[Event "138th Lichess Mega Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9N8B25QS"] [Date "2026.05.01"] [Round "-"] [White "chess-study2026"] [Black "sxantiago_chess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9N8B25QS"] [UTCDate "2026.05.01"] [UTCTime "16:37:04"] [WhiteElo "1768"] [BlackElo "1565"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bg5?! { (0.00 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 h6 10. a4 Nge7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Ba3 Na5) 8... Nge7 { [%eval -0.59] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval -1.03] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.72] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 10... h6 { [%eval -0.73] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval -0.99] } 11... g5 { [%eval -0.79] } 12. Nxg5?! { (-0.79 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (12. Bg3 a6 13. Be2 b5 14. Qd1 Qa5 15. Qd2 Qa3 16. O-O Na5 17. Rfc1 Rc8) 12... hxg5 { [%eval -1.54] } 13. Bxg5 { [%eval -1.47] } 13... Rh5?! { (-1.47 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (13... a6 14. Qa3 b5 15. Qc5 Rb8 16. Be2 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. g4 Be4 19. f3) 14. Bf6?! { (-0.74 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (14. h4 Qc7 15. Be2 Rxg5 16. hxg5 O-O-O 17. f3 Kb8 18. Kf2 a6 19. g4 Bg6) 14... Qc7 { [%eval -1.02] } 15. Bb5?! { (-1.02 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (15. Be2 Rh6 16. Bg5 Rg6 17. h4 O-O-O 18. Qa3 Rxg5 19. hxg5 Na5 20. f3 Kb8) 15... Ng8 { [%eval -1.71] } 16. Rg1? { (-1.71 → -3.75) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (16. g4 Be4 17. gxh5 Bxh1 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Ke2 Be4 20. Rg1 Nxf6 21. exf6 O-O-O) 16... Nxf6 { [%eval -3.78] } 17. exf6 { [%eval -3.25] } 17... Qxh2? { (-3.25 → -1.87) Mistake. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (17... Rxh2 18. Ke2 Kd7 19. Rab1 Rh6 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. g4 Bxb1 22. g5 Qf4 23. Qb4) 18. Ke2 { [%eval -2.42] } 18... Qc7?? { (-2.42 → -0.33) Blunder. Bg4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (18... Bg4+ 19. f3 Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Rf5+ 21. Ke2 Qh5+ 22. Ke1 Qh4+ 23. Kd1 Rf2 24. Be2) 19. g4 { [%eval -0.5] } 19... Bd3+? { (-0.50 → 0.99) Mistake. Bxg4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (19... Bxg4+ 20. Rxg4 O-O-O 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6+ bxc6 23. Rg7 Rf8 24. Rg3 Rf5 25. c4) 20. Kxd3 { [%eval 1.06] } 20... Rh3+ { [%eval 1.48] } 21. Kd2?? { (1.48 → -0.64) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (21. Ke2 O-O-O 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qa6+ Kd7 24. Rgb1 Rb8 25. Qa3 Re8 26. Rh1 Rxh1) 21... Qf4+ { [%eval -0.81] } 22. Ke2? { (-0.81 → -2.19) Mistake. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (22. Ke1 Kf8 23. g5 Rc8 24. Rd1 Qe4+ 25. Kf1 Rxc3 26. Re1 Qf5 27. Qd1 Qh3+) 22... Qe4+?? { (-2.19 → 0.00) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22... O-O-O 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. Raf1 Rxg4 25. Ke1 Nd8 26. Be2 Rxg1 27. Rxg1 Qxf6 28. Bf1) 23. Kf1 { [%eval 0.08] } 23... Rc8?! { (0.08 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (23... Kd8 24. Re1 Qh7 25. Rg3 Kc7 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Ke2 a5 28. Qa3 Qc2+ 29. Kf3) 24. Bxc6+?? { (1.03 → -0.86) Blunder. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (24. Qxa7 Kd8 25. Qc5 Kc7 26. Re1 Qc2 27. Bxc6 Rxc3 28. Ba4+ Rxc5 29. Bxc2 Rxc2) 24... bxc6?! { (-0.86 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Rxc6 25. Qa3 Qd3+ 26. Ke1 Qxc3+ 27. Qxc3 Rcxc3 28. g5 Rc2 29. Kf1 Rh2 30. Rg2) 25. Qb3?! { (0.00 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (25. Re1 Qd3+ 26. Re2 Rb8 27. Qxc6+ Kd8 28. Qd6+ Kc8 29. Qf8+ Kb7 30. Qd6 Rc8) 25... Qd3+ { [%eval -0.7] } 26. Kg2?? { (-0.70 → -5.68) Blunder. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -5.68] } (26. Ke1 Kf8 27. Rd1 Qf3 28. g5 Rh4 29. Kf1 Rh2 30. Rd2 Qf4 31. Qc2 Rb8) 26... Qf3+?? { (-5.68 → -1.63) Blunder. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (26... Rh4 27. c4 Rxg4+ 28. Kh2 Qh7+ 29. Qh3 Rh4 30. Rg3 Kd7 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Re1) 27. Kf1 { [%eval -1.57] } 27... Qd3+?! { (-1.57 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (27... Rh2 28. Qb2 Qxf6 29. Rg2 Rh4 30. Rg3 Qf4 31. Re1 Rh1+ 32. Rg1 Rh2 33. Qe2) 28. Ke1 { [%eval -0.86] } 28... Re3+?! { (-0.86 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... Kf8 29. Rd1 Qf3 30. g5 Rh4 31. Kf1 Re4 32. Rg2 Qh5 33. Kg1 c5 34. Rf1) 29. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qd2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Qf4?? { (0.00 → 4.51) Blunder. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (32... Qh6+ 33. Kg2 Qd2+ 34. Kf3 Qd3+ 35. Kf2 Qd2+) 33. Rg2 { [%eval 4.47] } 33... Qf3 { [%eval 4.78] } 34. Kg1?! { (4.78 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (34. Re1 Qxf6 35. Kg1 Qf4 36. Qc2 Ke7 37. Rf1 Qg5 38. Qf2 f6 39. Re1 Rh8) 34... Qf5?? { (3.37 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (34... Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Qd3+ 36. Re2 Qh3+ 37. Ke1 Qg3+ 38. Kd2 Rb8 39. Qa3 Qf4+ 40. Kc2) 35. gxf5 { [%eval #6] } 35... exf5 { [%eval #3] } 36. Qb7 { [%eval #2] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0