[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/38mLqIKj"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "ag_ian1312"] [Black "ryanregion78"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "38mLqIKj"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "14:45:25"] [WhiteElo "1450"] [BlackElo "1755"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. Qa4 { [%eval -0.11] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval -0.12] } 6. e5 { [%eval -0.5] } 6... f6 { [%eval -0.46] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -0.82] } 7... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.98] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.98] } 8... fxe5 { [%eval -0.97] } 9. O-O { [%eval -1.02] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -1.11] } 10. Bg5?! { (-1.11 → -1.86) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Be3 d5 14. f3 Rf7 15. Bd3 Bd7) 10... O-O { [%eval -1.88] } 11. b4 { [%eval -1.88] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -1.78] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval -2.06] } 12... d5 { [%eval -2.02] } 13. c4?! { (-2.02 → -3.10) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (13. Nd2 Qb6 14. a4 a6 15. Be2 Qxb4 16. Qg3 Bd6 17. c4 e4 18. Rab1 Bxg3) 13... a6 { [%eval -2.97] } 14. Ba4 { [%eval -2.99] } 14... dxc4 { [%eval -2.78] } 15. Qc3?! { (-2.78 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -3.6] } (15. Qh3 Qd3 16. Qxd3 cxd3 17. a3 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Bb3 e4 20. Be3 Bd7) 15... Qd4 { [%eval -3.41] } 16. Re1?! { (-3.41 → -4.40) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -4.4] } (16. b5 Nd5 17. Qxd4 exd4 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd1 e5 20. bxa6 b5 21. Bxb5 Bxa6) 16... b5 { [%eval -4.31] } 17. Bc2 { [%eval -4.42] } 17... h6 { [%eval -4.37] } 18. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.84] } 18... Qxc3 { [%eval -4.81] } 19. Nxc3 { [%eval -4.9] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval -4.81] } 20. Re3 { [%eval -5.06] } 20... Bxb4 { [%eval -5.25] } 21. a3 { [%eval -5.82] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval -5.9] } 22. Rg3 { [%eval -5.83] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval -5.77] } 23. Rxg5 { [%eval -6.76] } 23... Bd4 { [%eval -6.73] } 24. Rg3 { [%eval -7.37] } 24... Nh5 { [%eval -6.53] } 25. Rh3 { [%eval -8.27] } 25... Rxf2 { [%eval -8.27] } 26. Kh1? { (-8.27 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (26. Rd1 Rd2+ 27. Kf1 Bxg2+ 28. Ke1 Rxd1+ 29. Kxd1 Bxh3 30. Ne4 Bg4+ 31. Kc1 Be3+) 26... Bxg2+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Rxc2+ { [%eval #-1] } { White resigns. } 0-1