[Event "Blitz Titled Arena February '26"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/AK50YSHI"] [Date "2026.02.14"] [Round "-"] [White "handofprince"] [Black "MatthewG-p4p"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "AK50YSHI"] [UTCDate "2026.02.14"] [UTCTime "21:38:57"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2776"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.36] } 3. d3?! { (0.36 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 Be7) 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.19] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 6. Nh3?! { (0.07 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (6. exd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nge2 d4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Ne4 O-O) 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.22] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.44] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.07] } 8. exd5 { [%eval -0.15] } 8... exd5 { [%eval -0.19] } 9. Nf4 { [%eval -0.58] } 9... d4?! { (-0.58 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (9... Bg4 10. Qd2 d4 11. Ncd5 Ne5 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qe1 Bc6 14. Qxe5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5) 10. Ncd5 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.44] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.26] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.26] } 13. Qh5 { [%eval 0.31] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.52] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.55] } 14... f6? { (0.55 → 1.91) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (14... Qd7 15. Bf4 Kh8 16. h3 Rac8 17. Re2 Bf8 18. Rae1 b6 19. g4 Nb4 20. Nxb4) 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.0] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval 1.64] } 16. Qxe8+? { (1.64 → 0.31) Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (16. Be4 Ne5 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Nf4 Bf7 19. c3 Rc8 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Rac1 Rxc1) 16... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.43] } 17. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.44] } 17... Kf7 { [%eval 0.13] } 18. Nxe8 { [%eval 0.24] } 18... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.42] } 19. Re2 { [%eval 0.16] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 0.59] } 20. Bd5+ { [%eval 0.68] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 0.56] } 21. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.66] } 21... Kxe8 { [%eval 0.73] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.48] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.5] } 23. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... b5 { [%eval 0.43] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 0.06] } 24... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 0.09] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval 0.33] } 26. Be4 { [%eval -0.12] } 26... h6 { [%eval -0.13] } 27. h4 { [%eval -0.6] } 27... c4 { [%eval -0.51] } 28. Ra1 { [%eval -0.58] } 28... c3 { [%eval -0.7] } 29. b3 { [%eval -0.77] } 29... a5 { [%eval -0.62] } 30. a4?! { (-0.62 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (30. b4 a4 31. Re1 Bc7 32. Re2 h5 33. f4 Nf5 34. Bxf5 Bxf5 35. Re1 Bg4) 30... bxa4 { [%eval -1.72] } 31. bxa4 { [%eval -1.84] } 31... Nc8 { [%eval -1.3] } 32. Bd5 { [%eval -1.75] } 32... Nb6?! { (-1.75 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (32... Ne7 33. Be4 Kf7 34. g4 Bf4 35. Ke2 Nc6 36. Bxc6 Bxc6 37. Kf2 Kg7 38. Ke2) 33. Bb3 { [%eval -0.91] } 33... Be7 { [%eval -1.09] } 34. f4 { [%eval -1.36] } 34... h5 { [%eval -1.45] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -1.43] } 35... Bb4 { [%eval -0.95] } 36. Ra1?! { (-0.95 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (36. Re5 Bg4 37. Re1 Nd7 38. Be6 Nf6 39. