[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/89a61MJo"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Nobu2"] [Black "steelydon"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "89a61MJo"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "15:16:59"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "1778"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... Qe7 { [%eval 1.09] } 5. Nd4 { [%eval 1.24] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 1.24] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 1.13] } 6... Qe5 { [%eval 1.41] } 7. Nb3?! { (1.41 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Ng5 Na6 9. Ngxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 11. Nxe4 Nb4) 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.89] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.54] } 8... Qf5? { (0.54 → 1.87) Mistake. exd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (8... exd3 9. Qxe5+ Bxe5 10. Bxd3 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxd5 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Bd2) 9. f3 { [%eval 2.01] } 9... O-O { [%eval 2.49] } 10. fxe4 { [%eval 2.38] } 10... Qg4? { (2.38 → 4.11) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (10... Qg6 11. e5 Re8 12. Qf3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Rxe5+ 15. Ne2 Bg4 16. Bxg6) 11. e5 { [%eval 3.54] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 4.42] } 12. Qxg4 { [%eval 4.33] } 12... Nxg4 { [%eval 4.17] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 3.96] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 4.5] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 4.48] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 4.69] } 15. Bxc3? { (4.69 → 2.83) Mistake. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (15. bxc3 Nf6 16. c4 Bf5 17. O-O-O Ne4 18. Rhf1 Bg6 19. Rde1 f6 20. e6 Nxd2) 15... Ne3 { [%eval 2.85] } 16. Kd2 { [%eval 2.33] } 16... Nxg2?! { (2.33 → 3.76) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.76] } (16... Nxd5 17. Ba5 Nb6 18. c4 Nc6 19. Bc3 Na4 20. Raf1 a5 21. Bh5 g6 22. Be2) 17. Rag1?! { (3.76 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Raf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (17. Raf1 Nh4 18. Bc4 Nd7 19. d6 Rf8 20. dxc7 Nb6 21. Na5 Nxc4+ 22. Nxc4 Be6) 17... Nf4 { [%eval 2.72] } 18. Ke3?? { (2.72 → 0.22) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Kc1 Nb6 20. Nc5 Nfxd5 21. Bd2 Ne7 22. Nxb7 Bxb7 23. Bxb7 Rad8) 18... Nxd5+ { [%eval 0.52] } 19. Kd2 { [%eval 0.55] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval 0.96] } 20. Bd3? { (0.96 → -0.30) Mistake. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (20. Bf3 Be6 21. Kc1 Nxc3 22. bxc3 c6 23. Nc5 Re7 24. Rg3 g6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6) 20... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.16] } 21. Kxd3 { [%eval -0.36] } 21... Nc6?! { (-0.36 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (21... Nxc3 22. Kxc3 Nd7 23. Re1 Re6 24. a4 Rae8 25. Na5 c5 26. d5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5) 22. Nc5?! { (0.42 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (22. Bd2 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. c3 b6 25. Bg5 Rf8 26. Re1 h6 27. Bh4 Nd5) 22... b6 { [%eval -0.53] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval -0.41] } 23... Nf4+?! { (-0.41 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (23... Rad8 24. Rg3 Kf8 25. Kc4 Nf4 26. Ng5 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 b5+ 28. Kb3 Rxd4 29. Nxh7+) 24. Ke3?! { (0.40 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (24. Kc4 Red8 25. Rg4 Ng6 26. Ng3 Nce7 27. h4 Nf8 28. h5 Ne6 29. h6 g6) 24... Ng6? { (-0.27 → 1.04) Mistake. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (24... Nd5+ 25. Kf2 Re6 26. Rg3 Rd8 27. Rhg1 Rg6 28. Rxg6 hxg6 29. Ng5 f6 30. Nf3) 25. h4 { [%eval 1.16] } 25... h5 { [%eval 1.56] } 26. Rg5 { [%eval 1.18] } 26... Nce7 { [%eval 1.6] } 27. Ng3? { (1.60 → 0.11) Mistake. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (27. Rxh5 Nd5+ 28. Kf3 Rad8 29. Rg5 Nf8 30. h5 Ne6 31. Rg3 Kh8 32. h6 g6) 27... Nd5+ { [%eval 0.45] } 28. Kd3?! { (0.45 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (28. Ke4 Rad8 29. Nxh5 c5 30. Rhg1 cxd4 31. Bxd4 Nc7 32. c3 Ne6 33. R5g4 Rd7) 28... Ndf4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kd2? { (0.00 → -1.13) Mistake. