[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5Grb4aHy"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "bhairav_s"] [Black "JoelOelkuch"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5Grb4aHy"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "10:09:38"] [WhiteElo "1538"] [BlackElo "1501"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] } 4... f5 { [%eval 0.86] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.63] } 5... e4?! { (0.63 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (5... d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h4 Be7 8. d4 Nf6 9. b3 O-O 10. O-O) 6. d3 { [%eval 1.85] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 1.81] } 7. dxe4 { [%eval 1.69] } 7... fxe4 { [%eval 1.9] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.07] } 8... d6 { [%eval 2.39] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 2.1] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 2.42] } 10. N2c3 { [%eval 1.83] } 10... Qe7?! { (1.83 → 2.56) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qd7 12. Qh5+ Bg6 13. Qe2 Bf5 14. O-O O-O-O 15. b3 Re8 16. Nc3) 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.72] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 3.01] } 12. O-O { [%eval 2.84] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 3.02] } 13. e4 { [%eval 3.03] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 3.0] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 2.97] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.04] } 15. exd5 { [%eval 2.97] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 2.98] } 16. Re1 { [%eval 2.95] } 16... Rg8?! { (2.95 → 4.52) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.52] } (16... Qd7 17. b4 h5 18. h4 Nxc4 19. Re6 Ne5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Qc2 Bd6 22. Bf4) 17. f4 { [%eval 4.14] } 17... Rxg3?! { (4.14 → 5.92) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 5.92] } (17... h5 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. Kh1 Qg7 20. Qe2 Kb8 21. Bh3 Qg6 22. Rf1 Be7 23. Bd2) 18. hxg3 { [%eval 6.12] } 18... Qg7 { [%eval 6.31] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval 5.88] } 19... fxe5 { [%eval 6.58] } 20. Bh3+ { [%eval 6.45] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval 6.72] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 6.34] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 6.56] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval 6.4] } 22... Qf8 { [%eval 6.3] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 6.42] } 23... h6 { [%eval 7.0] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval 6.95] } 24... Qh8 { [%eval 6.86] } 25. Rf7 { [%eval 6.82] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 9.73] } 26. Qg6 { [%eval 7.93] } 26... e4 { [%eval 9.4] } 27. Rh7 { [%eval 8.58] } 27... Qxb2+ { [%eval 8.37] } 28. Bg2 { [%eval 8.3] } 28... Qxa1? { (8.30 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (28... Rd8 29. Rf1 Qxa2 30. Rxe7 a6 31. Qxe4 Qe2 32. Rf4 Qh5+ 33. Rh4 Qe2 34. Qf4) 29. Qxe8+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Bd8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0