[Event "Let's Play!"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Ghazita"] [Black "Richard172009"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "40Q5eJl1"] [WhiteElo "754"] [BlackElo "699"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mongoose Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Qa5 { [%eval 0.67] } { B27 Sicilian Defense: Mongoose Variation } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... Qb4? { (0.32 → 1.44) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (3... Nf6 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. h3 e5 7. Rd1 Be7 8. c3) 4. c3?? { (1.44 → -2.82) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (4. Qe2 Qb6 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4) 4... Qxc4 { [%eval -3.01] } 5. b3? { (-3.01 → -5.04) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.04] } (5. d4 cxd4 6. Na3 Qa6 7. Nxd4 d6 8. Nab5 Qa5 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qe2 exd4) 5... Qxe4+ { [%eval -4.95] } 6. Kf1 { [%eval -5.0] } 6... Qd3+ { [%eval -4.97] } 7. Kg1 { [%eval -4.89] } 7... d5 { [%eval -4.78] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval -4.85] } 8... Qf5 { [%eval -4.76] } 9. f4 { [%eval -5.12] } 9... f6 { [%eval -4.97] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval -5.02] } 10... Qxf4 { [%eval -4.85] } 11. d4 { [%eval -4.78] } 11... g5?? { (-4.78 → 2.34) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (11... Qd6 12. Kf2 Nc6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Na3 a6 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3) 12. Bxf4 { [%eval 2.16] } 12... gxf4 { [%eval 2.37] } 13. h4?! { (2.37 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (13. c4 dxc4 14. Nc3 Na6 15. bxc4 Nh6 16. h3 Rg8 17. Kh2 cxd4 18. Nd5 Bd7) 13... Bg4 { [%eval 1.51] } 14. dxc5 { [%eval 1.47] } 14... e5 { [%eval 2.03] } 15. Qxd5 { [%eval 2.06] } 15... Ne7?? { (2.06 → 4.79) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (15... Nc6 16. Nbd2 Nh6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rd1 Rg8 19. Kf2 Kf8 20. Nd6 Bh5 21. Rhe1) 16. Qe4?? { (4.79 → 0.74) Blunder. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (16. Qxb7 Bh6 17. Qxa8 O-O 18. Nbd2 Nbc6 19. Qb7 f5 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Nc4 e4) 16... f5?? { (0.74 → 4.45) Blunder. Nbc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.45] } (16... Nbc6 17. b4 O-O-O 18. Nbd2 Nd5 19. Re1 f5 20. Qb1 e4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qxe4) 17. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.46] } 17... e4 { [%eval 5.01] } 18. Qxa8 { [%eval 4.74] } 18... Rg8?! { (4.74 → 7.09) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.09] } (18... Nc6 19. Nbd2 Bxc5+ 20. Kh2 Bf2 21. Qb7 exf3 22. gxf3 O-O 23. Rhg1 Kh8 24. fxg4) 19. Qxb8+ { [%eval 6.58] } 19... Kd7?? { (6.58 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (19... Kf7 20. Ne5+ Kg7 21. Nd2 Bh5 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Qd6 h6 24. Ndf3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3) 20. Ne5+ { [%eval #1] } 20... Ke6 { [%eval #1] } 21. Qd6# { White wins. } 1-0