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (29. Ke4 c5 30. dxc5 Rac8 31. cxb6 f6 32. Rf5 axb6 33. Kf3 fxe5 34. Nxh5 Nd5) 29... Rad8 { [%eval -1.06] } 30. Kc1 { [%eval -1.21] } 30... Ng2?? { (-1.21 → 2.02) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (30... Ne6 31. Rxh5 Nxd4 32. Rd1 c5 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. Nf5 Nxe5 36. Nxd4) 31. Nxh5 { [%eval 2.01] } 31... N2xh4 { [%eval 1.77] } 32. Rxh4 { [%eval 1.83] } 32... Nxh4 { [%eval 1.6] } 33. Nf6+? { (1.60 → 0.08) Mistake. Nxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (33. Nxg7 Kf8 34. Nxe8 Kxe8 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Kd2 Kd7 38. Kd3 Ke6) 33... Kf8 { [%eval 0.18] } 34. Nxe8 { [%eval 0.01] } 34... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.04] } 35. Rh5 { [%eval 0.16] } 35... Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] } 36. Rh8+ { [%eval -0.01] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 0.01] } 37. Bb4+ { [%eval -0.14] } 37... Kd7 { [%eval -0.03] } 38. Rxe8 { [%eval -0.05] } 38... Kxe8 { [%eval -0.03] } 39. Bc3 { [%eval -0.23] } 39... g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kd1 { [%eval -0.04] } 40... g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Ke2 { [%eval -0.07] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Be1?? { (0.00 → -3.27) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (42. d5 Kd7 43. Ke3 Nh4 44. Kf4 Ng2+ 45. Ke4 c6 46. d6 Ke6 47. a4 c5) 42... Ke6?? { (-3.27 → -0.74) Blunder. Nxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (42... Nxd4+ 43. Kd3 Nf5 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. c3 g3 46. a4 g2 47. Bf2 Ne7 48. Kf3) 43. Bf2 { [%eval -0.85] } 43... Kd5 { [%eval -0.87] } 44. c3? { (-0.87 → -2.39) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.39] } (44. Kd3 b5 45. c3 c5 46. dxc5 Nxe5+ 47. Ke3 g3 48. Bxg3 Nc4+ 49. Kf4 Nxb2) 44... Ke4 { [%eval -2.34] } 45. Bg3 { [%eval -2.44] } 45... c6 { [%eval -2.69] } 46. b4?! { (-2.69 → -4.28) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (46. Kf2 Nd2 47. Bh4 Nc4 48. b3 Ne3 49. Kg3 Kf5 50. Bf6 Nd5 51. c4 Nc3) 46... Ng1+ { [%eval -3.64] } 47. Kf2 { [%eval -3.82] } 47... Nh3+ { [%eval -4.04] } 48. Ke2 { [%eval -4.15] } 48... a6 { [%eval -3.91] } 49. a4?! { (-3.91 → -5.00) Inaccuracy. Bh2 was best. } { [%eval -5.0] } (49. Bh2 Ng5 50. Bg1 Ne6 51. Be3 Nc7 52. Bd2 g3 53. Be1 Nd5 54. Bd2 g2) 49... b5 { [%eval -4.73] } 50. axb5 { [%eval -4.78] } 50... axb5 { [%eval -5.13] } 51. Bf2?! { (-5.13 → -6.96) Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%eval -6.96] } (51. Be1 Nf4+ 52. Kd2 Nd5 53. Ke2 g3 54. Bd2 g2 55. Kf2 Kd3 56. Be1 Ne3) 51... Ng5?! { (-6.96 → -5.09) Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -5.09] } (51... Nxf2 52. Kxf2 Kd3 53. Kg3 Kxc3 54. Kxg4 Kxd4 55. e6 fxe6 56. Kf3 e5 57. Ke2) 52. Be3 { [%eval -5.88] } 52... Nf3?! { (-5.88 → -4.10) Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.1] } (52... Nh3 53. c4 bxc4 54. d5 Kxd5 55. Ba7 Nf4+ 56. Kd2 Nd3 57. Ke3 Nxe5 58. Kd2) 53. Kf2?! { (-4.10 → -6.57) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -6.57] } (53. Bh6 g3 54. Kf1 Nh4 55. Ke2 g2 56. Kf2 Kd3 57. Bg7 Nf5 58. Bf6 Ne3) 53... Kf5?! { (-6.57 → -4.24) Inaccuracy. g3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (53... g3+ 54. Ke2 g2 55. Bf2 g1=Q 56. Bxg1 Nxg1+ 57. Kf2 Nf3 58. c4 Nxd4 59. cxb5) 54. Kg3 { [%eval -4.9] } 54... Ne1?! { (-4.90 → -3.39) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (54... Ng5 55. Kh4 Ne4 56. c4 bxc4 57. d5 cxd5 58. b5 Kxe5 59. Kxg4 d4 60. Bf4+) 55. Bf2 { [%eval -4.11] } 55... Nd3 { [%eval -3.59] } 56. Be3 { [%eval -3.86] } 56... Nb2 { [%eval -3.52] } 57. Bc1 { [%eval -3.61] } 57... Nc4 { [%eval -3.17] } 58. Bf4 { [%eval -3.53] } 58... Nb6 { [%eval -3.63] } 59. Bc1 { [%eval -3.5] } 59... Nd5 { [%eval -3.24] } 60. Bd2 { [%eval -2.09] } 60... f6? { (-2.09 → -0.64) Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (60... Nc7 61. Bc1 Ne6 62. Kf2 Nf4 63. Bd2 Nh3+ 64. Ke3 Ng5 65. Kd3 Ne4 66. Be3) 61. exf6?? { (-0.64 → -4.51) Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%eval -4.51] } (61. Be1 Ne3 62. Bf2 Nd1 63. Be1 fxe5 64. dxe5 Ne3 65. Bf2 Nf1+ 66. Kh4 Kxe5) 61... Nxf6 { [%eval -4.21] } 62. Bf4?? { (-4.21 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval #-16] } (62. Kh4 Ne4 63. Bh6 Nxc3 64. Kg3 Ke4 65. Kxg4 Nd5 66. Bf8 Kxd4 67. Kf5 Kc4) 62... Ne4+ { [%eval -11.62] } { White resigns. } 0-1