[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0nxuCw6O"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Kirill-tothe-maximum"] [Black "KEK-MUZ-BAL3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0nxuCw6O"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "15:20:04"] [WhiteElo "1455"] [BlackElo "1472"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.35] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.11] } 7. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 0.46] } 8... Nxc3? { (0.46 → 1.74) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (8... d5 9. Nc7+ Kf8 10. Nxa8 e5 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qh4 13. g3 Qf6 14. Nxe4) 9. bxc3 { [%eval 1.79] } 9... Ba5 { [%eval 1.68] } 10. Nd6+ { [%eval 1.47] } 10... Ke7?! { (1.47 → 2.31) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (10... Kf8 11. O-O-O Bc7 12. Nxf7 Qf6 13. Nd6 h6 14. Be2 Ke7 15. Nf5+ Kd8 16. Bxc7+) 11. O-O-O { [%eval 2.22] } 11... Bxc3?? { (2.22 → 5.34) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (11... f6 12. Bc4 Bc7 13. Rhe1 Bxd6 14. Bxd6+ Kf7 15. Re3 b5 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. Qg4) 12. Qxc3 { [%eval 5.27] } 12... Qb6?? { (5.27 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (12... Kf8 13. h4 h5 14. Rh3 Qf6 15. Bg5 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 f6 17. Be3 Nb4 18. Rxc8+) 13. Qxg7 { [%eval #7] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval #7] } 14. Qxf7+ { [%eval #6] } 14... Kd8 { [%eval #6] } 15. Qf6+ { [%eval #5] } 15... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 16. Qxh8?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne8+ was best. } { [%eval 10.86] } (16. Ne8+ Kc6 17. Qe5 Qb1+ 18. Kxb1 b6 19. Qc7+ Kd5 20. Nf6#) 16... Qb4?! { (10.86 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (16... Kc6 17. Rxd4 Qc5 18. Bb5+ Qxb5 19. Nxb5 b6 20. Rd6+ Kxb5 21. Qd4 Ka6 22. Qa4+) 17. Nb5+ { [%eval #12] } 17... Kc6 { [%eval #5] } 18. Nxd4+ { [%eval #4] } 18... Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 19. Qe5+ { [%eval #1] } 19... Kb6 { [%eval #1] } 20. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0