[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ohnc85Zn"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Virgil_van_Dijk"] [Black "Bocharov-Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ohnc85Zn"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "16:59:53"] [WhiteElo "2262"] [BlackElo "2509"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B53"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B53 Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.07] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.03] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] } 10. h4 { [%eval -0.26] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 11. h5?! { (0.15 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. f4 a6 14. Qe2 b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5) 11... h6 { [%eval -0.94] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval -0.88] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval -0.78] } 13. Bxf6?! { (-0.78 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Rdg1 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (13. Rdg1 Ng4 14. Rd1 b5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxd6 Qb7 17. Rd4 Nxf2 18. Re1 a5) 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -1.88] } 14. Qxd6 { [%eval -2.09] } 14... Qxd6 { [%eval -2.16] } 15. Rxd6 { [%eval -2.17] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval -2.25] } 16. bxc3 { [%eval -2.23] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval -2.15] } 17. Re1?! { (-2.15 → -3.42) Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (17. Kb2 Rc5 18. Rh4 Bd5 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Rd4 Rxc3 21. Rd2 Kf8 22. Rd7 R3c7) 17... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.44] } 18. gxf3 { [%eval -3.14] } 18... Rxc3 { [%eval -3.49] } 19. Re3 { [%eval -3.56] } 19... Rc7 { [%eval -3.16] } 20. Ra3 { [%eval -3.24] } 20... a6 { [%eval -3.13] } 21. Rb6 { [%eval -3.9] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval -3.99] } 22. c3?! { (-3.99 → -5.18) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.18] } (22. Rb2 Rc5 23. f4 R8c7 24. Rh3 b5 25. Kb1 Rf5 26. Rb4 a5) 22... Rxc3+ { [%eval -5.03] } 23. Rxc3 { [%eval -5.22] } 23... Rxc3+ { [%eval -4.99] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval -5.07] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval -4.5] } 25. Kd3 { [%eval -4.25] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval -4.26] } 26. Kd4 { [%eval -4.39] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval -4.15] } 27. Ke5 { [%eval -4.64] } 27... Rc5+ { [%eval -5.0] } 28. Kd4 { [%eval -4.87] } 28... Rb5 { [%eval -4.54] } 29. Rd6? { (-4.54 → -8.66) Mistake. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval -8.66] } (29. Rxb5 axb5 30. f4 g6 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. a3 Kd6 33. Ke4 h5 34. Kd4 h4) 29... a5?! { (-8.66 → -5.84) Inaccuracy. Kxd6 was best. } { [%eval -5.84] } (29... Kxd6 30. f4 Rxh5 31. a4 Ra5 32. Ke3 Rxa4 33. Kf3 b5 34. Kg3 Rc4 35. f3) 30. Rd5?! { (-5.84 → -8.47) Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -8.47] } (30. Kc4 Kxd6 31. Kxb5 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Kc4 h5 34. Kd3 h4 35. Ke2 Ke5) 30... Rb4+ { [%eval -8.38] } 31. Kc5 { [%eval -8.18] } 31... f6? { (-8.18 → -4.12) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.12] } (31... exd5 32. Kxd5 Ra4 33. Kc5 Rxa2 34. f4 Rb2 35. f3 Rb3 36. f5 Rc3+ 37. Kb5) 32. Rd1 { [%eval -4.13] } 32... f5 { [%eval -3.81] } 33. Rh1?? { (-3.81 → -8.90) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -8.9] } (33. Rd2 f4 34. Rd3 Rb2 35. a4 Kf6 36. Rd4 b6+ 37. Kc6 e5 38. Rd6+ Kf5) 33... Kd7 { [%eval -8.71] } 34. Rh4? { (-8.71 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (34. Rd1+ Kc7 35. Rd6 b6+ 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 37. Kd4 Rb2 38. Kc5 Rxf2 39. a4 Rxf3) 34... b6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1