[Event "RĪGAS ŠAHA TURNĪRS, 1. DIENA"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0V62JTMn"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "darensliepa"] [Black "Edvards_Lad_2012"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "0V62JTMn"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "16:40:01"] [WhiteElo "1000"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+63"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+2"] [ECO "C25"] [Opening "Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } { C25 Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.11] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.27] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... O-O?! { (0.05 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (6... h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Nb3) 7. O-O? { (1.07 → -0.14) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (7. Nd5 Kh8 8. O-O a6 9. Ba4 Be6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxf6 gxf6) 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. h3?! { (0.15 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Bh4 h6 11. Na4 Bb6 12. Nxb6 axb6) 8... Bh5?? { (-0.50 → 1.69) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 c6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 h6 13. Bd2 d5 14. exd5) 9. Nd5?! { (1.69 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (9. g4 Bg6 10. Nd5 Kh8 11. Bh4 Nb8 12. d4 exd4 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 a6) 9... Kh8? { (0.75 → 1.95) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd4 11. Qd1 Kh8 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bc4 Ne6 14. Bh4 Bd4 15. Nxf6) 10. Nxf6 { [%eval 1.39] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 1.42] } 11. Bxf6+?? { (1.42 → -4.47) Blunder. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.47] } (11. Bh4 Kg7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Kh8 15. Kh2 Rg8 16. f4 exf4) 11... Qxf6 { [%eval -4.4] } 12. g4 { [%eval -4.47] } 12... Rg8 { [%eval -4.45] } 13. a4?! { (-4.45 → -6.63) Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval -6.63] } (13. Nh2 Nd4 14. Bc4 Bg6 15. c3 Ne6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qf3 Qg7 18. Qg3 Raf8) 13... Qh6?! { (-6.63 → -4.20) Inaccuracy. Rxg4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.2] } (13... Rxg4+ 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Nh2 Bxd1 16. Raxd1 Nd4 17. Kg2 Rg8+ 18. Kh1 Nf3 19. d4) 14. Qd2?? { (-4.20 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (14. Nh2 Bg6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Kg2 Rab8 17. Qf3 Qg5 18. b3 d5 19. Qg3 Qe7) 14... Bxg4 { [%eval #-5] } 15. Qxh6 { [%eval #-5] } 15... Bxf3+ { [%eval #-4] } 16. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 16... Rg2+ { [%eval #-3] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 17... Rg6+ { [%eval #-4] } 18. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 18... Rxh6? { (Mate in 4 → -7.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.22] } (18... Rg2+ 19. Kh1 Rxf2+ 20. Kg1 Rg8+ 21. Qg5 Rxg5#) 19. Kg3 { [%eval -9.12] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval -8.4] } 20. Kh2 { [%eval -9.22] } 20... Ne2 { [%eval -8.07] } 21. Rae1? { (-8.07 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (21. Bd7 Rg8 22. Rg1 Nxg1 23. Rxg1 Rhg6 24. Rxg6 Rxg6 25. Bg4 Bxg4 26. b4 Bxb4) 21... Rg8 { [%eval #-4] } 22. Rg1 { [%eval #-4] } 22... Nxg1 { [%eval #-3] } 23. Rxg1 { [%eval #-3] } 23... Rxg1 { [%eval #-2] } 24. Kxg1 { [%eval #-2] } 24... Rxh3 { [%eval #-1] } 25. Bd7 { [%eval #-1] } 25... Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1