[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/16z9ZkaX"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "A-Liang"] [Black "dcann0n88"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "16z9ZkaX"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "00:38:17"] [WhiteElo "2870"] [BlackElo "2237"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Ware Opening: Symmetric Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. a4 { [%eval -0.21] } 1... a5?! { (-0.21 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } { A00 Ware Opening: Symmetric Variation } (1... Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 b6 6. Nbd2) 2. Ra3?! { (0.34 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.32] } 3. Rg3?! { (-0.32 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (3. d4 d5 4. Ra1 Bg4 5. Nf3 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg5 Nbd7) 3... h5 { [%eval -1.23] } 4. h4 { [%eval -1.47] } 4... Ra6?! { (-1.47 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (4... d5 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Bg4 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Nc3 e6 9. Qd2 Bxc5 10. e4) 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.49] } 5... Re6?! { (-0.49 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (5... d5 6. d4 Rb6 7. e3 Na6 8. Nf3 g6 9. Ne5 Bg7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. Nh3 { [%eval 0.19] } 7... Ng4? { (0.19 → 1.31) Mistake. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (7... Rb6 8. e3 Bxh3 9. Rgxh3 Nbd7 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O Bb4 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bg5) 8. Nf4?! { (1.31 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (8. Ng5 Rd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. f3 exf3 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Rxf3 e6) 8... Rd6 { [%eval 0.67] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.41] } 9... g6?! { (0.41 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (9... c6 10. b3 g6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Nce2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Ba3 Nxd3+ 15. Nxd3) 10. b3?! { (0.99 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (10. Nb5 Rc6 11. Na7 Rd6 12. f3 Nf6 13. Nxc8 Qxc8 14. Bd2 Bh6 15. Bxa5 Nbd7) 10... c6 { [%eval 0.44] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 0.47] } 12. Ba3 { [%eval 0.52] } 12... Rf6 { [%eval 0.84] } 13. Qe2?! { (0.84 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Nce2 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (13. Nce2 O-O 14. f3 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nf5 16. Rg5 Qc7 17. Bc1 Re8 18. g4 hxg4) 13... Bf5? { (0.03 → 1.43) Mistake. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (13... Rxf4 14. exf4 Bxd4 15. Nd1 Nd7 16. O-O Nc5 17. c3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Bf6 19. Ne3) 14. f3 { [%eval 1.43] } 14... Nh6? { (1.43 → 2.77) Mistake. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rxf4 16. exf4 Nh6 17. Ne2 Na6 18. Rg5 Nb4 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. g4) 15. Nxh5 { [%eval 2.74] } 15... gxh5 { [%eval 2.63] } 16. Rxg7 { [%eval 2.72] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 2.99] } 17. Rg5 { [%eval 3.23] } 17... Bxd3 { [%eval 3.3] } 18. Qxd3 { [%eval 3.28] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 3.66] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 3.68] } 19... Na6 { [%eval 3.72] } 20. Qh7 { [%eval 3.57] } 20... Rf8 { [%eval 4.0] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 3.3] } 21... Kd7?! { (3.30 → 4.21) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 4.21] } (21... Ng4 22. Ne2 Rh6 23. Qd3 Nf6 24. Nf4 Rfh8 25. c3 e6 26. O-O) 22. Nxh5 { [%eval 4.18] } 22... Re6 { [%eval 4.07] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 3.96] } 23... Nb4 { [%eval 4.25] } 24. Bxb4 { [%eval 4.0] } 24... axb4 { [%eval 4.06] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval 3.68] } 25... Rf6 { [%eval 3.66] } 26. Re5 { [%eval 3.73] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 3.74] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval 3.07] } 27... Qd8?! { (3.07 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 3.87] } (27... e6 28. Qd3 Nf5 29. g4 Nd6 30. h5 Qd8 31. Ke2 Rh6 32. Qd2 Qe7 33. Nd3) 28. g4 { [%eval 3.87] } 28... Rh8 { [%eval 3.73] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval 3.77] } 29... Ng8 { [%eval 4.51] } 30. g5 { [%eval 3.74] } 30... Rd6 { [%eval 4.32] } 31. Qf5+ { [%eval 4.35] } 31... Ke8 { [%eval 4.78] } 32. g6 { [%eval 4.81] } 32... Rf6 { [%eval 4.66] } 33. gxf7+ { [%eval 4.74] } 33... Kxf7?! { (4.74 → 6.63) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (33... Rxf7 34. Qg6 Nf6 35. Ne6 Qd6 36. Ng7+ Kf8 37. Ke1 c5 38. Ne6+ Ke8 39. Ng5) 34. Qg5 { [%eval 5.64] } 34... Rh7?! { (5.64 → 7.69) Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 7.69] } (34... Qf8 35. Ng6 Qh6 36. Nxh8+ Qxh8 37. Rf5 Rxf5 38. Qg6+ Kf8 39. Qxf5+ Nf6 40. h5) 35. Ne6?! { (7.69 → 5.73) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (35. Rf5 Rh6 36. Rxf6+ Nxf6 37. Qxh6 Ke8 38. Qh8+ Kd7 39. Qxd8+ Kxd8 40. h5 Kd7) 35... Qd7?? { (5.73 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Rxe6 36. Qf5+ Nf6 37. Qxe6+ Kf8 38. Reg5 Rf7 39. Rh5 Ke8 40. Rh8+ Rf8 41. Rxf8+) 36. Qxg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0