ra1 { [%eval 1.35] } 33... Rf8?! { (1.35 → 2.57) Inaccuracy. R8c7 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (33... R8c7 34. Ra3 Rd7 35. Kc2 Rd8 36. Kb3 Rg8 37. Nd6 Rf8 38. Nb5 Rg8 39. Ra1) 34. Rg1?! { (2.57 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (34. Nd6 Rxd6 35. exd6+ Kxd6 36. c4 Nb4 37. Kc3 e5 38. dxe5+ Ke6 39. Re1 Rd8) 34... Rc4 { [%eval 1.07] } 35. g5?! { (1.07 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (35. Ra1 Rd8 36. Nd6 Rxd6 37. exd6+ Kxd6 38. Ra3 e5 39. Kd3 Rc6 40. Rb3 exd4) 35... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.11] } 36. gxh6 { [%eval 0.12] } 36... gxh6 { [%eval 0.29] } 37. Nd6 { [%eval -0.08] } 37... Ra2+ { [%eval -0.08] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval -0.16] } 38... Ra3 { [%eval 0.26] } 39. Rg7+ { [%eval 0.32] } 39... Kd8 { [%eval 0.41] } 40. Kc2 { [%eval 0.19] } 40... a4 { [%eval 0.21] } 41. Ra7 { [%eval 0.21] } 41... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.26] } 42. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Ra3?? { (0.00 → 2.09) Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (42... Re2 43. Rb7 Re3 44. Rf1 b5 45. Rb8+ Ke7 46. Rb7+) 43. Kb2?? { (2.09 → 0.19) Blunder. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (43. Ra8+ Ke7 44. Ra7+ Kd8 45. c4 Rxf3 46. cxd5 Rg8 47. Ra8+ Kd7 48. Rxg8 exd5) 43... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.27] } 44. Kc2 { [%eval 0.27] } 44... b5 { [%eval 0.49] } 45. Ra5? { (0.49 → -0.86) Mistake. Nb7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (45. Nb7+ Kc7 46. Nc5+ Kb8 47. Rg7 b4 48. Nxb3 axb3+ 49. Kxb3 bxc3 50. Rd7 Rc8) 45... b4?! { (-0.86 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Kd7 46. Ne4 Rc8 47. Ra7+ Kc6 48. Ra6+ Kb7 49. Rxe6 Nb4+ 50. Kc1 a3 51. Nc5+) 46. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Ne4 { [%eval -0.34] } 48... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Nc5?? { (0.00 → -1.85) Blunder. Rxa4 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (49. Rxa4 Rb2+ 50. Kxb2 Nxa4+ 51. Kb3 Nb6 52. Kxb4 Ke7 53. Ra3 Nd5+ 54. Kc4 f3) 49... Nb5 { [%eval -1.52] } 50. Nxe6+ { [%eval -1.84] } 50... Ke8 { [%eval -1.45] } 51. Ra5?? { (-1.45 → -4.22) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (51. Rxf4 Rxf4 52. Ra8+ Kd7 53. Nxf4 Nxd4+ 54. Kd2 a3 55. Ra7+ Kc6 56. e6 Rb2+) 51... Na3+?! { (-4.22 → -3.22) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (51... Rxf3 52. Rxb5 Rg8 53. Nxf4 Rxf4 54. Rb8+ Kf7 55. e6+ Kg7 56. Rxb4 Kf6 57. e7) 52. Kd2? { (-3.22 → -5.63) Mistake. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.63] } (52. Kd1 Rxf3 53. d5 Rd3+ 54. Kc1 Rxd5 55. Nc7+ Kd7 56. Nxd5 Nc4 57. Rxa4 Kc6) 52... Nc4+ { [%eval -5.77] } 53. Ke2 { [%eval -6.48] } 53... Nxa5 { [%eval -6.56] } 54. Rf1 { [%eval -7.09] } 54... f3+ { [%eval -6.76] } 55. Kf2 { [%eval -6.8] } 55... Rb2+ { [%eval -6.29] } 56. Ke3 { [%eval -6.54] } 56... Nc4+ { [%eval -6.11] } 57. Kd3 { [%eval -5.68] } 57... Nd2 { [%eval -7.35] } 58. Rc1 { [%eval -6.32] } 58... Nb3?! { (-6.32 → -4.90) Inaccuracy. f2 was best. } { [%eval -4.9] } (58... f2 59. Rc8+ Ke7 60. Rxf8 f1=Q+ 61. Rxf1 Nxf1 62. Nc5 a3 63. d5 a2 64. d6+) 59. Rc8+ { [%eval -4.81] } 59... Ke7?! { (-4.81 → -3.70) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (59... Kd7 60. Rxf8 Kxe6 61. Rf6+ Ke7 62. d5 Rd2+ 63. Ke3 Rxd5 64. Rxh6 Rxe5+ 65. Kf2) 60. Rxf8?! { (-3.70 → -5.24) Inaccuracy. Nxf8 was best. } { [%eval -5.24] } (60. Nxf8 Rd2+ 61. Ke3 a3 62. d5 Rxd5 63. Ng6+ Kd7 64. Rh8 Ra5 65. Nf8+ Kc6) 60... Kxe6 { [%eval -4.87] } 61. Rf6+ { [%eval -4.83] } 61... Kd5?? { (-4.83 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (61... Ke7 62. Rxh6 f2 63. Rf6 Rd2+ 64. Ke3 a3 65. d5 Rxd5 66. Rxf2 Nc5 67. h6) 62. Rd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0