[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7PKl71jk"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Karl_97"] [Black "balafene"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "7PKl71jk"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "13:02:10"] [WhiteElo "1498"] [BlackElo "1477"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } { C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation } 5... Ne5? { (0.00 → 1.34) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (5... Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O) 6. Nxf7 { [%eval 1.36] } 6... Nxf7 { [%eval 1.54] } 7. Bxf7+ { [%eval 1.4] } 7... Kxf7 { [%eval 1.96] } 8. Qh5+ { [%eval 2.21] } 8... g6 { [%eval 2.19] } 9. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.11] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 2.15] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 2.17] } 10... d6?! { (2.17 → 3.39) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (10... Nxe4 11. O-O d5 12. Bh6 Nf6 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. c4 c5 16. Qh4) 11. Bg5?! { (3.39 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (11. Nc3 c5 12. Qd3 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Qc4+ Be6 15. Qxc5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6) 11... Re8?! { (2.21 → 3.58) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 3.58] } (11... h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qc4+ Kf8 14. Nc3 Rh7 15. O-O-O Rf7 16. f3 Be6 17. Qb5) 12. Bxf6? { (3.58 → 1.89) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (12. Nc3 c5 13. Qd3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Qxd6 b6 17. Qg3 Rad8) 12... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.83] } 13. Qxf6+ { [%eval 1.92] } 13... Kxf6 { [%eval 1.95] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 2.14] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 2.08] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 1.99] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval 1.96] } 16. f3 { [%eval 1.94] } 16... Kg5 { [%eval 2.33] } 17. h4+ { [%eval 2.1] } 17... Kf4 { [%eval 2.64] } 18. Ne2+ { [%eval 2.35] } 18... Ke5 { [%eval 2.3] } 19. b4 { [%eval 1.91] } 19... a5 { [%eval 2.44] } 20. h5?? { (2.44 → 0.00) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. b5 Bd7 21. Rd4 Be6 22. a3 Bf7 23. Rhd1 b6 24. g4 Kf6 25. g5+ Kg7) 20... axb4 { [%eval 0.13] } 21. Kb2 { [%eval -0.09] } 21... g5 { [%eval -0.2] } 22. h6 { [%eval -0.29] } 22... Bb5?? { (-0.29 → 4.46) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (22... Ra4 23. Nc1 Rea8 24. Rhe1 R8a5 25. g3 Ra3 26. f4+ gxf4 27. gxf4+ Kxf4 28. Rf1+) 23. Nd4?? { (4.46 → -1.33) Blunder. Rd5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (23. Rd5+ Kf6 24. Rf5+ Ke7 25. Rxb5 Ra4 26. a3 bxa3+ 27. Ka2 g4 28. Nc3 Rc4) 23... Bd7?! { (-1.33 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (23... Bc4 24. Nb3 Rf8 25. Rh5 Kf6 26. Rhh1 b6 27. Ra1 Ra3 28. g3 Be6 29. f4) 24. Rh5? { (-0.29 → -1.42) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (24. Nb5 Rec8 25. Rd5+ Kf6 26. Nd4 Re8 27. Nb5 Rac8 28. Rhd1 b6 29. a4 bxa3+) 24... Rg8? { (-1.42 → -0.24) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (24... Kf6 25. Rd3 Ra6 26. Nb3 Kg6 27. Rh1 Be6 28. f4 gxf4 29. g3 f3 30. Rxf3) 25. Ne2?! { (-0.24 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (25. Nb5 c6 26. Nxd6 Be6 27. Nxb7 Rxa2+ 28. Kc1 b3 29. cxb3 Rxg2 30. Nc5 Bf7) 25... Be6 { [%eval -1.19] } 26. f4+ { [%eval -1.73] } 26... Kxe4 { [%eval -1.41] } 27. fxg5?! { (-1.41 → -2.17) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (27. Re1 Rxa2+ 28. Kb1 Ra5 29. Ng1+ Kf5 30. Nh3 Kg4 31. Rxg5+ Rgxg5 32. Nxg5 Bf5) 27... Rxa2+ { [%eval -2.28] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval -2.21] } 28... Rga8 { [%eval -2.07] } 29. Ng3+? { (-2.07 → -4.28) Mistake. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (29. Nc1 Ra1+ 30. Kb2 Kf5 31. g4+ Kg6 32. Rd4 Bxg4 33. Rh2 Bf5 34. Rxb4 b6) 29... Ke3?? { (-4.28 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Kf4 30. Ne2+ Kg4 31. Rd4+ Kxh5 32. Nf4+ Kxg5 33. Nxe6+ Kf5 34. Nxc7 Ra1+ 35. Kb2) 30. Rd3+?? { (0.00 → -2.63) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (30. Re1+ Kf4 31. Rxe6 Ra1+ 32. Kb2 R8a2+ 33. Kb3 Ra3+ 34. Kb2) 30... Kf2?! { (-2.63 → -1.88) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (30... Kf4 31. Rh4+ Kxg5 32. Rxb4 Ra1+ 33. Kb2 R8a2+ 34. Kc3 Rg1 35. Ne4+ Kxh6 36. Rd2) 31. Ne4+ { [%eval -1.86] } 31... Ke2 { [%eval -1.37] } 32. Ng3+ { [%eval -1.27] } 32... Ke1? { (-1.27 → 0.08) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (32... Kf2 33. Kc1 R2a3 34. g6 Rxd3 35. Ne4+ Ke3 36. cxd3 hxg6 37. Rh4 Kxd3 38. h7) 33. Rh4?? { (0.08 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (33. Re3+ Kf2 34. Rxe6 Ra1+ 35. Kb2 R8a2+ 36. Kb3 Ra3+ 37. Kxb4 Rxg3 38. Rf6+ Ke2) 33... Ra1+ { [%eval #-1] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval #-1] } 34... R1a2+ { [%eval #-2] } 35. Kb1 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Ra1+ { [%eval #-1] } 36. Kb2 { [%eval #-1] } 36... R1a2+?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. R8a2# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36... R8a2#) 37. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2