[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9s6Vx6Oo"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkMatalov"] [Black "mtkarayel"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9s6Vx6Oo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "06:26:00"] [WhiteElo "917"] [BlackElo "1001"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... Nd4? { (0.06 → 1.35) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (3... Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.32] } 4... Qg5 { [%eval 1.91] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 2.01] } 5... Nxf3+ { [%eval 2.26] } 6. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.3] } 6... Bc5?? { (2.30 → 5.97) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.97] } (6... Qf6 7. Qe3 c6 8. d4 Bb4 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. O-O d6 11. f4) 7. d4 { [%eval 5.86] } 7... Bb4?! { (5.86 → 8.17) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 8.17] } (7... Qe7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Qg3 Qb6 12. O-O-O) 8. Bxg5 { [%eval 7.96] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%eval 8.57] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 8.6] } 9... h6 { [%eval 8.88] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 8.63] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 8.99] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 8.5] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 8.78] } 12. e5 { [%eval 8.64] } 12... fxe5 { [%eval 8.57] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 8.46] } 13... d6 { [%eval 9.25] } 14. exd6 { [%eval 8.98] } 14... cxd6 { [%eval 10.29] } 15. Qxh8+ { [%eval 10.39] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 10.36] } 16. Qxh6 { [%eval 10.08] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 10.41] } 17. b3 { [%eval 9.4] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 9.46] } 18. Bc4 { [%eval 9.45] } 18... Bxc4 { [%eval 10.27] } 19. bxc4 { [%eval 9.88] } 19... Rxc4 { [%eval 9.75] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 9.54] } 20... Re4+ { [%eval 9.55] } 21. Kf1 { [%eval 9.37] } 21... Ra4 { [%eval 12.17] } 22. Re1+ { [%eval 11.37] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval 10.88] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 10.57] } 23... Rb4?! { (10.57 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... Ra6 24. g3 Kc7 25. Kg2 Rc6 26. Rhe1 f6 27. Re7+ Kb8 28. Qf4 a5 29. Re8+) 24. Rxd6+ { [%eval #5] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 25. c3?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 10.52] } (25. Qf6 Rb1+ 26. Ke2 Re1+ 27. Rxe1 b6 28. Qe7+ Kb8 29. Rd8#) 25... Rb1+?! { (10.52 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (25... Rg4 26. Rd1 Rg6 27. Qf8 Kb6 28. Qxf7 Rh6 29. Qd7 Ka6 30. Ke2 Re6+ 31. Qxe6+) 26. Ke2 { [%eval #7] } 26... Rxh1 { [%eval #4] } 27. Rd1? { (Mate in 4 → 9.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 9.82] } (27. Qf6 Re1+ 28. Kxe1 b6 29. Qe7+ Kb8 30. Rd8#) 27... Rxd1 { [%eval 9.59] } 28. Kxd1 { [%eval 9.42] } 28... b5 { [%eval 9.86] } 29. f4 { [%eval 9.33] } 29... a5? { (9.33 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (29... Kd7 30. f5 Ke7 31. Qg7 a6 32. Qe5+ Kf8 33. f6 b4 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+) 30. f5 { [%eval #10] } 30... b4 { [%eval #10] } 31. cxb4 { [%eval #9] } 31... axb4 { [%eval #9] } 32. f6 { [%eval #9] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval #9] } 33. Qh7 { [%eval #9] } 33... Ke6 { [%eval #12] } 34. Qh4 { [%eval #10] } 34... Ke5 { [%eval #10] } 35. g4 { [%eval #10] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval #10] } 36. g5 { [%eval #9] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval #8] } 37. a4 { [%eval #10] } 37... bxa3 { [%eval #10] } 38. Kc1 { [%eval #9] } 38... a2 { [%eval #9] } 39. Kb2 { [%eval #7] } 39... a1=Q+ { [%eval #7] } 40. Kxa1 { [%eval #7] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 41. Qf4 { [%eval #4] } 41... Kh5 { [%eval #4] } 42. h4 { [%eval #4] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 43. Qg4 { [%eval #3] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 44. h5 { [%eval #3] } 44... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 45. g6 { [%eval #2] } 45... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 46. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0