[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/87R1uoHo"] [Date "2026.02.11"] [Round "-"] [White "thomas20merkos07"] [Black "AdamCollins"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "87R1uoHo"] [UTCDate "2026.02.11"] [UTCTime "12:13:24"] [WhiteElo "2360"] [BlackElo "2510"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qe2?! { (0.25 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (8. e5 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Nd5 10. Qd4 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qe7) 8... Qe7 9. Bxb6?! { (-0.07 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (9. O-O-O O-O 10. g3 d5 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. exd5 Qxe2 13. Bxe2 cxd5 14. Bf3 c6) 9... axb6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c3 Ba6 13. Qe3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 O-O 15. g3?! { (-0.78 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (15. a3 Rae8 16. Re1 f6 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Qd2 d4 19. h4 dxc3 20. bxc3 Qf4) 15... Rfe8 16. f4 d6 17. Kg2?! { (-1.46 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } (17. Kf2 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qd7 19. Qd4 c5 20. Qd3 Qh3 21. Qf1 Qf5 22. Qb1 Re4) 17... dxe5 18. Rhe1 e4 19. c4?! { (-2.63 → -3.56) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (19. Re2 c5 20. Rd1 Red8 21. c4 d4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Rxe4 Rxa2 24. Re2 Kf8) 19... Qd6? { (-3.56 → -2.14) Mistake. dxc4 was best. } (19... dxc4 20. Qc3 Qe6 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 f5 25. b4) 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. a3 Rad8 22. Re2 f5?! { (-2.83 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (22... c5 23. a4 Qa8 24. a5 Rd3 25. Qf2 Qa6 26. Qe1 e3 27. h4 h5 28. axb6) 23. Rc1 c5 24. Rcc2?! { (-2.12 → -3.50) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (24. b4 c4 25. a4 Qd3 26. Kf2 h6 27. Rec2 Qd7 28. Kg2 Qxa4 29. Rxc4 b5) 24... Qf7?! { (-3.50 → -2.19) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (24... Qc6 25. Qb3+ Kf8 26. Qe3 Rd3 27. Qf2 Kg8 28. b4 c4 29. a4 Ra8 30. Ra2) 25. Rcd2 Qe7? { (-2.39 → -1.07) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } (25... Qf6 26. Qb3+ Kf8 27. Qb5 Qe6 28. Kg1 h6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. b4 c4 31. Rc2) 26. Qc3? { (-1.07 → -2.34) Mistake. Rxd8 was best. } (26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. Rd2 Qf6 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Qb5 Re6 30. Qd7 h6 31. Qd8+ Qxd8) 26... Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Rd8 28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Qc4+?! { (-2.25 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (29. b4 Qd5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. h4 c4 32. a4 h6 33. Kh3 Qd3 34. Rc2 Qxc3) 29... Qd5 30. Qxd5+ Rxd5 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke3? { (-2.51 → -4.22) Mistake. b4 was best. } (32. b4 Ke6 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. a4 Rd6 35. g4 g6 36. Ra2 Kd5 37. gxf5 gxf5) 32... Ke6 33. Rc2 Rd3+ 34. Ke2 Kd5 35. a4 Rd4 36. b3 c4?! { (-3.95 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (36... Rd3 37. Rb2 Kd4 38. b4 c4 39. a5 c3 40. Ra2 Kc4 41. axb6 Kb3 42. Ra5) 37. b4?! { (-2.49 → -3.55) Inaccuracy. bxc4+ was best. } (37. bxc4+ Rxc4 38. Ra2 Kc6 39. h3 Rc3 40. Kf2 Kb7 41. Rb2 Ka6 42. Rb5 Rc5) 37... Rd3 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Ra3 40. Rd2+ Ke6 41. Rd4 Rxa5 42. Rxc4 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Rxh2 44. Rc6+ Kf7 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. Rc6+ Kh5 47. Rc7 Kh6 48. g4 Rh3+ 49. Kd4 fxg4 50. Kxe4 Ra3 51. Kf5 g3 52. Kg4 g2 53. Rc1 Kg6 54. Rc6+ Kf7 55. Rc1 Ra2 56. Kg3 Kf6 57. Rc6+ Kf5 58. Rc5+ Ke4? { (-1.65 → 0.00) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } (58... Kf6 59. Rc1 Kf5 60. Rc5+ Ke6 61. Rc6+ Kd5 62. Rc1 Ke4 63. Re1+ Kf5 64. Re5+) 59. Re5+ Kd4 60. Kh2 h6 61. Re7 g5 62. fxg5 hxg5 63. Rg7 Ra5 64. Kxg2 Ke4 65. Re7+ Kf5 66. Rf7+ Kg6 67. Rb7 Ra2+ 68. Kg3 Ra3+ 69. Kg2 Ra4 70. Kg3 Kh5 71. Kg2 Ra3 72. Rh7+ Kg4 73. Rb7 Ra2+ 74. Kg1 Kh3 75. Rb3+ Kh4 76. Rb4+ g4 77. Rb3 g3 78. Rb7 Kh3 79. Rh7+ Kg4 80. Rg7+ Kh3 81. Rf7?? { (0.00 → -4.79) Blunder. Rh7+ was best. } (81. Rh7+ Kg4 82. Rg7+ Kf3 83. Rf7+ Ke4 84. Rg7 Kf4 85. Rf7+) 81... Kh4?? { (-4.79 → 0.00) Blunder. Ra1+ was best. } (81... Ra1+ 82. Rf1 Rxf1+ 83. Kxf1 Kh2 84. Ke2 g2 85. Kf3 g1=Q 86. Kf4 Kh3 87. Ke5) 82. Rh7+ { White wins on time. } 1-0