[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nwsteXkK"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "PeshkaCh"] [Black "Dark_Cast1gator"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nwsteXkK"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "21:19:03"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2678"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A05 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.05] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c4 { [%eval -0.09] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. d5 { [%eval -0.3] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. g3 { [%eval -0.16] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.05] } 8. cxb5?! { (0.05 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Nfd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (8. Nfd2 Bb7 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O bxc4 11. bxc4 exd5 12. Nc3 Nbd7) 8... a6 { [%eval -0.72] } 9. bxa6 { [%eval -0.75] } 9... Bxa6 { [%eval -0.22] } 10. Bg2 { [%eval -0.24] } 10... Qa5+?! { (-0.24 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (10... Bb7 11. O-O Nxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ng5 e6 14. Ne4 f5 15. Nec3 Nxc3 16. Nxc3) 11. Bc3 { [%eval 0.72] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.74] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.69] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.78] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 0.38] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval 0.29] } 14. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.38] } 14... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.47] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.32] } 15... Qb4 { [%eval 0.47] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 0.56] } 16... Bxc4? { (0.56 → 2.15) Mistake. Ndf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (16... Ndf6 17. Nfe5) 17. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.18] } 17... Bb5 { [%eval 2.09] } 18. Qxe7 { [%eval 2.32] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.07] } 19. Qxd6 { [%eval 2.4] } 19... Ra6 { [%eval 2.81] } 20. Qf4 { [%eval 2.73] } 20... Qxf4 { [%eval 2.94] } 21. gxf4 { [%eval 2.91] } 21... Rxe2?! { (2.91 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. Rea8 was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (21... Rea8 22. a4 Bxe2 23. Rfe1 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rb6 25. Re3 Ra5 26. Be2 Rd6 27. Rd1) 22. a4 { [%eval 3.55] } 22... Bd3 { [%eval 3.46] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 3.18] } 23... Rxe1+ { [%eval 2.98] } 24. Rxe1? { (2.98 → 1.57) Mistake. Nxe1 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (24. Nxe1 Be2 25. a5 Nf6 26. Nc2 Ra7 27. b4 Bd3 28. Ne1 Bc4 29. bxc5 Nxd5) 24... Bc2?! { (1.57 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (24... c4 25. bxc4) 25. Nd2 { [%eval 2.57] } 25... c4 { [%eval 2.46] } 26. bxc4 { [%eval 2.23] } 26... Rxa4 { [%eval 2.12] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval 2.03] } 27... Bd3?! { (2.03 → 3.30) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (27... Ra2 28. Nf3 Nc5 29. Nd4 Ba4 30. Bf1 Bd7 31. Re1 Rd2 32. Nf3 Ra2 33. Ne5) 28. c5 { [%eval 3.16] } 28... Nxc5?! { (3.16 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (28... Rxf4 29. d6 Bb5 30. c6 Rd4 31. cxd7 Bxd7 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Ng3 Be6 34. Re1) 29. Rxc5 { [%eval 4.18] } 29... Ra1+ { [%eval 4.43] } 30. Bf1 { [%eval 4.4] } 30... Rd1 { [%eval 4.36] } 31. Rc3 { [%eval 4.27] } 31... Bxf1 { [%eval 4.6] } 32. Nxf1 { [%eval 4.58] } 32... Rxd5 { [%eval 4.34] } 33. Ne3 { [%eval 4.3] } 33... Rd4 { [%eval 4.22] } 34. f5 { [%eval 4.15] } 34... Rf4 { [%eval 4.82] } 35. fxg6?! { (4.82 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. Nxc4 g5 37. Nd6 Kf6 38. Kg2 Ke5 39. Nxf7+ Kxf5 40. Kg3 h5) 35... hxg6 { [%eval 3.94] } 36. Rc7 { [%eval 3.99] } 36... Rf6 { [%eval 4.0] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 4.08] } 37... Re6 { [%eval 4.07] } 38. Kg3 { [%eval 4.04] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval 4.08] } 39. h4 { [%eval 4.12] } 39... Re4 { [%eval 4.26] } 40. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.39] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 4.13] } 41. Nf4 { [%eval 4.47] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval 4.54] } 42. Rc6+ { [%eval 3.98] } 42... Kf5?! { (3.98 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (42... Kg7 43. Ng2 Re5 44. Ne3 Rb5 45. Rc4 Rb3 46. Re4 Kf8 47. Rd4 Ra3 48. Kg2) 43. f3 { [%eval 4.58] } 43... Re5 { [%eval 4.85] } 44. Ng2 { [%eval 4.51] } 44... f6 { [%eval 4.72] } 45. h5 { [%eval 4.62] } 45... gxh5?? { (4.62 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (45... Ra5 46. Nh4+ Kg5 47. hxg6 Ra7 48. f4+ Kh5 49. Rxf6 Ra3+ 50. Nf3 Ra1 51. Ne5) 46. Nh4+ { [%eval #8] } 46... Kg5 { [%eval #8] } 47. f4+ { [%eval #7] } 47... Kh6 { [%eval #7] } 48. fxe5 { [%eval #6] } 48... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 49. e6 { [%eval #4] } 49... f5 { [%eval #4] } 50. e7 { [%eval #3] } 50... f4+ { [%eval #3] } 51. Kh3 { [%eval #2] } 51... f3 { [%eval #2] } 52. e8=Q { [%eval #2] } 52... f2 { [%eval #1] } 53. Qe5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0