[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/smTkCSSa"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "BetaMonkey"] [Black "jlf287"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "smTkCSSa"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "16:33:08"] [WhiteElo "2031"] [BlackElo "2423"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.2] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval 0.09] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 10. a3?! { (0.11 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (10. O-O Rb8 11. Qg3 Re8 12. Bg5 Bc5 13. b3 Bd4 14. Rac1 Re6 15. Ne2 Bc5) 10... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.42] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval -0.3] } 11... d5 { [%eval -0.18] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval -0.21] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval -0.24] } 13. exd5?? { (-0.24 → -3.89) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (13. O-O dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Ba6 16. Re1 Re8 17. Be3 Bd3 18. Qf3 Qa5) 13... e4 { [%eval -3.99] } 14. Bxe4 { [%eval -4.0] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.95] } 15. O-O { [%eval -4.01] } 15... Nd6?! { (-4.01 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (15... Qxd5 16. Re1 Bb7 17. c4 Qc6 18. Bb2 Rae8 19. Qg4 f6 20. c5 Nxc5) 16. Qg3?! { (-2.61 → -3.48) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (16. Re1 Ba6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. h3 Bc4 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Re5 Rfe8 21. Qg3 Bb3) 16... Re8 { [%eval -3.17] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval -3.64] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -3.72] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval -3.75] } 18... Qf6 { [%eval -3.7] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval -4.48] } 19... Bf5?! { (-4.48 → -3.46) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval -3.46] } (19... Ba6 20. Qc2 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Rac8 22. c4 Qd4 23. Bb4 a5 24. Rd1 Rxc4 25. Qe2) 20. c4 { [%eval -3.62] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval -3.58] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval -3.41] } 21... Qa6 { [%eval -2.87] } 22. Bb4 { [%eval -2.89] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval -2.24] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval -2.36] } 23... Be4 { [%eval -2.33] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval -2.88] } 24... Nxc4 { [%eval -2.64] } 25. f3? { (-2.64 → -4.26) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval -4.26] } (25. d6 Nb6 26. h4 f6 27. Rfe1 Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Qb5) 25... Bxd5 { [%eval -4.4] } 26. Rfd1 { [%eval -4.34] } 26... Qb6+ { [%eval -4.26] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval -4.25] } 27... Qe3 { [%eval -4.33] } 28. Qg4 { [%eval -4.56] } 28... Be6 { [%eval -4.41] } 29. Qg3 { [%eval -4.6] } 29... Nb2 { [%eval -4.57] } 30. Rxc8 { [%eval -4.75] } 30... Rxc8 { [%eval -4.81] } 31. Re1 { [%eval -4.81] } 31... Qd4 { [%eval -4.9] } 32. Qe5?! { (-4.90 → -7.04) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -7.04] } (32. Re4 Qd7 33. Be1 Nd3 34. Bd2 Bf5 35. Rh4 a6 36. Bh6 Bg6 37. Be3 Qe8) 32... Qxe5 { [%eval -7.0] } { White resigns. } 0-1