[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2dKCvI4W"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "marcgard"] [Black "byalex23"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2dKCvI4W"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "19:14:04"] [WhiteElo "1070"] [BlackElo "1088"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-49"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nd5?! { (0.27 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. f4 d5 7. Nf3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1+) 5... Be5?! { (-0.38 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (5... Nd4 6. a4 e6 7. Ne3 a6 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. Ba2 d5 10. e5) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 6... Bd6?! { (0.41 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (6... Bg7) 7. Bg5?! { (1.29 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (7. O-O) 7... Nf6?! { (0.60 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (7... a6 8. Bxc6) 8. Nxf6+?! { (1.21 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Qd2 Kf8 10. Qh6+ Kg8 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bxb5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4) 8... exf6 { [%eval 0.56] } 9. Be3?? { (0.56 → -3.21) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.21] } (9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 a6 12. Bc4 Bf8 13. Bd5 d6 14. c4 Bg7) 9... g5?? { (-3.21 → 1.69) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (9... Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxb5 11. b4 cxb4 12. c4 Qa6 13. O-O Be7 14. d4 d6 15. d5) 10. Bxc6?! { (1.69 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (10. c3 Be7) 10... bxc6?! { (1.01 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (10... dxc6 11. Qd2) 11. e5 { [%eval 1.26] } 11... fxe5?! { (1.26 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (11... Bxe5 12. Nxe5) 12. Bxg5? { (2.16 → 0.82) Mistake. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (12. Nxg5) 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.85] } 13. Qd2?! { (0.85 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (13. Bxe7) 13... O-O?! { (-0.20 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (13... f6 14. Bh4) 14. Bh6 { [%eval 0.65] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.56] } 15. Nxe5?? { (0.56 → -3.15) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (15. O-O-O Bf6) 15... d6 { [%eval -2.99] } 16. Nxc6? { (-2.99 → -4.99) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.99] } (16. O-O-O dxe5 17. f4 Bf6 18. Rhf1 e4 19. dxe4 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Rxe4 21. Rd6 Re6) 16... Qd7?? { (-4.99 → 3.04) Blunder. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (16... Bg5+ 17. Kd1 Bxd2 18. Nxd8 Bxh6 19. Nc6 Kh8 20. f3 a5 21. d4 Ra6 22. d5) 17. Nxe7+ { [%eval 3.21] } 17... Rxe7+ { [%eval 3.21] } 18. Be3 { [%eval 3.08] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 3.28] } 19. O-O-O { [%eval 3.34] } 19... Bxg2?! { (3.34 → 5.19) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 5.19] } (19... Re6 20. Rde1 Rae8 21. f3 a5 22. Bf2 a4 23. a3 h6 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Bg3) 20. Rhe1? { (5.19 → 3.00) Mistake. Rhg1 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (20. Rhg1 Qb7 21. f3 Re6 22. Rxg2+ Rg6 23. Re1 a5 24. Bh6 d5 25. Rxg6+ hxg6) 20... Bf3? { (3.00 → 5.62) Mistake. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 5.62] } (20... Re6 21. Bg5 Rg6 22. Re7 Qa4 23. a3 Bh3 24. Qf4 Qxf4+ 25. Bxf4 a5 26. a4) 21. Rg1+ { [%eval 5.32] } 21... Kf8?? { (5.32 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... Bg4 22. Bh6 f5 23. h3 Rae8 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. hxg4 f4 27. Qg5+) 22. Bh6+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 23. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0