[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HQQ6jwPc"] [Date "2025.07.10"] [White "Ruthvik_Somayaji"] [Black "mereke"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HQQ6jwPc"] [UTCDate "2025.07.10"] [UTCTime "05:01:11"] [WhiteElo "1348"] [BlackElo "1456"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. Qf3 Bc5 4. Qb3? { (0.00 → -1.67) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (4. Ne2 Nc6 5. Nbc3 O-O 6. O-O Ne7 7. Bb3 a5 8. h3 c6) 4... Bxf2+?? { (-1.67 → 0.60) Blunder. O-O was best. } (4... O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Ne2 Nxe4 9. d3) 5. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 6. Kf1 Qf6+?? { (0.42 → 2.36) Blunder. O-O was best. } (6... O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Qc3 h6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. h3) 7. Nf3 Ng5?! { (2.07 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } (7... Nd6 8. Nc3) 8. Na3?! { (3.15 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (8. d4 Nxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 10. gxf3 exd4 11. Rg1 Rg8 12. Nd2 d6 13. Ne4 Nd7) 8... e4 9. h4?? { (2.51 → -0.57) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } (9. Qe3 Nxf3 10. gxf3 O-O 11. Rg1 Nc6 12. d3 d5 13. Bxd5 exd3 14. Qg5 Qd4) 9... exf3?? { (-0.57 → 2.67) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } (9... Ne6) 10. hxg5 fxg2+ 11. Kxg2 Qxg5+ 12. Kh2? { (2.59 → 1.32) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } (12. Qg3 Qxg3+ 13. Kxg3 a6 14. b3 d6 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. Rae1+ Kf8 17. Bd5 Bf5) 12... Qf4+?! { (1.32 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (12... d5 13. Bf1 Bf5 14. d3 Qf6 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qf4 O-O 17. Bg2 Rae8 18. Rf1) 13. Kg2?! { (2.54 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (13. Qg3 Qxg3+ 14. Kxg3 a6 15. b3 Nc6 16. Bb2 Ne7 17. Rae1 h5 18. Bd5 Kf8) 13... b6 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Kg1? { (1.91 → 0.65) Mistake. d4 was best. } (15. d4 Bb7+ 16. d5 Qf5 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 f6 19. Nb5 d6 20. Nd4 Nd7) 15... Qd4+? { (0.65 → 1.82) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } (15... Nc6 16. Qe3) 16. Kf1? { (1.82 → 0.45) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } (16. Qe3 Qg4+ 17. Kf2 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Qh4+ 19. Qg3 Qxg3+ 20. Kxg3 Nxa6 21. d4 f6) 16... Nc6?! { (0.45 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Qf6+ was best. } (16... Qf6+ 17. Kg1) 17. d3?? { (1.43 → -5.00) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } (17. Qg3 Bb7) 17... Ne5?? { (-5.00 → 2.56) Blunder. Qf6+ was best. } (17... Qf6+ 18. Kg1 Nd4 19. Qc3 Qg6+ 20. Kf2 Qf5+ 21. Kg2 Bb7+ 22. Re4 Qf3+ 23. Kg1) 18. Be3?! { (2.56 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } (18. Re4) 18... Qg4 19. Bd5 c6?? { (1.71 → 6.36) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (19... Rb8 20. Bf2) 20. Bh1?? { (6.36 → 0.26) Blunder. Bxb6+ was best. } (20. Bxb6+ axb6 21. Qxb6+ Ke7 22. Rxe5+ Kf6 23. Qf2+ Kxe5 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. Nc4+ Qxc4) 20... Re8?? { (0.26 → 6.37) Blunder. d5 was best. } (20... d5 21. Qc3) 21. Nc4?? { (6.37 → 2.15) Blunder. Bxb6+ was best. } (21. Bxb6+ Ke7 22. Rxe5+ Kf6 23. Rxe8 axb6 24. Qc3+ Kg6 25. Be4+ f5 26. Bg2 f4) 21... Nf3?? { (2.15 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d6 was best. } (21... d6 22. Bf2 Qh5 23. Bg2 Bh3 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 dxe5 27. Qc4) 22. Bxf3?? { (Mate in 2 → -1.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxb6+ was best. } (22. Bxb6+ axb6 23. Qxb6#) 22... Qxf3+ 23. Bf2? { (-0.94 → -2.48) Mistake. Kg1 was best. } (23. Kg1) 23... Rxe1+?? { (-2.48 → -0.39) Blunder. Qh1+ was best. } (23... Qh1+) 24. Rxe1?? { (-0.39 → -2.39) Blunder. Kxe1 was best. } (24. Kxe1 Qh1+) 24... Qh1+?? { (-2.39 → 3.30) Blunder. d5 was best. } (24... d5 25. Kg1 dxc4 26. Qxc4 Qg4+ 27. Qxg4 Bxg4 28. a4 Rb8 29. Ra1 Ke7 30. a5) 25. Bg1?? { (3.30 → -2.35) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (25. Ke2 Qh2 26. Ne3 Ke7 27. Qb4+ d6 28. Qc3 Qh5+ 29. Kd2 Qf3 30. Bh4+ Kf8) 25... d5?? { (-2.35 → 2.60) Blunder. Qf3+ was best. } (25... Qf3+ 26. Bf2 d5 27. Kg1 dxc4 28. Qxc4 Qg4+ 29. Qxg4 Bxg4 30. a4 Rb8 31. a5) 26. Ne5 Bh3+?! { (2.76 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (26... f6 27. Nxc6+) 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Bf2?! { (3.57 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } (28. Kd1 Kc7 29. Qa4 d4 30. Bxd4 Be6 31. Be3 g5 32. Re2 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 h6) 28... Bg4+?! { (2.22 → 3.63) Inaccuracy. Qh2 was best. } (28... Qh2) 29. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 30. Kd2 Qf4+?! { (3.24 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } (30... Kd7 31. Qa3 Qf4+ 32. Be3 Qf6 33. Qa6 Kc7 34. d4 g5 35. b3) 31. Be3 Qh2+ 32. Re2 Qe5?? { (3.82 → 8.30) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } (32... Qh4 33. Qc3 Qf6 34. Qxf6+ gxf6 35. Rh2 c5 36. Rxh7 Ke7 37. c3 Rg8 38. Rh2) 33. d4?? { (8.30 → 3.78) Blunder. Bxb6+ was best. } (33. Bxb6+ axb6 34. Rxe5 Kc7 35. Re7+ Kd8 36. Qxb6+ Kxe7 37. Qb7+ Kd6 38. Qxa8 c5) 33... Qd6 34. c4?! { (3.77 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (34. Qd3 Kc7 35. Qxh7 Kb7 36. a3 Qg3 37. Qf5 Rf8 38. Qd7+ Qc7 39. Qxc7+ Kxc7) 34... dxc4 35. Qxc4 c5?? { (2.76 → 6.58) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } (35... Qd5 36. Qa6 c5 37. Qd3 h5 38. dxc5 Qxd3+ 39. Kxd3 Kd7 40. Rg2 g6 41. Rf2) 36. Qxf7 cxd4? { (7.29 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } (36... Qf6 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qxa8 Qf5 39. Qb7+ Kd6 40. dxc5+ bxc5 41. Qb5 Qd5+ 42. Qd3) 37. Qg8+?? { (Mate in 3 → 3.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5+ was best. } (37. Bg5+ Qe7 38. Rxe7 Kc8 39. Qe8#) 37... Kc7? { (3.84 → 6.18) Mistake. Kd7 was best. } (37... Kd7 38. Qxg7+ Kc6 39. Qxd4 h5 40. Qxd6+ Kxd6 41. Rh2 Rh8 42. Rh4 Kd7 43. Bd4) 38. Qxa8 { White wins on time. } 1-0