[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/678HVWtD"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "SHAYAN-R-SOLTANI"] [Black "samarth_sarangi"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "678HVWtD"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "06:01:16"] [WhiteElo "822"] [BlackElo "987"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } { B20 Sicilian Defense } 2. d3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Bg5 { [%eval -0.24] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.29] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.39] } 4... g6 { [%eval -0.3] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.46] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval -0.35] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.44] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.28] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.39] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.17] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval -0.33] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.11] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.12] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.38] } 10. Rad1 { [%eval 0.1] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.27] } 11. d4 { [%eval -0.13] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval -0.09] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.24] } 12... Qc7? { (-0.24 → 1.14) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (12... Nxe4 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bxe7 Nxd2 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. bxc3 Nxf1 18. Kxf1) 13. Nxc6?! { (1.14 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (13. Bxf6 exf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Ne3 Qb6 17. Qxd6 Qxb2 18. Bc4 Qe5) 13... bxc6 { [%eval 0.46] } 14. Bxf6?! { (0.46 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (14. b3 a5 15. Bf3 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Bh6 Nd7 18. Bg4 Ne5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7) 14... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.75] } 15. e5? { (-0.75 → -2.06) Mistake. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (15. Bf3 Bg7 16. Na4) 15... Bxe5 { [%eval -2.11] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval -2.56] } 16... d5 { [%eval -2.57] } 17. Nf6+? { (-2.57 → -4.98) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (17. Nc5 Bf4 18. Qe1 a5 19. c4 Bd6 20. Na4 e6 21. Qd2 Bf4 22. Qc3 Rb8) 17... Bxf6 { [%eval -5.05] } 18. Bf3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -5.26] } 18... Bxb2 { [%eval -4.63] } 19. Rb1 { [%eval -5.41] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval -5.25] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -5.38] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval -5.41] } 21. Re2 { [%eval -5.52] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval -5.51] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -5.63] } 22... e5 { [%eval -5.77] } 23. Rb3 { [%eval -6.27] } 23... e4 { [%eval -6.36] } 24. Bg4 { [%eval -6.23] } 24... Bxg4 { [%eval -6.32] } 25. hxg4 { [%eval -6.41] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval -5.74] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval -5.92] } 26... Be5 { [%eval -5.65] } 27. Qh4 { [%eval -5.63] } 27... Rab8 { [%eval -5.49] } 28. Rxb8 { [%eval -5.66] } 28... Rxb8 { [%eval -6.02] } 29. Qh6?? { (-6.02 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (29. Re1 c5 30. g3 c4 31. Qh6 Bg7 32. Qc1 d4 33. Rxe4) 29... Rb1+ { [%eval #-2] } 30. Re1 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1