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 40. Kf3 Be7 41. Re5 Nxe5+) 36... Kg7 { [%eval -1.22] } 37. Kf3?! { (-1.22 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Kf2 Be7 39. Kf1 Bf8 40. Kf2 Bb4 41. Kg1 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf8) 37... Kf6 { [%eval -1.45] } 38. Ke4 { [%eval -1.78] } 38... Bc6+?! { (-1.78 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (38... Nc8 39. Kf3 Nd6 40. Re1 Nf5 41. Re5 Ne3 42. Ke2 Bc8 43. Re8 Bg4+ 44. Ke1) 39. Kxd4 { [%eval -0.75] } 39... Nd7?? { (-0.75 → 1.82) Blunder. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (39... Nc8 40. Re1 Bd7 41. Re5 Nd6 42. Rxh5 Nf5+ 43. Rxf5+ Kxf5 44. h5 Kf6 45. Ke4) 40. Re1?? { (1.82 → -0.19) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (40. Bd5 Nb8 41. Bxc6 Nxc6+ 42. Ke4 Ne7 43. Rg1 Nf5 44. g4 hxg4 45. Rxg4 Nd6+) 40... Nc5 { [%eval -0.2] } 41. Kc4?? { (-0.20 → -4.07) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.07] } (41. Bd5 Bxa4 42. Re2 Bd7 43. Re1 Bf5 44. Kc4 Bg4 45. Kb5 Ne6 46. Bxe6 Bxe6) 41... Nxa4?? { (-4.07 → 1.47) Blunder. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (41... Nxb3 42. cxb3 Bd7 43. Kd4 Be6 44. Rg1 c2 45. Ke3 Bxb3 46. d4 Ba3 47. Kd2) 42. d4?? { (1.47 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (42. Re5 Nb2+ 43. Kd4 Bf3 44. Re6+ Kf5 45. Rb6 Kg4 46. f5 Ba3 47. Ra6 Kxg3) 42... Nb6+?? { (Mate in 1 → -1.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb2# was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (42... Nb2#) 43. Kd3 { [%eval -1.88] } 43... Bb5+ { [%eval -1.77] } 44. Ke4 { [%eval -1.84] } 44... a4?! { (-1.84 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (44... Bd7 45. Ke3 Nc8 46. Ra1 Nd6 47. Ba4 Bf5 48. Kf2 Nc4 49. Kf3 Na3 50. Rc1) 45. Ba2 { [%eval -1.01] } 45... a3?? { (-1.01 → 2.99) Blunder. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (45... Nc8 46. f5 Bd7 47. Be6 Bc6+ 48. Ke3 Nd6 49. Rb1 Ba5 50. Rb8 a3 51. Rb3) 46. d5?? { (2.99 → -1.31) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.31] } (46. Rb1 Ba4 47. Rxb4 Bxc2+ 48. Ke3 Na4 49. Rc4 Nb2 50. Rc7 Ba4 51. d5 Nd1+) 46... Bc4? { (-1.31 → 0.16) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (46... Bc5 47. d6 Bd7 48. Kd3 Na4 49. Re7 Bf5+ 50. Ke2 Bxd6 51. Rf7+ Kg6 52. Ra7) 47. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.11] } 47... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.11] } 48. Kd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 48... Nd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 49. Kd3?! { (0.25 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (49. Rb1 Nf5+ 50. Kd3 Be7 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. Rb7 a2 53. Ra7 Nxg3 54. Rxa2 Bxh4) 49... a2?? { (-0.54 → 1.15) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (49... Kf5 50. Re7 Kg4 51. Ra7 Kf3 52. Ra4 Bc5 53. Ra5) 50. Ra1 { [%eval 1.08] } 50... Kf5? { (1.08 → 2.44) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (50... Nf5 51. Rxa2 Nxg3 52. Ra6+ Kf5 53. Re6 Ba5 54. Re3 Kxf4 55. d6 Bd8 56. Re7) 51. Rxa2 { [%eval 2.21] } 51... Kg4 { [%eval 2.16] } 52. Ra4?! { (2.16 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (52. Kd4 Kf5 53. Ra4 Ba3 54. Ra8 Bb2 55. Rb8 Ne4 56. Rf8+ Nf6) 52... Bc5 { [%eval 0.68] } 53. Kxc3 { [%eval 0.67] } 53... Bf2? { (0.67 → 2.05) Mistake. Kxg3 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (53... Kxg3 54. Ra5 Bf2 55. Ra6 Ne4+ 56. Kc4 Kxf4 57. Rh6 Bxh4 58. Rxh5 Be7 59. Rh1) 54. Kd3 { [%eval 2.02] } 54... Bxg3 { [%eval 1.87] } 55. c4 { [%eval 1.85] } 55... Nb7 { [%eval 2.16] } 56. Ra7 { [%eval 1.84] } 56... Nc5+ { [%eval 1.85] } 57. Kc3? { (1.85 → 0.35) Mistake. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (57. Ke3 Bxf4+ 58. Kd4 Nb3+ 59. Kc3 Nc5 60. Kb4 Ne4 61. c5 Kxh4 62. Rg7 Kh3) 57... Ne4+?? { (0.35 → 3.00) Blunder. Be1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (57... Be1+ 58. Kc2 Bxh4 59. Rc7 Bf2 60. f5 Ne4 61. d6 Nxd6 62. f6 h4 63. f7) 58. Kb3?? { (3.00 → 0.03) Blunder. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (58. Kd4 Nd6 59. Rg7+ Kxh4 60. Rg6 Bxf4 61. c5 Nf7 62. Ke4 Bh2 63. d6 Kh3) 58... Bf2 { [%eval 0.33] } 59. Rf7 { [%eval 0.1] } 59... Kxh4? { (0.10 → 1.21) Mistake. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (59... Bxh4 60. Kc2 Bf2 61. Kd3 Nd6 62. Rd7 Bc5 63. Rc7 Bb4 64. c5 Bxc5 65. Rxc5) 60. Rg7 { [%eval 1.23] } { Black resigns. } 1-0