[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/T8hVo7YV"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "johnsam1"] [Black "forshmakoff"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "T8hVo7YV"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "14:39:00"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2720"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { A10 English Opening } b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. a3?! { (0.52 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } (7. Bc2 f5 8. Re1 c5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. dxc3 Bxe4 11. Bxe4 fxe4) 7... Bxc3 8. dxc3 f5?! { (-0.01 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (8... d6 9. Bc2 Nd7 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 e5 12. Nh4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng6 14. Nxg6+) 9. Qe2 Qe8 10. Bg5 fxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Nbc6 13. Rad1 Nf5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bf4 h6 16. h3 Qf7 17. Bh2 Rfd8 18. b4 Qf6 19. Rd3 Nfe7 20. Bg3 Nf5 21. Bh2 Nfe7 22. Red1?! { (1.51 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } (22. Bg3 Qf5 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. Nh4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 Qxf4 26. Ng6 Qf6 27. Rg3 Re8) 22... d6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 d5 25. cxd5 Nxd5? { (0.78 → 2.42) Mistake. Rxd5 was best. } (25... Rxd5 26. Be5 Qg6 27. Qe2 Nf5 28. Rc1 c6 29. Rcc3 Qf7 30. Rf3 Qd7 31. Rf4) 26. Be5?! { (2.42 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } (26. Rf3 Qe7 27. Be5 Rf8 28. Rg3 Rf7 29. Rdd3 Rcf8 30. Rg6 Nf6 31. Qh4 Kh8) 26... Qf5 27. f3?! { (1.54 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } (27. Qh4 Kh7 28. Rf3 g5 29. Rxf5 gxh4 30. Rh5 Ne7 31. Rxh4 Ng6 32. Re4 Nxe5) 27... Rd7 28. Rc1 Rf8 29. Rc6 Rff7 30. g4?! { (1.09 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (30. Rd2 Nf6 31. Qe2 Nd5 32. Rdc2 Nf4 33. Qe4 Nd3 34. Qxf5 exf5 35. Rxc7 Nxe5) 30... Qg5 31. Rxe6 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc2+ 33. Kg3 Ne7?? { (0.07 → 2.00) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (33... Rd8 34. Rg6 Qc1 35. Kf2 a5 36. bxa5 bxa5 37. Qe1 Nf4 38. Bxf4 Qxf4 39. Kg2) 34. Re3?! { (2.00 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (34. d5 Qc1 35. Bd4 h5 36. Re5 h4+ 37. Kxh4 Rf4 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Rexe3 Nf5+) 34... Qxe4? { (1.25 → 2.95) Mistake. Qc4 was best. } (34... Qc4 35. d5 Qxd5 36. Qxd5 Nxd5 37. Rd3 b5 38. h4 Nb6 39. Rxd7 Rxd7 40. g5) 35. fxe4 c6 36. Rc3 Kh7 37. h4 b5?! { (2.95 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } (37... Ng6 38. Rexc6 Rf1 39. Rc7 Nxe5 40. dxe5 Rdd1 41. Rf3 Rfe1 42. Kf4 Rd4 43. Re3) 38. h5 { White wins on time. } 1-0