[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3WI65Xre"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "ricktifer"] [Black "sai0203"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "3WI65Xre"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "14:46:44"] [WhiteElo "818"] [BlackElo "1087"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... c5 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Qa4 { [%eval -0.27] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.23] } 4. Nf3?! { (-0.23 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Qd1 O-O 8. Be2 Rb8) 4... Nc6?! { (-0.85 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (4... Nxe4 5. d3 Nd6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. a3 Nf5 9. Nc3) 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.1] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.12] } 7. g4? { (-0.12 → -1.37) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (7. Be2 a6 8. O-O Rb8 9. Rb1 h6 10. Bd2 Bc7 11. a3 d6 12. b4 Nd4) 7... Be7 { [%eval -0.94] } 8. Bh3?! { (-0.94 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (8. h3 Ne8 9. Bg2 Nc7 10. Be3 a6 11. Qd1 b5 12. b3 d6 13. Ng1 Bg5) 8... d6 { [%eval -1.77] } 9. Kd1? { (-1.77 → -3.67) Mistake. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.67] } (9. Qd1 Nxg4 10. Rg1 f5 11. exf5 h5 12. Bxg4 hxg4 13. Rxg4 Bxf5 14. Rg3 Qd7) 9... Bd7?! { (-3.67 → -2.90) Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.9] } (9... Nxg4 10. Ke2 f5 11. Rg1 h5 12. Bd2 Nd4+ 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bxg4 dxc3 15. Bxf5) 10. g5 { [%eval -3.62] } 10... Nd4? { (-3.62 → -2.05) Mistake. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (10... Bxh3 11. gxf6 Bg4 12. fxe7 Qxe7 13. Rg1 Bxf3+ 14. Ke1 f5 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Kd2) 11. Rg1?? { (-2.05 → -5.98) Blunder. Bxd7 was best. } { [%eval -5.98] } (11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Nd5 Nc5 14. Qc2 Bxg5 15. f4 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4) 11... Bxa4+ { [%eval -5.98] } 12. Nxa4 { [%eval -6.08] } 12... Nxf3 { [%eval -6.02] } 13. Rg3 { [%eval -6.25] } 13... Nxg5 { [%eval -6.24] } 14. Rxg5 { [%eval -6.21] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -6.28] } 15. Rg4 { [%eval -7.44] } 15... Nxf2+ { [%eval -7.44] } 16. Ke2 { [%eval -7.47] } 16... Nxg4 { [%eval -7.59] } 17. Bxg4 { [%eval -7.49] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval -7.54] } 18. Bxg5 { [%eval -7.57] } 18... Qxg5 { [%eval -7.77] } 19. Rg1 { [%eval -9.01] } 19... f5 { [%eval -8.83] } 20. Kf3? { (-8.83 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (20. h4 Qxg4+ 21. Rxg4 fxg4 22. Nc3 g3 23. Ke3 g2 24. Ne2 Rf1 25. h5 Rd8) 20... fxg4+ { [%eval #-7] } 21. Ke4 { [%eval #-4] } 21... Rf2 { [%eval #-4] } 22. Kd5 { [%eval #-3] } 22... Rxh2 { [%eval #-5] } 23. Kxd6 { [%eval #-4] } 23... g3?! { (Mate in 4 → -12.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval -12.74] } (23... Qd8+ 24. Ke6 Qxd3 25. Ke7 Rd2 26. Nxc5 Qd6#) 24. Kc7?! { (-12.74 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc5 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (24. Kxc5 Qe3+ 25. Kb5 Qxg1 26. b4 Qd4 27. Nc3 Qxc3 28. d4 Qxd4 29. a3 Qd7+) 24... g2 { [%eval #-4] } 25. Re1 { [%eval #-1] } 25... g1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 26. Rxg1 { [%eval #-1] } 26... Qxg1 { [%eval #-5] } 27. Nxc5 { [%eval #-3] } 27... Qxc5+ { [%eval #-2] } 28. Kxb7 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval #-2] } 29. Ka6 { [%eval #-1] } 29... Qb6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1