[Event "Blitz Titled Arena March '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xG7nQ1zR"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "manitodeplomo"] [Black "Mitrabha"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "xG7nQ1zR"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "21:24:45"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2688"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A57"] [Opening "Benko Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.46] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.47] } { A57 Benko Gambit } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... bxc4 { [%eval 0.39] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.52] } 6. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.46] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.55] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.55] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.45] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.65] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.57] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.66] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.82] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.81] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.95] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.94] } 11... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.95] } 12. axb5 { [%eval 0.81] } 12... a6?! { (0.81 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (12... Qb7 13. Re1 a6 14. Ra5 axb5 15. Rxb5 Qc7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nbd7) 13. Bd2?! { (1.67 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (13. Qe2 Ne8 14. bxa6 Nc7 15. h4 Nbxa6 16. h5 Nb8 17. Rxa8 Nxa8 18. e5 dxe5) 13... Qb7 { [%eval 0.7] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.74] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.95] } 15. bxa6 { [%eval 0.96] } 15... Qxb2? { (0.96 → 2.18) Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (15... Qc8 16. Bc1 Nd7 17. Qb3 f5 18. Ra3 Qc7 19. Re1 Rfb8 20. Qc2 Rb4 21. h4) 16. Rab1 { [%eval 2.25] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval 2.16] } 17. a7 { [%eval 2.24] } 17... Nxd2 { [%eval 2.23] } 18. Nxd2 { [%eval 2.28] } 18... Nd7?! { (2.28 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (18... Qf4 19. Rfd1 Bc3 20. g3 Qf5 21. Rb7 Rd8 22. Qb3 Bd4 23. Rxb8 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1) 19. Qxd7 { [%eval 3.27] } 19... Qc3 { [%eval 3.26] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 2.94] } 20... Qa5?! { (2.94 → 4.36) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 4.36] } (20... Bh6 21. Bb5 Rad8 22. Qxe7 Bxd2 23. Bc6 Bf4 24. g3 Be5 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Rb8) 21. Qxe7 { [%eval 4.36] } 21... Rxa7 { [%eval 4.46] } 22. Qxd6 { [%eval 4.34] } 22... Qc3 { [%eval 4.54] } 23. Bf1 { [%eval 4.46] } 23... Ra2 { [%eval 4.59] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 4.68] } 24... Qc2 { [%eval 4.82] } 25. Nxc5?? { (4.82 → 1.67) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (25. Qe7 Bd4 26. d6 Raa8 27. Rdc1 Qa2 28. Bc4 Qa5 29. Ng5 Qd2 30. d7 Qf4) 25... Qxf2+ { [%eval 1.72] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 1.63] } 26... Bd4 { [%eval 1.79] } 27. Rxd4 { [%eval 1.61] } 27... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.58] } 28. Nd7 { [%eval 1.74] } 28... Rfa8?? { (1.74 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (28... Rc8 29. h3 Kg7 30. Kh2 Rb2 31. Rxb2 Qxb2 32. Bc4 Qd4 33. Bb5 h5 34. Bc6) 29. h3?? { (Mate in 3 → 1.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (29. Rb8+ Rxb8 30. Qxb8+ Kg7 31. Qf8#) 29... Kg7?! { (1.55 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (29... Rb2 30. Rxb2 Qxb2 31. Kh2 h5 32. Bc4 Qd4 33. Bb5 Kg7 34. Bc6 Re8 35. Qf6+) 30. Re1?? { (2.58 → 0.70) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (30. Rb8 Rxb8 31. Qxb8 g5 32. Qf8+ Kg6 33. Qg8+ Kh6 34. Qxf7 Rf2 35. Qe6+ Kg7) 30... Ra1 { [%eval 0.23] } 31. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.23] } 31... Qxa1 { [%eval 0.37] } 32. Qf4 { [%eval -0.11] } 32... Ra4 { [%eval -0.06] } 33. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Ra7?! { (0.00 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (33... Ra6 34. Qf4 Ra4 35. Qf2 Ra2 36. Qf4 Ra4) 34. Nc5 { [%eval 0.38] } 34... Ra2 { [%eval 0.6] } 35. Qf4 { [%eval 0.42] } 35... Rc2?! { (0.42 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (35... Ra5 36. Nb3 Ra4 37. Qf3 Qf6 38. Qd3 Rb4 39. Be2 Qb2 40. Bd1 Qf6 41. Kg1) 36. Ne4? { (1.21 → 0.00) Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. Nb3 Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. d6 Rc3 39. Nd2 Rc1 40. Kg1 Ke6 41. Nc4 h6) 36... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rd1 { [%eval 0.12] } 38. d6 { [%eval -0.11] } 38... Qd4+ { [%eval -0.03] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval -0.31] } 39... h6? { (-0.31 → 1.32) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (39... f5 40. Be2 Rb1 41. d7 fxe4 42. Bc4 Qxd7 43. Qe5+ Kf8 44. Bd5 Rb6 45. Qh8+) 40. Be2 { [%eval 1.29] } 40... Qg1+?? { (1.29 → 4.61) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 4.61] } (40... Rb1 41. d7 Qxd7 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qf6+ Kf8 45. Nc3 Rc1 46. Qh8+) 41. Kg3 { [%eval 4.54] } 41... Qe1+ { [%eval 4.23] } 42. Kh2 { [%eval 4.12] } 42... Qg1+ { [%eval 3.95] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval 3.5] } 43... Qe1+ { [%eval 3.41] } 44. Kh2?? { (3.41 → 0.00) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44. Qf2 Qxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Rd5 46. Bc4 Rd1 47. Ke2 Rd4 48. Ke3 Rd1 49. Bb3 Rb1) 44... Qxe2?? { (0.00 → 6.51) Blunder. Qg1+ was best. } { [%eval 6.51] } (44... Qg1+) 45. Qf6+?? { (6.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45. Qe5+ Kh7 46. Nf6+ Kh8 47. Qxe2 Rxd6 48. Ne8 Re6 49. Qb2+ f6 50. Nxf6 Re7) 45... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Qd8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Ne8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Ne8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Qxe8?? { (0.00 → 7.25) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 7.25] } (50... Kg8 51. Nf6+) 51. Qxe8 { [%eval 6.93] } 51... Rd5 { [%eval 6.84] } 52. Qe5+?? { (6.84 → -6.89) Blunder. d7 was best. } { [%eval -6.89] } (52. d7 Kf6 53. d8=Q+ Rxd8 54. Qxd8+ Ke6 55. Kg3 f5 56. Qf8 Ke5 57. Qe7+ Kd5) 52... Rxe5 { [%eval -6.8] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1