[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0JZPkjPo"] [Date "2026.01.06"] [Round "-"] [White "samcascioli1607"] [Black "belalqublan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "0JZPkjPo"] [UTCDate "2026.01.06"] [UTCTime "10:58:45"] [WhiteElo "1092"] [BlackElo "1083"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... d5?! { (0.36 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (3... e6 4. a3 d5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nb8 8. Bd3) 4. cxd5 { [%eval 1.24] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 1.41] } 5... Qd7 { [%eval 1.74] } 6. d5 { [%eval 1.24] } 6... Nb4? { (1.24 → 2.84) Mistake. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (6... Nb8 7. Ne5 Qd8 8. Qa4+ c6 9. e4 e6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. O-O-O) 7. a3?? { (2.84 → -0.73) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (7. e4 e6 8. Ne5 Qe7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. a3 c6) 7... Nbxd5 { [%eval -0.81] } 8. e4?? { (-0.81 → -3.56) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.56] } (8. Nxd5) 8... Nxe4?? { (-3.56 → 3.51) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (8... Nxc3 9. Qxd7+ Bxd7 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Rb1 O-O-O 12. Be3 Nxc3 13. Rb3 Nd5 14. Bxa7) 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.45] } 9... e6 { [%eval 3.96] } 10. g3 { [%eval 3.23] } 10... Qc6 { [%eval 3.86] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 3.24] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 3.52] } 12. b4?! { (3.52 → 2.13) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (12. Bc4 Bd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Nf3 f6 15. Qc2 Be7 16. b4 Be8 17. Bb2 Bg6) 12... Nxb4 { [%eval 2.19] } 13. axb4?! { (2.19 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (13. Bb5+ c6 14. Ba4 Nd5 15. O-O Be7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nf3 f6 18. Bb3 Qd8) 13... Qxb4+? { (1.49 → 2.82) Mistake. Bxb4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (13... Bxb4+) 14. Nd2?? { (2.82 → 0.29) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (14. Ke2 e5 15. Ra4 Qb6 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Rc4 Qb5 18. Ke1 Bb4+ 19. Nc3 O-O) 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.37] } 15. Ra4?! { (0.37 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (15. Rb1 Qd5) 15... Qe5+?? { (-0.28 → 1.83) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (15... Bb4) 16. Re4 { [%eval 1.77] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval 1.96] } 17. Bg2 { [%eval 1.95] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 2.22] } 18. O-O { [%eval 2.27] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval 2.86] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval 2.69] } 19... Qc5?! { (2.69 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (19... Qa6 20. Qc2 f5 21. Re5 Bb5 22. Rxb5 Qxb5 23. Be3 Kb8 24. Ra1 a6 25. Na5) 20. Ba3?! { (3.85 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (20. Be3 Qb5 21. Qa1 Qa6 22. Qc3 Bc6 23. Rc1 Be7 24. Ne5 Bf6 25. Qc2 Bxe5) 20... Qf5?! { (2.69 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (20... Bc6 21. Qc1 Qb5 22. Bxf8 Rhxf8 23. Re5 Bd5 24. Ne3 Kb8 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Qa1) 21. Ne3 { [%eval 2.87] } 21... Qa5 { [%eval 2.77] } 22. Bb2?! { (2.77 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Bxf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (22. Bxf8 Rhxf8 23. Qb3 Bc6 24. Rb4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qa6 26. Kg1 Kb8 27. Rc1 f6) 22... Bc6 { [%eval 2.08] } 23. Re5?? { (2.08 → -1.11) Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc5 26. Qa4 Qc6+ 27. Qxc6 bxc6 28. Ra1 Kb7) 23... Rxd1?! { (-1.11 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (23... Qxe5 24. Qxd8+) 24. Rxa5 { [%eval -0.7] } 24... Rxf1+ { [%eval -0.68] } 25. Kxf1 { [%eval -0.65] } 25... Bxg2+ { [%eval -0.71] } 26. