[Event "≤2000 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6BhPmEFt"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Amarillin"] [Black "DmitryKovalev_2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6BhPmEFt"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "14:23:38"] [WhiteElo "1669"] [BlackElo "1632"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Bc5?! { (0.18 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nc3?! { (1.28 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O h6) 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.03] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval -0.04] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 7. Nxe5?? { (0.63 → -1.24) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (7. d3 d6 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Qh5 Qf6 10. f4 Qg6 11. Qxg6 hxg6) 7... Qf6?? { (-1.24 → 1.28) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (7... Qg5 8. Ng4 d5 9. Ne3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bxe3 11. dxe3 Qxg2 12. Kd2) 8. Nf3 { [%eval 1.38] } 8... Nxf3+ { [%eval 1.94] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.02] } 9... Qxf3 { [%eval 1.85] } 10. gxf3 { [%eval 1.98] } 10... Nf6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.34] } 11. d3 { [%eval 2.18] } 11... O-O { [%eval 2.38] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 2.29] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval 2.46] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval 2.37] } 13... c6?! { (2.37 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (13... d6 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Nf4 Rfb8 16. h4 a5 17. a3 a4 18. Bd5 Ra5 19. Ba2) 14. O-O-O?! { (3.28 → 2.30) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (14. e5 b4 15. Na4 Ne8 16. Nc5 Kh8 17. a3 Rb8 18. Kd2 bxa3 19. Rxa3 g6) 14... d5?! { (2.30 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (14... d6 15. Ne2 g6 16. h4 Nh5 17. Rhg1 Kg7 18. f4 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nd4) 15. exd5 { [%eval 2.94] } 15... cxd5?! { (2.94 → 3.95) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (15... a5 16. a3 b4 17. Ne2 a4 18. Ba2 b3 19. cxb3 Nxd5 20. e4 Ne3 21. Rdg1) 16. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.08] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.12] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.22] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 4.02] } 18. h4 { [%eval 3.93] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 4.14] } 19. e4? { (4.14 → 2.10) Mistake. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. f4 a5 21. d4 Rfc8 22. Kd2 b4 23. Rb1 a4 24. Rhc1 Kf7) 19... a5? { (2.10 → 4.08) Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Rfd8 21. c4 Rbc8 22. b3 Rxd5 23. Kc2 Rf5 24. Rhf1 Rf4 25. h5) 20. f4? { (4.08 → 2.00) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (20. c4 Bxd5 21. cxd5 f5 22. Rhf1 b4 23. Kd2 b3 24. a3 a4 25. Rc1 fxe4) 20... Rbd8?? { (2.00 → 4.40) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.4] } (20... Bxd5 21. exd5 Rfd8 22. c4 Rbc8 23. b3 Rxd5 24. Rhe1 f6 25. Re4 Rh5 26. Rh1) 21. c4 { [%eval 4.18] } 21... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.19] } 22. cxd5 { [%eval 4.15] } 22... f5 { [%eval 4.03] } 23. Rdf1 { [%eval 3.62] } 23... fxe4 { [%eval 3.56] } 24. dxe4 { [%eval 3.78] } 24... Rc8+ { [%eval 4.3] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval 4.05] } 25... Rc4 { [%eval 4.03] } 26. Kd3 { [%eval 3.81] } 26... Rb4 { [%eval 3.42] } 27. b3 { [%eval 3.5] } 27... a4 { [%eval 3.38] } 28. Rh2 { [%eval 3.32] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 3.99] } 29. e5 { [%eval 3.93] } 29... axb3 { [%eval 3.46] } 30. axb3 { [%eval 3.2] } 30... Rxb3+ { [%eval 3.52] } 31. Ke4 { [%eval 3.34] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 4.01] } 32. d6 { [%eval 3.88] } 32... Rc4+ { [%eval 4.8] } 33. Kd5 { [%eval 4.58] } 33... Rbc3 { [%eval 4.97] } 34. Rd2 { [%eval 5.18] } 34... Rc5+ { [%eval 6.16] } 35. Ke6 { [%eval 6.16] } 35... Rc6 { [%eval 6.34] } 36. Rb2 { [%eval 5.65] } 36... R3c5 { [%eval 5.9] } 37. Ra2 { [%eval 5.83] } 37... g6 { [%eval 7.05] } 38. Ra8+ { [%eval 6.85] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 6.51] } 39. f5 { [%eval 6.1] } 39... Rc8?! { (6.10 → 11.02) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 11.02] } (39... gxf5 40. Rxf5 Rc4 41. h5 Rd4 42. Raf8 Rcxd6+ 43. exd6 Re4+ 44. Kd5 Re3 45. R5f7+) 40. Rxc8 { [%eval 10.45] } 40... Rxc8 { [%eval 10.09] } 41. f6+ { [%eval 9.85] } 41... Kf8? { (9.85 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (41... Kh6 42. f7 Ra8 43. f8=Q+ Rxf8 44. Rxf8 b4 45. Kf6 b3 46. d7 Kh5 47. e6) 42. f7? { (Mate in 8 → 9.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d7 was best. } { [%eval 9.62] } (42. d7 Rd8 43. Rc1 Kg8 44. Rc8 h5 45. f7+ Kh7 46. Rxd8 g5 47. f8=Q g4) 42... b4 { [%eval 8.22] } 43. Rb1 { [%eval 8.33] } 43... Rb8 { [%eval 8.33] } 44. d7 { [%eval 8.2] } 44... Rb6+ { [%eval 8.58] } 45. Kd5 { [%eval 8.46] } 45... Rb8 { [%eval 8.25] } 46. e6 { [%eval 7.38] } 46... Rd8? { (7.38 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (46... Ra8 47. Rxb4 g5 48. hxg5 Ra5+ 49. Ke4 Ra8 50. Rb5 Kg7 51. Rc5 Kg6 52. e7) 47. Kd6 { [%eval #7] } 47... Kg7 { [%eval #7] } 48. e7 { [%eval #6] } 48... Rxd7+ { [%eval #5] } 49. Kxd7 { [%eval #4] } 49... Kxf7 { [%eval #4] } 50. e8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 51. Rxb4 { [%eval #3] } 51... Kh6 { [%eval #2] } 52. Rg4 { [%eval #3] } 52... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 53. Qe6 { [%eval #2] } 53... h6 { [%eval #1] } 54. Qxg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0