[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8pph2F4b"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "ChicagoChessTeacher"] [Black "Benji_2011"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8pph2F4b"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "21:01:22"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1481"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-38"] [BlackRatingDiff "+136"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... Bd6?! { (-0.07 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 d5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2) 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.59] } 6. Bd3?! { (0.59 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (6. a3 exd4 7. exd4 Re8+ 8. Be2 Bf8 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5) 6... Re8 { [%eval -0.19] } 7. O-O?? { (-0.19 → -2.54) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. O-O Nxd3 9. Qxd3 b6 10. e4 Bb7 11. Re1 Ng4 12. Be3 Qf6) 7... exd4?? { (-2.54 → 0.87) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (7... e4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. a3 Bf8 10. d5 Nb8 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. b4 d6 13. Bb2) 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.92] } 8... Nxd4?? { (0.92 → 4.00) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (8... h6 9. Be3 Bf8 10. d5 Nb4 11. Bb1 a5 12. h3 d6 13. a3 Na6 14. Bc2) 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 3.85] } 9... Be5 { [%eval 3.86] } 10. Re1?? { (3.86 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10. Nf3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bf4 b6 13. Bg3 Bb7 14. a4 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Rxe4) 10... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.02] } 11. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.02] } 11... Nxe8? { (0.02 → 1.21) Mistake. Qxe8 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (11... Qxe8 12. Nb5 Be5 13. f4 Bd6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bd2) 12. Ne2?? { (1.21 → -0.78) Blunder. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd4 Kg8 14. h4 Qf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. f3 d6 17. b3 Be6) 12... Qf6?? { (-0.78 → 4.48) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (12... Be5 13. Qc2 g6 14. Bf4 d6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Re1 c6 17. h3 Ng7 18. Rd1) 13. h3?? { (4.48 → -2.66) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.66] } (13. Nxd4 b6 14. Nb5 Bb7 15. Bf1 Rd8 16. Nc3 h6 17. Qg4 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5) 13... Bxb2? { (-2.66 → -0.99) Mistake. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (13... Qxf2+ 14. Kh1 Be5 15. Ng1 d6 16. Nf3 Bxb2 17. Bxb2 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Ng5) 14. Bxb2?! { (-0.99 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (14. Bxh7+ Kf8 15. Bxb2 Qxb2 16. Be4 d6 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Bd7 19. Nb5 Bxb5) 14... Qxb2 { [%eval -1.57] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval -1.65] } 15... Qxa2?! { (-1.65 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (15... Qe5 16. Ng3 Nf6 17. Qd2 d6 18. Re1 Qc5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 c6 21. Bxh7+) 16. g3? { (-0.77 → -2.01) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (16. Nc3 Qa3 17. Qe2 Qf8 18. Nd5 d6 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Bxh7 Be6 21. Bc2 Nf6) 16... Qa3 { [%eval -2.03] } 17. Rb3 { [%eval -2.21] } 17... Qf8 { [%eval -2.37] } 18. Kh2 { [%eval -2.88] } 18... d6 { [%eval -2.79] } 19. Ng1 { [%eval -3.53] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -3.45] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval -3.63] } 20... Be6?! { (-3.63 → -2.38) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -2.38] } (20... a5 21. Nd4 a4 22. Ra3 Bd7 23. Qb1 d5 24. Qxb7 Re8 25. Qb2 Rb8 26. Qa2) 21. Rc3?! { (-2.38 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (21. Rxb7 Qc8 22. Qb1 Bd7 23. Ng5 h6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 a5 26. Rb2 c6) 21... d5 { [%eval -3.29] } 22. cxd5 { [%eval -3.3] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.04] } 23. Rxc7? { (-3.04 → -5.14) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.14] } (23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Ng5+ Kg6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rf3 Qe7 27. Rb3 b6 28. Kg1 Kh6) 23... Nxc7 { [%eval -4.99] } 24. Ng5 { [%eval -5.31] } 24... Bd5? { (-5.31 → -2.69) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (24... g6 25. Qc2 Rc8 26. Qb2 Bd5 27. Qf6 Qd8 28. Qf4 h6 29. Ne4 Bxe4) 25. Qh5? { (-2.69 → -4.96) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Qh5 Qd6 27. Bg6+ Kg8 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qh8+ Ke7) 25... Qc5 { [%eval -4.97] } 26. Qxh7+ { [%eval -5.18] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval -4.77] } 27. Qh8+?! { (-4.77 → -7.41) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -7.41] } (27. Qf5 Qd4 28. Be4 Ke8 29. Bg2 Rd8 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Qf4 Rd7 32. Nh7 f6) 27... Ke7 { [%eval -7.15] } 28. Qxa8? { (-7.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (28. Ne4 Rxh8 29. Nxc5 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. f4 Rd8 32. Be4 Rd2+ 33. Bg2 b5) 28... Nxa8? { (Mate in 1 → -8.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2# was best. } { [%eval -8.45] } { White resigns. } (28... Qxf2#) 0-1