Reviewed games / Chess.com blitz

Hikaru vs BillieKimbah: game review

Hikaru won on 22 October 2026, in the Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Stockfish 19 reviewed every move of both players at depth 18, double-checked the sharp moments deeper, and labelled each one from Brilliant to Blunder.

The board at the end, with both players' accuracy
Hikaru 347190.1
BillieKimbah 322981.8
HikaruLabelBillieKimbah
12Best7
2Excellent1
3Good5
9Book9
1?!Inaccuracy2
0?Mistake1
0??Blunder1

Key moments

The Brilliant and Great moves, and the costliest mistakes, as the review explains them.

21…Ng4: Mistake

21…Ng4 is a mistake: Black's winning chances go from 50% to 38%.

  • White answers 22.Rf3, which brings the rook, White's least active piece, into play (from 2 to 5 usable squares).
  • Better was 21…gxf4 (0.00), which takes the pawn on f4.

Better: 21…gxf4 stops fxe5. After 22.Qxf4 Qxf4 23.Nxf4 Bc6 24.Nh5 Kh7, the queens come off (0.00).

22…Bb5: Blunder

22…Bb5 is a blunder: Black's winning chances go from 43% to 18%.

  • White answers 23.c4, which attacks the bishop on b5, which is undefended.
  • Better was 22…gxf4 (+0.78), which takes the pawn on f4.

Better: 22…gxf4 stops h3. After 23.Rxf4 Qg7 24.Nd4 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Rxf7 Kh8, the rooks are traded and Black is a pawn down (+0.78).

The opening

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C24)

  • Both sides followed opening theory up to 9…g5: 18 moves in all, 9 by White and 9 by Black.
  • Theory runs out after 9…g5: too few games between strong players reached this position to go further.

Every move

The moves from Chess.com (the game), each with its label. Step through them on the board for the engine lines and an explanation of every move.

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nc3Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4Nc6
  4. 4.d3Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5h6
  6. 6.Bxf6Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3Qxf6
  8. 8.Ne2d6
  9. 9.O-Og5
  10. 10.?!d4Bd7
  11. 11.a4?!b6
  12. 12.Qd2h5
  13. 13.Bd5Rd8
  14. 14.f3h4
  15. 15.Rf2Ne7
  16. 16.Bb3Ng6
  17. 17.a5O-O
  18. 18.axb6axb6
  19. 19.Ra7Rc8
  20. 20.dxe5Nxe5
  21. 21.f4?Ng4
  22. 22.Rf1??Bb5
  23. 23.c4Bc6
  24. 24.h3?!Nh6
  25. 25.fxg5Qg6
  26. 26.gxh6Qxe4
  27. 27.Nd4

More reviewed games

Every reviewed game, newest first.

See your own games like this.

Enter a Chess.com or Lichess username or paste a PGN: free, no account, no daily limit.