[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3VEziuQb"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "johnblunders"] [Black "PeterPomegranate"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3VEziuQb"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "16:54:22"] [WhiteElo "2362"] [BlackElo "2303"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. e6 { [%eval 0.16] } { B02 Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit } 4... fxe6 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.04] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nxc5?! { (0.00 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (6... Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Nd4 Nde5 9. f4 Nf7 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Qd2) 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.7] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.73] } 8. Bf4?! { (0.73 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (8. Bb5 Nd7 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. h4 Qd6 11. Bg5 g6 12. h5 gxh5) 8... g6 { [%eval -0.01] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval -0.45] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval -0.45] } 10. Be5?! { (-0.45 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bh6 Rxf3 12. gxf3 Bf6 13. O-O-O Qb6 14. h4 d4 15. Bxc6 Qxc6) 10... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.0] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.97] } 11... Qd6 { [%eval -0.97] } 12. Qd4 { [%eval -1.08] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.98] } 13. Bxc6 { [%eval -1.1] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval -1.17] } 14. h4 { [%eval -1.65] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval -1.68] } 15. Nxd7 { [%eval -1.8] } 15... Bxd7 { [%eval -1.87] } 16. h5 { [%eval -1.83] } 16... e5 { [%eval -1.71] } 17. Qh4?! { (-1.71 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (17. Qd2 Be8 18. h6 e4 19. Rd1 Qf6 20. O-O Qh4 21. Qe3 g5 22. f3 exf3) 17... Bf5?! { (-2.64 → -1.96) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.96] } (17... Rf4 18. Qg3 Rg4 19. Qh2 Rg5 20. O-O-O Rxh5 21. Qg1 Rxh1 22. Qxh1 Qb4 23. Qe1) 18. O-O-O { [%eval -2.0] } 18... gxh5 { [%eval -2.04] } 19. Qxh5 { [%eval -2.06] } 19... Bg6 { [%eval -2.06] } 20. Qg4 { [%eval -2.09] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval -2.08] } 21. a3 { [%eval -2.39] } 21... Rxf2 { [%eval -2.3] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval -2.04] } 22... Rxc2+ { [%eval -2.16] } 23. Kxc2 { [%eval -2.32] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -2.17] } 24. Kc1 { [%eval -2.78] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval -2.67] } 25. Rh3 { [%eval -2.87] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval -2.98] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval -3.05] } 26... Rxg2 { [%eval -2.85] } 27. Rc3 { [%eval -2.68] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval -2.58] } 28. Qf2?! { (-2.58 → -3.69) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (28. b4 Bg6 29. Rf1 e4 30. Qg5 Bf7 31. Qf4 Qxf4+ 32. Rxf4 Rg1+ 33. Kb2 Rg2+) 28... Qh6+ { [%eval -3.69] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -3.55] } 29... Qxe3+ { [%eval -3.56] } 30. Rxe3 { [%eval -3.36] } 30... Rg2 { [%eval -3.55] } 31. Rc3 { [%eval -3.58] } 31... d4 { [%eval -3.42] } 32. Rc5 { [%eval -3.52] } 32... Rg5?? { (-3.52 → -0.18) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (32... Bf3 33. Rd2 Rg1+ 34. Kc2 Be4+ 35. Kb3 Bd5+ 36. Kc2 Kg7 37. b4 Kf6 38. Ra5) 33. Re1?? { (-0.18 → -3.09) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.09] } (33. Rxd4 Bd5 34. Rh4 h5 35. Ra5 Kg7 36. Rxa7 Kf6 37. Ra8 e4 38. Rh1 Ke5) 33... Bd5 { [%eval -3.05] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval -3.36] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval -3.19] } 35. Rxa7 { [%eval -3.25] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval -3.49] } 36. Rf1+ { [%eval -3.81] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -3.85] } 37. b4 { [%eval -3.65] } 37... h5 { [%eval -3.71] } 38. Ra6 { [%eval -4.53] } 38... h4 { [%eval -4.45] } 39. b5 { [%eval -5.07] } 39... Kd7?! { (-5.07 → -3.85) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (39... h3 40. b6 Rg8 41. b7 Rb8 42. Ra8 Rxb7 43. Rh8 Rb3 44. Rh6+ Kd7 45. a4) 40. b6 { [%eval -3.68] } 40... c5 { [%eval -4.08] } 41. Ra7+ { [%eval -4.1] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval -3.75] } 42. Rf8 { [%eval -4.35] } 42... h3 { [%eval -4.2] } 43. Rh8 { [%eval -4.54] } 43... Rg1+ { [%eval -4.47] } 44. Kd2?! { (-4.47 → -5.79) Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.79] } (44. Kb2 Rg2+ 45. Ka1 h2 46. b7 Rg1+ 47. Kb2 Bxb7 48. Rh6+ e6 49. Rxh2 Bc6) 44... Rg2+ { [%eval -5.71] } 45. Ke1 { [%eval -5.83] } 45... h2 { [%eval -5.69] } 46. b7 { [%eval -6.21] } 46... Rg1+ { [%eval -5.65] } 47. Kf2 { [%eval -6.19] } 47... Rg2+ { [%eval -5.94] } 48. Kf1 { [%eval -6.23] } 48... Bxb7 { [%eval -5.54] } 49. Rh6+ { [%eval -5.78] } 49... Kc7?? { (-5.78 → 3.30) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (49... e6 50. Rxb7 Rg1+ 51. Ke2 h1=Q 52. Rxh1 Rxh1 53. Kd3 Rh3+ 54. Kc2 e4 55. a4) 50. Rxb7+ { [%eval 2.96] } 50... Kxb7 { [%eval 3.65] } 51. Kxg2 { [%eval 3.34] } 51... c4?! { (3.34 → 4.27) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (51... e4 52. Rxh2 c4 53. Kf2 c3 54. Rh5 Kc6 55. a4 c2 56. Rh1 Kc5 57. a5) 52. Rxh2?! { (4.27 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (52. Kf3 c3 53. Rxh2 Kc6 54. Ke4 Kc5 55. a4 Kc4 56. a5 Kc5 57. Kd3 e4+) 52... Kc6?! { (2.91 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (52... e4 53. Kf2 e3+ 54. Ke2 Kc6 55. Rh5 Kd6 56. a4 e6 57. a5 Kc6 58. a6) 53. Kf2? { (3.83 → 2.10) Mistake. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (53. Kf3 Kb5 54. Rh5 c3 55. Ke2 Kc4 56. Rxe5 d3+ 57. Kd1 Kb3 58. a4 Kb2) 53... Kb5?? { (2.10 → 5.32) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 5.32] } (53... c3 54. Rh8 e4 55. Ke1 e5 56. Rc8+ Kb6 57. a4 e3 58. Kd1 Ka5 59. Rc4) 54. Rh5 { [%eval 4.49] } 54... c3 { [%eval 5.65] } 55. Rxe5+ { [%eval 5.08] } 55... Kc4 { [%eval 5.99] } 56. Rxe7 { [%eval 5.47] } 56... d3? { (5.47 → 81.15) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 81.15] } (56... Kd3 57. a4 Kc2 58. Kf3 d3 59. Rd7 d2 60. Ke2 Kb1 61. Rxd2 cxd2 62. Kxd2) 57. Ke1 { [%eval 81.15] } 57... Kb3 { [%eval 12.61] } 58. Kd1 { [%eval 72.42] } 58... Kxa3?! { (72.42 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d2 was best. } { [%eval #18] } (58... d2 59. Rc7 Ka4 60. Rxc3 Ka5 61. Rc8 Kb6 62. a4 Ka5 63. Kxd2 Ka6 64. Kc3) 59. Rb7 { [%eval 81.15] } 59... c2+?! { (81.15 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (59... Ka2 60. Kc1 Ka3 61. Rd7 Ka4 62. Rxd3 Kb3 63. Rd4 c2 64. Rd3+ Kb4 65. Rd2) 60. Kc1 { [%eval #14] } 60... Ka2 { [%eval 81.15] } 61. Rd7 { [%eval 81.15] } 61... Kb3 { [%eval 80.33] } 62. Rxd3+ { [%eval 81.15] } 62... Kc4 { [%eval 6.68] } 63. Rh3 { [%eval 79.31] } 63... Kd4 { [%eval 81.15] } 64. Kxc2 { [%eval 4.53] } 64... Kc4?? { (4.53 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (64... Ke4 65. Rh8 Kf4 66. Re8 Kf5 67. Kd1 Kf4 68. Ke2 Kg4 69. Kf2 Kf4 70. Kg2) 65. Rd3 { [%eval #10] } 65... Kc5 { [%eval #9] } 66. Kd2?! { (Mate in 9 → 81.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval 81.15] } (66. Kb3 Kb5 67. Rc3 Ka5 68. Kc4 Kb6 69. Kb4 Ka6 70. Kc5 Kb7 71. Kb5 Ka7) 66... Kc4 { [%eval 81.15] } 67. Ke3 { [%eval 81.15] } 67... Kc5 { [%eval 81.15] } 68. Rd1 { [%eval #12] } 68... Kc4 { [%eval #12] } 69. Rd8 { [%eval #11] } 69... Kc3 { [%eval #8] } 70. Rc8+ { [%eval #10] } 70... Kb4 { [%eval #10] } 71. Kd4 { [%eval #9] } 71... Kb3 { [%eval #8] } 72. Rc7 { [%eval #7] } 72... Kb4 { [%eval #7] } 73. Rb7+ { [%eval #6] } 73... Ka3 { [%eval #4] } 74. Kc4 { [%eval #3] } 74... Ka4 { [%eval #1] } 75. Ra7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0