[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3eceBdZs"] [Date "2025.12.21"] [Round "-"] [White "bailithspring"] [Black "professorxalex"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3eceBdZs"] [UTCDate "2025.12.21"] [UTCTime "06:14:05"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1472"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+213"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+10"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.16] } { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon } 4. b3? { (0.16 → -0.94) Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O) 4... d4 { [%eval -1.0] } 5. Nb5?! { (-1.00 → -2.02) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (5. Na4 h5 6. h3 e4 7. Bg2 Bf5 8. d3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Qd6) 5... a6?! { (-2.02 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (5... Nc6 6. Bg2 e4 7. Bb2 a6 8. Na3 d3 9. e3 Bc5 10. Nb1) 6. Na3 { [%eval -1.42] } 6... c5 { [%eval -1.41] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -1.51] } 7... Ra7 { [%eval -0.96] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -1.05] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.99] } 9. O-O { [%eval -1.18] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -0.86] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval -0.86] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval -0.82] } 11. d3 { [%eval -0.89] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.74] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -1.05] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval -0.98] } 13. e4 { [%eval -1.19] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval -0.71] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval -0.75] } 14... g6 { [%eval -0.7] } 15. f4 { [%eval -0.87] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval -0.88] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval -1.33] } 16... Be7 { [%eval -1.14] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval -1.0] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.11] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval -1.24] } 18... g5?? { (-1.24 → 4.28) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (18... Nc6 19. Bd2 Ra8 20. Rae1 Nh7 21. Bxh6 Ng5 22. Bg7 Rh7 23. Bf6 Nh3+ 24. Kh1) 19. Bxe5 { [%eval 4.21] } 19... gxh4 { [%eval 4.01] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.98] } 20... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.47] } 21. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.56] } 21... h3 { [%eval 5.12] } 22. Bh1 { [%eval 4.8] } 22... h5 { [%eval 4.88] } 23. Raf1 { [%eval 4.69] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval 5.64] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 5.28] } 24... b6 { [%eval 5.81] } 25. Rxb6 { [%eval 4.72] } 25... h4?! { (4.72 → 7.05) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.05] } (25... Qc7 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. e5 Qxe5 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 Re7 30. Rb8+ Kd7 31. Rxg8) 26. Rb8+ { [%eval 7.21] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 8.38] } 27. Qg5+ { [%eval 8.05] } 27... f6 { [%eval 7.91] } 28. Qxc5+ { [%eval 7.85] } 28... Kf7? { (7.85 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (28... Qd6 29. Qxd6+ Kxd6 30. Rxf8 Rh7 31. Rg8 Be2 32. Rxf6+ Ke7 33. Rxa6 Rh5 34. gxh4) 29. Qxf8+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 30. Rxf6+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Kg5 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0