[Event "Blitz Titled Arena February '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l5lWKVMb"] [Date "2026.02.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Cutesnoringbeast"] [Black "Statham_13"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "l5lWKVMb"] [UTCDate "2026.02.14"] [UTCTime "21:23:45"] [WhiteElo "2124"] [BlackElo "2396"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "WCM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteFideId "39916820"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.13] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.17] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 0.11] } 10. d5?! { (0.11 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (10. c5) 10... Ne7 { [%eval -0.61] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.57] } 11... a5 { [%eval -0.55] } 12. bxa5 { [%eval -0.65] } 12... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.34] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval -0.67] } 13... g5 { [%eval -0.35] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.44] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval -0.55] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.38] } 15... Kg7?! { (-0.38 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (15... h5 16. Nb3) 16. Nb3 { [%eval 0.43] } 16... Ra8 { [%eval 0.71] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.74] } 17... f4 { [%eval 0.86] } 18. exf4 { [%eval 0.44] } 18... gxf4 { [%eval 0.46] } 19. a5 { [%eval 0.33] } 19... Ba7 { [%eval 0.38] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval 0.33] } 20... fxg3?! { (0.33 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Nh7 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (20... Nh7 21. Qc3) 21. hxg3 { [%eval 1.47] } 21... Ng4 { [%eval 1.86] } 22. Nxa7 { [%eval 1.97] } 22... Rxa7 { [%eval 1.94] } 23. Bd2? { (1.94 → 0.51) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (23. f3) 23... Bf5? { (0.51 → 1.75) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (23... Nf4 24. Bxf4) 24. Qc1 { [%eval 1.94] } 24... h5?! { (1.94 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (24... Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 Qg5 27. Qxg5+ hxg5 28. Nd4 Ne5 29. Nb5 Ra6 30. Nxc7) 25. Bg5 { [%eval 2.29] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval 2.61] } 26. Nd2? { (2.61 → 0.98) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (26. f3 Nf6 27. Bh6+ Kf7 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. f4 e4 30. Nd4 Ra8 31. Qc3 h4) 26... h4?! { (0.98 → 1.65) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (26... b6 27. a6) 27. gxh4 { [%eval 1.43] } 27... Rh8?! { (1.43 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (27... Nf6 28. Qc3) 28. Nf3?! { (2.35 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (28. f3 Nf6 29. f4 Nh5 30. Qc3 Kg8 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. Rae1 Ra8 33. c5 Nhf4) 28... e4? { (1.30 → 2.98) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (28... Nf6 29. Ra3) 29. Nd4 { [%eval 3.05] } 29... Nxh4? { (3.05 → 5.08) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (29... c5 30. dxc6 bxc6 31. Ra3 N6e5 32. Rg3 Rxa5 33. Nxf5+ Qxf5 34. Qb1 Nf6 35. Qb7+) 30. Bxh4 { [%eval 4.64] } 30... Rxh4?! { (4.64 → 6.26) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval 6.26] } (30... Rh5 31. Ra3 c5 32. Ne6+ Bxe6 33. dxe6 Qxe6 34. Qf4 e3 35. fxe3 Ra8 36. e4) 31. Qg5+ { [%eval 6.3] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 6.37] } 32. Qxh4 { [%eval 5.67] } 32... Kg6 { [%eval 6.33] } 33. Nxf5 { [%eval 6.66] } 33... Qxf5 { [%eval 6.23] } 34. Qg3 { [%eval 5.72] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 6.44] } 35. Bh3 { [%eval 5.82] } 35... Kg5 { [%eval 5.73] } 36. Bxg4 { [%eval 5.78] } 36... Qxg4 { [%eval 5.26] } 37. Qxg4+ { [%eval 5.69] } 37... Kxg4 { [%eval 5.67] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 5.57] } 38... Kf4 { [%eval 5.44] } 39. Rfb1 { [%eval 5.27] } 39... Rg8+ { [%eval 6.07] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval 5.77] } 40... Rh8 { [%eval 6.19] } 41. Ke2 { [%eval 6.08] } 41... Ra8 { [%eval 7.0] } 42. Rxb7 { [%eval 7.16] } 42... Ke5 { [%eval 7.81] } 43. Rxc7 { [%eval 7.52] } 43... Kd4 { [%eval 7.91] } 44. a6 { [%eval 7.59] } 44... e3? { (7.59 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (44... Ke5 45. a7 Kd4 46. Ra3 Ke5 47. Ra6 Kd4 48. Rxd6 Rxa7 49. Rxa7 Kxc4 50. Rd8) 45. fxe3+ { [%eval #14] } 45... Kc3 { [%eval 12.52] } 46. a7 { [%eval 11.14] } 46... Kb4?! { (11.14 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (46... Rh8 47. a8=Q Rh2+ 48. Kf3 Rh3+ 49. Kg4 Kd2 50. Ra2+ Kxe3 51. Kxh3 Kd4 52. Qa3) 47. Rb7+ { [%eval #7] } 47... Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 48. Rb8 { [%eval #5] } 48... Rxa7 { [%eval #4] } 49. Rxa7 { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0