[Event "Bled Chess Festival Semifinals Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rH8tEAKo"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "adarshwick"] [Black "TalMagicalDragon"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "rH8tEAKo"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "15:25:53"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2331"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B57"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Nge2 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.27] } { B57 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.26] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.09] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.1] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval -0.13] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval -0.03] } 13. g4 { [%eval -0.22] } 13... b4 { [%eval -0.07] } 14. axb4 { [%eval -0.03] } 14... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.05] } 15. g5 { [%eval -0.02] } 15... Nxd3+?! { (-0.02 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (15... Nd7 16. O-O Rb8 17. Nd4 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19. Rf2 d5 20. e5 Bc8 21. h5) 16. cxd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 0.31] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 0.38] } 18. Rg1?! { (0.38 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (18. h4 O-O 19. Nd4 a5 20. O-O g6 21. Rf2 e5 22. Ndb5 exf4 23. Rxf4 a4) 18... O-O { [%eval -0.53] } 19. h4 { [%eval -0.61] } 19... d5 { [%eval -0.41] } 20. h5 { [%eval -0.85] } 20... Rc8? { (-0.85 → 0.44) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (20... e5 21. h6 g6 22. exd5 exf4 23. Bxf4 Re8 24. Kf1 Nb6 25. Re1 Bxd5 26. Qe5) 21. g6? { (0.44 → -1.13) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (21. h6 g6 22. e5 Ba8 23. Kf2 Rb8 24. Nd4 Bc5 25. Qd2 Rb4 26. Nce2 Qb6) 21... fxg6 { [%eval -1.12] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval -1.33] } 22... Bh4+?! { (-1.33 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (22... dxe4 23. dxe4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. hxg6 h6 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rd1 Qb6 28. Rg2) 23. Kd2 { [%eval -0.83] } 23... Qe7?! { (-0.83 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (23... dxe4 24. hxg6 Kh8 25. Nd4 Nc5 26. Rh1 Nb3+ 27. Kd1 Nxd4 28. Rxh4 h6 29. Rxh6+) 24. e5 { [%eval -0.3] } 24... g5 { [%eval -0.1] } 25. fxg5?? { (-0.10 → -3.19) Blunder. Rcf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (25. Rcf1 h6 26. Nd4 Rce8 27. Rf3 gxf4 28. Bxf4 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Bg5 30. Rxg5 Qxg5) 25... Bf2?! { (-3.19 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (25... Nxe5 26. Qe2 Nf3+ 27. Kc2 e5 28. Rgf1 d4 29. Bxd4 Bd5 30. Be3 Qb4 31. Nc5) 26. d4 { [%eval -2.5] } 26... Bxe3+?? { (-2.50 → -0.33) Blunder. Bxg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (26... Bxg1 27. Bxg1 a5 28. h6 g6 29. Ra1 Rf5 30. Kc2 Bc6 31. Rxa5) 27. Kxe3 { [%eval -0.18] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 0.29] } 28. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Nc4+?! { (0.00 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (28... Rf5 29. g6 h6 30. Rgf1 Rcf8 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. b3 a5 33. Rf1 Qb4 34. Na2) 29. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.96] } 29... dxc4 { [%eval 0.8] } 30. Rgf1?! { (0.80 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rcf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (30. Rcf1 Rf5 31. h6 g6 32. Rxf5 gxf5 33. Qh5 f4+ 34. Kf2 Qd7 35. d5 Bxd5) 30... Kh8 { [%eval -0.01] } 31. Ne4?? { (-0.01 → -3.38) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (31. h6 gxh6 32. Rf6 hxg5 33. Rcf1 Rb8 34. Qxg5 Rg8 35. Qh6 Rg3+ 36. Kd2 Bg2) 31... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.13] } 32. Kxe4 { [%eval -3.73] } 32... Qb7+ { [%eval -3.59] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval -3.46] } 33... Qb3+ { [%eval -3.69] } 34. Rc3 { [%eval -3.69] } 34... Qxb2 { [%eval -3.18] } 35. Rxc4? { (-3.18 → -6.31) Mistake. Rfc1 was best. } { [%eval -6.31] } (35. Rfc1 Qf2+ 36. Ke4 Rcd8 37. Rxc4 a5 38. R1c3 a4 39. g6 Qe1+ 40. Kd3 Qb1+) 35... Qb3+ { [%eval -6.15] } { White resigns. } 0-1