[Event "Bled Chess Festival Qualifier 2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mIuy5V9O"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "-"] [White "mySecretPrep"] [Black "ekhs"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mIuy5V9O"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "19:14:45"] [WhiteElo "2231"] [BlackElo "2459"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Berger Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 { C22 Center Game: Berger Variation } 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qf4 d6 9. f3 Be6 10. h4 a5?! { (0.07 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (10... d5 11. exd5) 11. g4? { (0.64 → -0.96) Mistake. Nge2 was best. } (11. Nge2 b5) 11... a4?? { (-0.96 → 1.20) Blunder. d5 was best. } (11... d5 12. Nge2 Bd6 13. Qe3 dxe4 14. g5 Nd5 15. Qxe4 Ndb4 16. h5 Qd7 17. Qh4) 12. a3 Bc5 13. h5 Nd4?? { (0.90 → 2.96) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (13... Nd7) 14. g5?! { (2.96 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (14. Be3 Nb3+ 15. cxb3 Bxa3 16. bxa4 Bxb2+ 17. Kxb2 c6 18. g5 Nd7 19. h6 Qa5) 14... Nd7 15. g6?! { (1.98 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (15. Be3 Nc6 16. h6 g6 17. Nh3 b6 18. Bg1 Nce5 19. Qg3 b5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5) 15... fxg6 16. hxg6 hxg6?! { (1.06 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (16... h6 17. Nge2 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nxf6 20. Kb1 Bc4 21. Ng3 Bxf1 22. Rhxf1) 17. Qh2 Ne5 18. Qh7+ Kf7?! { (1.82 → 2.76) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (18... Kf8) 19. f4 Ng4 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Bc4+ d5 23. Qh5+?! { (3.81 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. Bxd5+ was best. } (23. Bxd5+ Qxd5 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Nxd5 Rad8 26. Nf3 Nb3+ 27. Kb1 Rxd5 28. Qh8+ Kf7) 23... g6?! { (2.95 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (23... Ke6 24. Bxd5+ Kd7 25. Bxb7 Nf6 26. Qg5 Bxa3 27. Qxg7+ Qe7 28. Qxe7+ Bxe7 29. Be3) 24. Qh7+ Ke6 25. Bxd5+ Kd6? { (3.66 → 5.89) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } (25... Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Kxd5 27. Bc3 Re7 28. Rxd4+ Kc6 29. Qh4 Bxd4 30. Qxe7 Bc5 31. Qe2) 26. Bf4+ Ne5 27. Nf3 c6 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Kc5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Qxb7 cxd5 32. Qb5+?! { (7.38 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } (32. Qb4+ Kc6 33. Qb5+ Kd6 34. Rxd5+ Ke7 35. Qb7+ Ke6 36. Qc6+ Kf7 37. Rxd8 Re1+) 32... Kxd4 33. Rd1+ Ke3 34. Qe2+ Kf4 35. Rf1+ Kg5 36. Qxe5 Rc8 37. Rg1+ Kh6 38. Qf4+? { (5.82 → 3.09) Mistake. Rh1+ was best. } (38. Rh1+ Kg5 39. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 40. Kd1 Qxd5+ 41. Qxd5 Rf2 42. Qd4 Bg4+ 43. Kc1 Rf4) 38... Kg7? { (3.09 → 5.15) Mistake. Kh7 was best. } (38... Kh7 39. Rh1+ Kg8 40. Qd4 Qg5+ 41. Kb1 Bxc2+ 42. Ka1 Rxc3 43. Qxc3 Qg2 44. Rc1) 39. Qxf5 d4?? { (5.22 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } { Black resigns. } (39... Qe8 40. Qg4 Rc4 41. Qf3 Rc6 42. Qf2 Kg8 43. Rh1 Re6 44. Kb1) 1-0