[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5WCgNRBb"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "MAUL27"] [Black "adamcatur007"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "5WCgNRBb"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "05:43:27"] [WhiteElo "957"] [BlackElo "902"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... Nc6?! { (-0.11 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5) 3. d5 { [%eval 0.55] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation } 3... Nd4?? { (0.55 → 3.24) Blunder. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (3... Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 h5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Bb4 8. Qd3) 4. Be3?? { (3.24 → 0.98) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (4. c3 c5 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. Bd3 d6 7. cxd4 cxd4 8. a4 a5) 4... Bc5?? { (0.98 → 3.02) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (4... c6 5. c3 Nb5 6. Nf3 d6 7. c4 Nc7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. h3) 5. c4?? { (3.02 → -0.09) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (5. c3 Nb3 6. axb3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qh4+ 8. Kd2 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nxe4+) 5... d6 { [%eval -0.03] } 6. b3? { (-0.03 → -1.27) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (6. Nc3 Qh4 7. h3 f5 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 f4) 6... Nf6 { [%eval -1.03] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -1.57] } 7... O-O { [%eval -1.69] } 8. Nb5? { (-1.69 → -3.16) Mistake. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (8. Nge2 Ng4 9. Nxd4 Nxe3 10. fxe3 exd4 11. exd4 Qf6 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. Kf2 f5) 8... Bg4 { [%eval -2.8] } 9. f3?! { (-2.80 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (9. Be2 Nxe2 10. Nxe2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Nxe4 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O Qg5 14. Qd3 Rf7) 9... Bh5?? { (-3.89 → -0.81) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (9... Nxe4 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Nf5 12. Bf2 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Qh4+ 14. Ke2 Ng3+ 15. hxg3) 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.92] } 10... exd4 { [%eval -0.99] } 11. Bxd4?? { (-0.99 → -4.44) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (11. Bg5 Re8 12. Bd3 Nxe4 13. Bxd8 Nc3+ 14. Ne2 Nxd1 15. Kxd1 Raxd8 16. Nf4 Re3) 11... Bb4+ { [%eval -4.43] } 12. Ke2 { [%eval -4.38] } 12... Nd7?? { (-4.38 → 0.42) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (12... Nxe4 13. a3 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Nc3+ 15. Kd2 Nxd1 16. Bd4 c6 17. Rxd1 Bg6 18. h4) 13. Kf2?! { (0.42 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh3 Qh4 15. Bg2 Rae8 16. Bf2 Qf6 17. Qd4 Ne5 18. a3 Bc5) 13... c5? { (-0.24 → 0.99) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (13... f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. g3 Ne5 16. Be2 c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. f4 Nxd4 19. Bxh5) 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.97] } 14... Qh4+?! { (0.97 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (14... f5 15. exf5 Qg5 16. h4 Qxf5 17. Bd3 Qf7 18. Qc2 h6 19. Rh3 Rae8 20. Ne2) 15. g3 { [%eval 1.61] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 1.45] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 1.68] } 16... b5 { [%eval 1.63] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 1.65] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 1.77] } 18. g4?? { (1.77 → -0.07) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. cxb5 