[Event "rated variant:kingOfTheHill game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fihTQbDA"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "staskamaev"] [Black "Aqua_Blazing"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "fihTQbDA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "22:04:20"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [BlackElo "2581"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "King of the Hill"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. e3 g6?? { (-0.14 → 1.73) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O) 4. Nge2? { (1.73 → 0.53) Mistake. d4 was best. } (4. d4) 4... Bg7 5. Ng3?? { (0.82 → -1.30) Blunder. d4 was best. } (5. d4 d6) 5... Nge7 6. h4 h6? { (-1.68 → -0.38) Mistake. d5 was best. } (6... d5 7. d4) 7. Bd3? { (-0.38 → -1.84) Mistake. b4 was best. } (7. b4 f5) 7... d6?! { (-1.84 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb5 f5 10. e4 Nf4 11. d4 Ke7 12. d5 Nxg2+ 13. Kf1) 8. Qf3?? { (-0.75 → -2.92) Blunder. h5 was best. } (8. h5 g5) 8... Be6 9. h5 Qd7?? { (-2.88 → -0.85) Blunder. f5 was best. } (9... f5 10. Qe2) 10. hxg6 fxg6 11. Be2?! { (-0.61 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } (11. Qd1 O-O-O) 11... O-O-O 12. Qe4?! { (-1.67 → -2.76) Inaccuracy. Nge4 was best. } (12. Nge4 Nb4) 12... Nf5 13. Nd5?? { (-2.54 → -5.22) Blunder. Nf1 was best. } (13. Nf1 Nfd4) 13... Qf7?? { (-5.22 → -2.00) Blunder. Nxg3 was best. } (13... Nxg3 14. fxg3) 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Qh4? { (-2.25 → -4.00) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } (15. Qc2 Kd7 16. f4 b5 17. Bh5 Qg8 18. cxb5 Bxd5 19. Qxf5+ Ke7 20. bxc6 Bxg2) 15... e4 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. b3 Nxc4?! { (-3.56 → -2.75) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (17... d5 18. cxd5) 18. bxc4?! { (-2.75 → -3.56) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (18. Rb1) 18... Bxa1 19. Bh5 Qd7 20. d4?! { (-3.87 → -5.45) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } (20. f3 d5 21. O-O Rhg8 22. Bg6 Be5 23. fxe4 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 fxe4 25. Qxh6 Qc6) 20... exd3 21. Kd2? { (-5.23 → -10.31) Mistake. Nxd3 was best. } (21. Nxd3 Qa4) 21... Be5?! { (-10.31 → -6.30) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } (21... Qa4 22. e4) 22. Kxd3 Bg8?? { (-8.10 → 0.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } (22... d5 23. Ke2) 23. e4?? { (0.00 → -6.16) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qb5+ 25. Qc4 Qb1+ 26. Qc2 Qb5+) 23... Qc6?? { (-6.16 → 1.05) Blunder. Bxc4+ was best. } (23... Bxc4+ 24. Ke3 Qc6 25. exf5 d5 26. Ne6 Qb6+ 27. Kf3 Qb1 28. Nc5 d4 29. Bf4) 24. Nd5 Bh7?? { (0.71 → 17.64) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (24... Rd7 25. Be8) 25. Bf3?! { (17.64 → 6.42) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } (25. Ne7+) 25... f4?! { (6.42 → 15.07) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } (25... Kb8 26. Ne7) 26. Ne7+ Kd7 27. Nxc6 Kxc6 28. Ba3 a6 29. Qxh6 b5 30. cxb5+ axb5 31. Rc1+ Kb6 32. Qe6 Bg8 33. Qe7 Rc8 34. Qd7 c5 35. Qxc8?? { (4.48 → -1.06) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (35. Bb2 Rc7) 35... Be6?? { (-1.06 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4+ was best. } (35... Bc4+ 36. Rxc4 Rxc8 37. Rc2 Ra8 38. Bb4 cxb4 39. Bd1 Ra3+ 40. Ke2 b3 41. axb3) 36. Qxe6?! { (Mate in 6 → 36.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxc5+ was best. } (36. Bxc5+ dxc5 37. Qxc5+ Ka6 38. Qxe5 Rd8+ 39. Qd5 Rxd5+ 40. exd5 Bf7 41. Kd4#) 36... Ra8?! { (36.32 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka5 was best. } (36... Ka5 37. Bxc5 Rd8 38. Bd4 b4 39. Qd5+ Ka4 40. Rc6 Ra8 41. Kc4 Bg7) 37. Bxc5+ Kc6 38. Qd5+ Kd7 39. Qxa8 Ke6 40. Qd5+ Kf6 41. Bxd6 Bc3 42. Be5+ { White wins on time. } 1-0