[Event "ENS x STARS2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9q7d9H8Y"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "L4eg"] [Black "Mehdi_ch20"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9q7d9H8Y"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "22:10:14"] [WhiteElo "655"] [BlackElo "790"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+55"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... b6?! { (0.13 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (2... Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d4) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.26] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nd5?! { (0.29 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Nd5 Nxd5) 4... Bb7? { (-0.69 → 0.47) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (4... c6 5. Nf4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c5 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. e3 Nf6 10. Nf3) 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... Bc5?? { (0.39 → 4.33) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (5... Na6 6. Nf3 Nc5 7. g3 c6 8. Nf4 Ne6 9. Qd2 Nxf4 10. Qxf4) 6. Qc3?? { (4.33 → 0.00) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6. Qxg7 Bxd5 7. Qxh8 Kf8 8. Bh6+ Ke7 9. Bg5+ f6 10. Qxh7+ Kf8 11. Bh6+ Nxh6) 6... Nf6? { (0.00 → 1.51) Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (6... Bxd5 7. Qxg7 Qh4 8. Nf3 Bxf2+ 9. Kd1 Qxc4 10. Qe5+ Kf8 11. Qxh8 Nc6 12. Bh6+) 7. Nxf6+? { (1.51 → -0.14) Mistake. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (7. Qe5+ Be7 8. Nxc7+ Kf8 9. Nxa8 Nc6 10. Qf5 h5 11. a3 Qxa8 12. f3 h4) 7... gxf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 8. Be3?! { (0.29 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (8. Nf3 d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. a3 Qf5 11. b4) 8... f5?? { (-0.31 → 5.17) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 5.17] } (8... Na6 9. a3 Qe7 10. Bf4 d5 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Bxc7 Rxd5 14. Be5) 9. Bxc5 { [%eval 5.4] } 9... bxc5 { [%eval 5.54] } 10. e3?? { (5.54 → 1.30) Blunder. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (10. Qxh8+ Ke7 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. e3 Nc6 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Kd2 Ke8 15. Ng3 Rd8) 10... Nc6?? { (1.30 → 5.24) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.24] } (10... Rg8 11. Qe5+ Qe7 12. Qxc7 d6 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. Ng3 f4 16. exf4) 11. Bd3?? { (5.24 → 0.80) Blunder. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (11. Qxh8+ Ke7 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. O-O-O d5 14. cxd5 Ne5 15. Nh3 Bxd5 16. Nf4 Bxa2) 11... Qe7?? { (0.80 → 5.34) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (11... Rg8 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Nf4 O-O-O 14. Bxf5 Nd4 15. Bh3 Ne6 16. Qe5 Rg5 17. Bf5) 12. Bxf5?? { (5.34 → 1.19) Blunder. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (12. Qxh8+ Qf8 13. Qxf8+ Kxf8 14. Nf3 f4 15. O-O-O fxe3 16. fxe3 Nb4 17. Bb1 Re8) 12... O-O-O { [%eval 1.42] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 1.17] } 13... Rhg8 { [%eval 1.15] } 14. Bxh7?? { (1.15 → -0.65) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (14. Rg1 Nb4 15. Qe5 Nc6 16. Qf4 f6 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. b3 Bc6 19. e4 a5) 14... Rxg2 { [%eval -0.78] } 15. Rd1? { (-0.78 → -2.10) Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (15. Kf1 Qe6 16. h3 f5 17. Re1 Qe4 18. Nd2 Rxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qh4+ 20. Ke2 Qh5+) 15... Rh8?? { (-2.10 → 5.40) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 5.4] } (15... Nb4 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 18. Kf1 Re8 19. Rg1 Rxg1+ 20. Nxg1 Rg8 21. Nf3) 16. Bf5?? { (5.40 → 0.78) Blunder. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (16. Qxh8+ Qd8 17. Qxd8+ Nxd8 18. Ke2 Ba6 19. Bd3 Ne6 20. Kf1) 16... Ba6?? { (0.78 → 7.45) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.45] } (16... Rd8 17. h4 Qe8 18. Rh3 Ne7 19. Bd3 f5 20. Qf6 Rg6 21. Qe5 d6 22. Qc3) 17. Qxh8+ { [%eval 7.47] } 17... Kb7 { [%eval 7.31] } 18. Rxd7 { [%eval 6.98] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 8.63] } 19. Qxg8 { [%eval 8.6] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval 8.41] } 20. e4 { [%eval 7.44] } 20... Bxc4 { [%eval 6.85] } 21. Rg1 { [%eval 6.46] } 21... Qxb2 { [%eval 7.76] } 22. Rxc7+?? { (7.76 → -5.30) Blunder. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (22. Qc8+ Kxc8 23. Rd2+ Kb7 24. Rxb2+ Nb4 25. Kd2 Bxa2 26. Rc1 f6 27. Rxc5 Kb6) 22... Kxc7 { [%eval -4.61] } 23. Qxf7+ { [%eval -5.03] } 23... Kb6?? { (-5.03 → 7.47) Blunder. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 7.47] } (23... Bxf7 24. Kf1 c4 25. Rg4 c3 26. Kg2 c2 27. Ne1 Kb6 28. Nxc2 Qxc2 29. Rg3) 24. Qxc4 { [%eval 7.43] } 24... Nd4 { [%eval 9.22] } 25. Nxd4 { [%eval 9.21] } 25... cxd4? { (9.21 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (25... Qb4+ 26. Qxb4+ cxb4 27. Ke2 a5 28. Rg6+ Ka7 29. Ke3 Kb7 30. e5 a4 31. Nb5) 26. Qe6+?! { (Mate in 2 → 10.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg6+ was best. } { [%eval 10.14] } (26. Rg6+ Ka5 27. Ra6#) 26... Ka5 { [%eval 9.25] } 27. Qd5+ { [%eval 9.1] } 27... Kb6? { (9.10 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (27... Qb5 28. Qxb5+ Kxb5 29. Kd2 Kc5 30. Kd3 Kb4 31. Be6 Kc5 32. e5 a5 33. Ke4) 28. Rg6+ { [%eval #2] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 29. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0