[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xCo73x7V"] [Date "2026.03.20"] [Round "-"] [White "casuallychess"] [Black "MassterofMayhem"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xCo73x7V"] [UTCDate "2026.03.20"] [UTCTime "03:18:09"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2626"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 { D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation } 8. Bb3 b4 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ng3 c5 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 e5?? { (-0.67 → 1.62) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } (13... cxd4) 14. Nf5 Bc7 15. d5 g6 16. Ng3?! { (2.62 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Nh6+ was best. } (16. Nh6+ Kg7) 16... Bd6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. h4 a5 20. Rc1 a4 21. Bc4 Bc8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. h5?! { (1.20 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Ngf1 was best. } (23. Ngf1 Bd7) 23... Nfxd5 24. exd5 Bxg5 25. hxg6?! { (0.49 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. Nge4 was best. } (25. Nge4 Bh6 26. Bb5 Bd7 27. Rxc5 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 f5 29. d6 Bxd2 30. Nxd2 Qxd6) 25... hxg6 26. Bb5 Bd7 27. Rxc5 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 Nxd5 29. Nde4 Nf4?! { (-0.11 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (29... Nc7 30. Rxb4 Qxd1 31. Rxd1 Be7 32. Rc4 Ne6 33. Nc3 a3 34. bxa3 Bxa3 35. Nge4) 30. Qg4 Bh6 31. Nf5?! { (0.51 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (31. Rd1 Qc8) 31... Bf8?? { (-0.05 → 3.27) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } (31... Bg7 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. Rd1 Qc8 34. Qxc8 Rexc8 35. g3 Ne6 36. Rxb4 Rcb8 37. Rxb8) 32. g3?? { (3.27 → -0.06) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (32. Rd1 Qxd1+ 33. Qxd1 b3 34. axb3 Re6 35. Qg4 axb3 36. Rb7 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Ra1) 32... Nh5 33. Ne3 Nf6 34. Nxf6+ Qxf6 35. Rb7?! { (-0.29 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (35. Nd5) 35... Qc6 36. Rd7 Re6 37. Red1 Rae8 38. Nf5? { (-0.21 → -1.89) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (38. Nd5) 38... e4 39. R7d2 b3?? { (-1.97 → -0.07) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (39... Bc5 40. Ne3 Bxe3 41. fxe3 Qb6 42. Rd4 a3 43. bxa3 bxa3 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. Rf1) 40. axb3?! { (-0.07 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (40. Nd4 Qb6 41. Nxe6 Rxe6 42. axb3 e3 43. Re2 Qxb3 44. Rxe3 Rxe3 45. fxe3 Qxe3+) 40... axb3? { (-1.04 → 0.57) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (40... Bc5 41. Ne3) 41. Nd4 Qd5?? { (0.69 → 2.49) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } (41... Qc5) 42. Nxe6 Qxe6 43. Qxe6 Rxe6 44. Rd8 Kg7 45. Rb8 Bc5 46. Rxb3 e3 47. fxe3 Bxe3+ 48. Kg2 Bg5 49. Rf1?! { (3.58 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } (49. Rb7 Re2+ 50. Kf3 Re3+ 51. Kf2 Re6 52. Rdd7 Rf6+ 53. Ke2 Re6+ 54. Kd3 Re3+) 49... Re2+ 50. Rf2 Re1 51. Rb7 Re6? { (2.77 → 5.26) Mistake. Bf6 was best. } (51... Bf6 52. b3 Re3 53. Rf3 Re2+ 54. Kf1 Rd2 55. g4 Rd1+ 56. Ke2 Rg1 57. Rf4) 52. Rbxf7+?! { (5.26 → 4.11) Inaccuracy. Rfxf7+ was best. } (52. Rfxf7+ Kg8 53. b4 Bh6 54. b5 Bf8 55. Rfc7 Re2+ 56. Kh3 Rb2 57. Rc6 Rb4) 52... Kg8?? { (4.11 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } (52... Kh6 53. b4 Rb6 54. Rb2 Bc1 55. Rb3 Rb5 56. Rc7 Bd2 57. Rc4 Bxb4 58. Rcxb4) 53. R7f3?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8+ was best. } (53. Rf8+ Kg7 54. R2f7+ Kh6 55. Rh8#) 53... Kg7 54. Rc3 Be7 55. b4?? { (4.18 → 0.69) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } (55. Rc7 Kh6 56. Rf7 Bf6 57. b4 Kg5 58. Rc4 Re2+ 59. Kh3 Be5 60. Rf3 Rb2) 55... Re5?? { (0.69 → 4.16) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } (55... Bxb4 56. Rc7+ Kh6 57. Rff7 Re3 58. Rfd7 Be1 59. Rh7+ Kg5 60. Rc5+ Kf6 61. g4) 56. b5?? { (4.16 → 1.08) Blunder. Rb2 was best. } (56. Rb2 Rb5 57. Rc7 Kf6 58. Rf2+ Kg5 59. Rxe7 Rxb4 60. Rfe2 Ra4 61. R7e4 Ra1) 56... Re6?? { (1.08 → 5.42) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } (56... Rxb5) 57. Rc6 Re5 58. b6 Rb5 59. Re2 Kh6?! { (4.84 → 6.84) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (59... Kf8 60. Rd2 Ke8 61. Rxg6 Rb3 62. Rd5 Ba3 63. Rc6 Kf7 64. Rd7+ Ke8) 60. Rxe7 Rb1 61. Ree6 { White wins on time. } 1-0