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.78] } 26... Bb4?? { (-0.78 → 2.18) Blunder. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (26... Kb8 27. Ra4) 27. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.11] } 27... Kb8 { [%eval 1.88] } 28. Ra4 { [%eval 1.97] } 28... Bd6?! { (1.97 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (28... Bf8 29. Rf4 f6 30. Re4 e5 31. f4 Bd6 32. Nf5 Rg8 33. fxe5 Bxe5 34. Bxe5) 29. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.56] } 29... Rd8?! { (2.56 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (29... Rg8) 30. Nc4?? { (3.69 → -0.95) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (30. Bf6 Rg8 31. Rh4 Rg6 32. Bb2 h6 33. Nc4 Be7 34. Re4 Rg8 35. Ne5 f5) 30... Be7?? { (-0.95 → 2.90) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (30... b5) 31. Ra2 { [%eval 2.86] } 31... Rd1 { [%eval 2.97] } 32. Rb2 { [%eval 2.71] } 32... Rc1?! { (2.71 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (32... Kc8 33. Ne5 f6 34. Ng4 f5 35. Ne5 Rd5 36. Nf3 b6 37. Nd4 Kd7 38. Re2) 33. Na5? { (4.07 → 2.38) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (33. Ne5 Kc8 34. Nxf7 Rc5 35. Re2 Rf5 36. Nh6 Rg5 37. Bb2 Bf8 38. Nf7 Rb5) 33... b6 { [%eval 2.52] } 34. Nc6+?? { (2.52 → -3.41) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.41] } (34. Nb3 Rd1 35. Nd2 Kb7 36. Kf3 c5 37. Ke2 Rc1 38. Nb3 Rh1 39. Na5+ Ka6) 34... Rxc6 { [%eval -3.33] } 35. Rb5 { [%eval -3.99] } 35... Kb7?! { (-3.99 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (35... Rc5 36. Rb3 Kc8 37. h4 Rf5 38. Re3 Rd5 39. g4 Kd7 40. Rf3 Ke8 41. Rc3) 36. Rh5 { [%eval -2.38] } 36... Ka6?? { (-2.38 → -0.20) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (36... Rc2) 37. Rxh7 { [%eval -0.2] } 37... b5 { [%eval -0.22] } 38. Rh8?! { (-0.22 → -1.33) Inaccuracy. Ba1 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (38. Ba1 Rc1 39. Bb2 Rc2 40. Rxf7 Bd6 41. Bg7 b4 42. Rf3 e5 43. h4 e4) 38... Ka5?? { (-1.33 → 1.71) Blunder. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (38... Kb7 39. h4) 39. Bh6?? { (1.71 → -2.64) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (39. h4) 39... b4 { [%eval -2.64] } 40. Re8?! { (-2.64 → -3.97) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (40. Bg7 b3 41. Ba1 Ba3 42. h4 b2 43. Bxb2 Bxb2 44. Rc8 Bd4 45. h5 Rc2) 40... Bc5?? { (-3.97 → -1.60) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (40... Bf6 41. Bd2 Bc3 42. Bc1 Bd4 43. Bd2 Rc2 44. Bxb4+ Kxb4 45. h4 Rxf2+ 46. Kh3) 41. Bf8?? { (-1.60 → -5.93) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (41. Bg7) 41... Bxf8 { [%eval -6.08] } 42. Rxf8 { [%eval -6.04] } 42... b3 { [%eval -5.95] } 43. Ra8+ { [%eval -6.03] } 43... Ra6 { [%eval -6.01] } 44. Rb8 { [%eval -5.85] } 44... Ka4 { [%eval -5.64] } 45. h4 { [%eval -5.82] } 45... Rb6 { [%eval -5.59] } 46. h5?! { (-5.59 → -11.37) Inaccuracy. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval -11.37] } (46. Ra8+ Kb4 47. Ra1 c5 48. h5 c4 49. Rh1 b2 50. h6 Rb8 51. h7 Rh8) 46... Rxb8 { [%eval -12.61] } 47. h6 { [%eval -9.71] } 47... Rh8 { [%eval -9.48] } { White resigns. } 0-1