[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5BWS7lpc"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Ilia6327"] [Black "GurovAV31"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5BWS7lpc"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "16:03:19"] [WhiteElo "1252"] [BlackElo "1301"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } 3... Bb4?! { (0.14 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (3... d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 d4 6. exf6 dxc3 7. dxc3 Qxf6 8. Nf3) 4. e5 { [%eval 1.13] } 4... Bxc3?! { (1.13 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (4... Ng8 5. Qg4 Kf8 6. d4 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 d6 9. Qf4) 5. bxc3 { [%eval 1.6] } 5... Ne4? { (1.60 → 3.57) Mistake. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (5... Ng8 6. Qg4 g6 7. d4 Nc6 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bg5 Nce7 10. Bd3) 6. Qg4 { [%eval 3.56] } 6... d5 { [%eval 3.55] } 7. Qxg7 { [%eval 3.86] } 7... Ke7 { [%eval 4.58] } 8. Ba3+ { [%eval 4.25] } 8... c5 { [%eval 4.14] } 9. f3 { [%eval 3.93] } 9... Nxd2?! { (3.93 → 5.74) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.74] } (9... Rg8 10. Qh6 Qa5 11. fxe4 d4 12. Bc1 Nc6 13. Nf3 Ke8 14. Qxh7 Rg4 15. h3) 10. Bxc5+ { [%eval 5.72] } 10... Kd7 { [%eval 5.31] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 5.47] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 5.13] } 12. Kxd2 { [%eval 5.59] } 12... Kc6 { [%eval 5.24] } 13. Bd6 { [%eval 5.11] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 5.01] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 4.98] } 14... Nd7?? { (4.98 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (14... Rg8 15. Nd4+ Kd7 16. Nxe6 Kxe6 17. Qh6+ Rg6 18. Qh3+ f5 19. f4 Qg8 20. Bd3) 15. Nd4+ { [%eval #7] } 15... Kb6 { [%eval #7] } 16. Rb1+ { [%eval #6] } 16... Ka5 { [%eval #6] } 17. Rb5+ { [%eval #5] } 17... Ka6 { [%eval #5] } 18. Rb4+ { [%eval #4] } 18... Ka5 { [%eval #1] } 19. Nb3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0