Bg6 20. f4 Qe7 21. Qc2 Rfe8 22. f5 c4 23. bxc4 Bxf5) 18... Nxd3+?? { (-0.07 → 2.15) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (18... f5 19. exf5 bxc4 20. bxc4 Qh4+ 21. Ng3 Nxg4+ 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Qc2 Rae8 24. Raf1) 19. Qxd3 { [%eval 2.3] } 19... Qh4+ { [%eval 2.21] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 2.2] } 20... Bxg4?! { (2.20 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (20... bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bg6 22. Rad1 h5 23. h3 Rab8 24. Kg2 Rfe8 25. Rhf1 Ba5 26. Qa6) 21. Kg2?? { (3.07 → -2.58) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.58] } (21. fxg4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 f5 23. gxf5 Qh3 24. Raf1 Rac8 25. Rfg1 a5 26. Qe2 c4) 21... Qh3+? { (-2.58 → -1.26) Mistake. Bh3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (21... Bh3+ 22. Kf2 f5 23. Ke2 Bg2 24. e5 dxe5 25. d6 Rae8 26. Qd5+ Rf7 27. Rhg1) 22. Kf2 { [%eval -1.55] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval -1.68] } 23. bxc4 { [%eval -1.51] } 23... a5?? { (-1.51 → 2.73) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (23... f5 24. e5 Rab8 25. Rag1 Be1+ 26. Kxe1 Rxb2 27. fxg4 f4 28. Kd1 Rxa2 29. Kc1) 24. a4?? { (2.73 → -1.46) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (24. fxg4 Rab8 25. Qe2 a4 26. Rag1 f5 27. gxf5 Ba5 28. Ke3 Bd8 29. Kd3 Rxb2) 24... Bxf3?? { (-1.46 → 3.97) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (24... f5 25. e5 Rab8 26. Rag1 Bd2 27. Qxd2 f4 28. e6 Qh4 29. Qc3 fxg3+ 30. hxg3) 25. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.89] } 25... h6?! { (3.89 → 5.45) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 5.45] } (25... Qh4 26. Kg2 f5 27. exf5 Rab8 28. Qe4 Qxe4+ 29. Nxe4 Bd2 30. Rhb1 Rfe8 31. Nxd2) 26. Rag1 { [%eval 4.7] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval 5.56] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval 5.57] } 27... g6?! { (5.57 → 7.79) Inaccuracy. Qxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.79] } (27... Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 g6 29. Nxd6 Ra6 30. Nb5 g5 31. e5 Rg6 32. Ke2 f5 33. e6) 28. Nxd6?! { (7.79 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Qxh3 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (28. Qxh3 Bd2 29. Ke2 Rab8 30. Ba1 Bf4 31. Qh4 Rb3 32. Qxf4 g5 33. Qc1 f6) 28... Qd7 { [%eval 5.07] } 29. Qg3?! { (5.07 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Rg3 Ra7 31. Rf1 Qxa4 32. Kg1 Qc2 33. Ba1 a4 34. Qf2 Qxf2+) 29... Qxa4 { [%eval 3.54] } 30. Ke2?? { (3.54 → -1.60) Blunder. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (30. Rg2 Qc2+ 31. Ke3 Qb3+ 32. Kf4 Qa4 33. Ra1 Qd7 34. Ke3 Ra6 35. Nf5 a4) 30... Qa2?? { (-1.60 → 4.52) Blunder. Qc2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.52] } (30... Qc2+ 31. Kf3 Qxb2 32. Rg2 Qd4 33. Re2 a4 34. e5 a3 35. Qf4 a2 36. Qxd4) 31. Rb1?! { (4.52 → 2.96) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (31. Qe5 Rg8 32. Rg3 Qa4 33. Rc1 Raf8 34. Qf6 g5 35. Qf5+ Rg6 36. e5 Bd2) 31... Qb3?? { (2.96 → 7.03) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 7.03] } (31... Ra7 32. Qd3 a4 33. Kf3 Ra6 34. Nb5 a3 35. Ba1 Bd2 36. Rhf1 Ra4 37. Rf2) 32. Qxb3 { [%eval 7.3] } 32... a4 { [%eval 7.37] } 33. Qg3 { [%eval 7.39] } 33... Rfd8? { (7.39 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (33... a3 34. Ba1 Ra7 35. Rhg1 Rg8 36. Rxb4 cxb4 37. Nb5 Rb7 38. Kd2 Re8 39. e5) 34. Rbf1 { [%eval #14] } 34... Rxd6 { [%eval #4] } 35. Rxf7+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 36. Qxd6 { [%eval #2] } 36... Kxf7 { [%eval #2] } 37. Rg1 { [%eval #3] } 37... Re8 { [%eval #2] } 38. Qxg6+ { [%eval #4] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0