[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4IXWGJsN"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "thebeen333"] [Black "Paragonxy"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "4IXWGJsN"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "09:00:28"] [WhiteElo "1945"] [BlackElo "1966"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.13] } 6. a4 { [%eval -0.56] } 6... e6 { [%eval -0.7] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval -0.82] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.51] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval -0.8] } 8... Ne5? { (-0.80 → 0.53) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (8... Bc5 9. O-O d6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Nf6 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. h3 Rd8 14. Qf4) 9. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.58] } 9... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.89] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 10... Bd6?! { (0.44 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (10... Nf6 11. f4) 11. f4 { [%eval 1.55] } 11... Bc5+ { [%eval 1.74] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval 1.66] } 12... Qf6? { (1.66 → 3.05) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (12... Qc7) 13. e5 { [%eval 2.99] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 3.35] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 2.82] } 14... b6?! { (2.82 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (14... f5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Be3 Qe7 17. a5 Qf7 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. Bc5 O-O 20. Bd6) 15. Be3?! { (4.14 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (15. f5 h6 16. Be3 Bb4 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. fxe6 dxe6 19. Bxb6 Kf8 20. a5 Rc8) 15... Bxe3?! { (3.18 → 4.59) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (15... g6 16. a5 Kf8 17. axb6 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nh6 19. Nd6 Nf5 20. Qc5 Nxd6 21. exd6) 16. Qxe3 { [%eval 4.43] } 16... Qb4 { [%eval 5.56] } 17. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.02] } 17... Ke7?! { (5.02 → 6.43) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.43] } (17... Kd8 18. Nxf7+ Kc7 19. Nxh8 Nh6 20. Rac1 Kb8 21. f5 Nxf5 22. Qf2 Bb7 23. Nf7) 18. f5 { [%eval 6.64] } 18... f6 { [%eval 6.75] } 19. exf6+ { [%eval 6.37] } 19... Nxf6 { [%eval 5.99] } 20. Rad1 { [%eval 6.32] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval 7.14] } 21. fxe6 { [%eval 7.04] } 21... Bxg2+ { [%eval 7.28] } 22. Kxg2 { [%eval 7.18] } 22... Qxb2+ { [%eval 8.51] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval 7.55] } 23... Ng4? { (7.55 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... Qxd2+ 24. Qxd2 g6 25. Qf4 Rhf8 26. Nb7 Ra7 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. exd7+ Nxd7 29. Rxf8+) 24. Rf7+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Rxd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0