[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A9bcXiFT"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "franknsimmons"] [Black "Jdk24"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "A9bcXiFT"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "20:41:03"] [WhiteElo "775"] [BlackElo "724"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... Nc6?! { (-0.11 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5) 3. Nf3?! { (0.69 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } (3. d5 Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 h5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 Nf6) 3... Bb4+? { (0.07 → 1.40) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. c3 { [%eval 1.94] } 4... Ba5?! { (1.94 → 2.68) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (4... Bd6 5. Bd3 Nge7 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nbd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. a4) 5. dxe5?! { (2.68 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (5. d5 Nce7 6. Nxe5 Bb6 7. Nc4 d6 8. a4 Nf6 9. a5 Bc5) 5... Nxe5?? { (1.50 → 4.52) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.52] } (5... Bb6 6. Nbd2 f6 7. Nc4 fxe5 8. a4 Nf6 9. a5 Bc5 10. b4) 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.55] } 6... f6? { (4.55 → 9.11) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 9.11] } (6... c6 7. Nc4 d5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. d6 Ng6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O) 7. Nc4?! { (9.11 → 5.18) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Qxh8 Qe7 10. Qxg8+ Qf8 11. Qxg6+ Qf7) 7... Bb6 { [%eval 5.27] } 8. Nxb6 { [%eval 5.17] } 8... axb6 { [%eval 5.18] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval 5.11] } 9... d5 { [%eval 5.25] } 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.86] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 4.83] } 11. O-O { [%eval 4.74] } 11... f5 { [%eval 5.53] } 12. exf5?? { (5.53 → 2.39) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (12. Bg5 Ra5 13. b4 fxe4 14. Bc6+ Kf7 15. bxa5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxc6 17. Nd2 Nxa5) 12... Nxd5?! { (2.39 → 3.86) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (12... Qxd5 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bxc7 Qc6 15. Bd6 Rd8 16. Qb3+ Nd5 17. Bg3 Bxf5 18. Nd2) 13. Re1+ { [%eval 3.79] } 13... Ne7? { (3.79 → 6.48) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 6.48] } (13... Kf7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. fxg6+ hxg6 16. Qf3+ Nf6 17. Bg5 Qd6 18. Bf4 Qd5 19. Nd2) 14. g4?? { (6.48 → 1.72) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. Bg5 Ra5 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe7+ Kxe7 18. Nd2 Bxf5 19. Nc4 Rb5) 14... g6?? { (1.72 → 5.62) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 5.62] } (14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 h5 16. f3 hxg4 17. fxg4 Ra4 18. b4 Rh4 19. Rd4 Nc6 20. Re4+) 15. fxg6?? { (5.62 → 1.27) Blunder. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bg5 Bd7 17. Bxe7+ Kc8 18. f6 Bxg4 19. f7 Kd7 20. Na3 Bf3) 15... hxg6?? { (1.27 → 4.24) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (15... Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxg6 17. Re1+ Kf7 18. f3 h5 19. h3 Be6 20. Bg5 hxg4 21. hxg4) 16. g5?? { (4.24 → 0.97) Blunder. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. Bg5 Re8 18. f3 Kd7 19. Nd2 Nc6 20. Ne4 Ne5 21. Nf6+ Kc6) 16... Rf8?! { (0.97 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (16... Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rh4 18. Rd4 Nf5 19. Rxh4 Nxh4 20. Bf4 Be6 21. Bxc7 Nf3+ 22. Kf1) 17. f4? { (2.08 → 0.55) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (17. Nd2 Ra5 18. Ne4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Be6 20. Nf6+ Kf7 21. f3 Ra4 22. Re1 Nf5) 17... Ra4?? { (0.55 → 5.15) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 5.15] } (17... Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bg4 19. Rd3 Bf5 20. Rd4 Kf7 21. Be3 Rfe8 22. Bf2 Nc6 23. Rd2) 18. Qxa4+ { [%eval 4.91] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 4.88] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval 5.14] } 19... Bc6 { [%eval 5.3] } 20. Qd2 { [%eval 4.39] } 20... Rh8 { [%eval 5.02] } 21. Rd1? { (5.02 → 3.03) Mistake. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 22. Nd2 b5 23. Nb3 Bd5 24. Re5 Rh4 25. Rxd5+ Nxd5 26. Bd2 Kc8) 21... Qa8?! { (3.03 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (21... Qc8 22. Qe2 Kf7 23. Na3 b5 24. Rd3 Re8 25. Nc2 Nf5 26. Qf1 Qe6 27. Nb4) 22. b4 { [%eval 3.51] } 22... b5 { [%eval 3.94] } 23. Na3 { [%eval 3.56] } 23... Qa7+ { [%eval 4.44] } 24. Kf1?! { (4.44 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (24. Qd4 Qxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Rh4 26. Be3 Rg4+ 27. Kf1 Nf5 28. Re1 Nxd4 29. Bxd4+ Kd7) 24... Rh3 { [%eval 3.22] } 25. c4?? { (3.22 → -9.55) Blunder. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval -9.55] } (25. Qd8+ Kf7 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxh2 28. Be3 Nf5 29. Bf2 Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Ke6) 25... bxc4?? { (-9.55 → 3.18) Blunder. Rf3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (25... Rf3+ 26. Kg2 Rf2+ 27. Kh3 Rxd2 28. c5 Rxd1 29. Kg4 Nf5 30. Nb1 Rxc1 31. Kh3) 26. Nxc4?? { (3.18 → -5.68) Blunder. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.68] } (26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Nf5 29. Rxc4 Rxh2 30. Rxc6 bxc6 31. Kg1 Re2) 26... Bb5?? { (-5.68 → 5.77) Blunder. Rf3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.77] } (26... Rf3+ 27. Kg2 Rf2+ 28. Kh3 Bg2+ 29. Kg4 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Qg1 31. Bb2 Qxh2 32. Rd3) 27. Kg2 { [%eval 5.86] } 27... Re3?! { (5.86 → 8.09) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 8.09] } (27... Rh4 28. Qd8+ Kf7 29. Ne5+ Ke6 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Nf5 32. Re4 Kd5 33. Re1) 28. Qxe3 { [%eval 8.1] } 28... Qxe3 { [%eval 8.21] } 29. Bxe3 { [%eval 7.54] } 29... Bxc4 { [%eval 7.57] } 30. a4 { [%eval 7.38] } 30... Be2 { [%eval 8.64] } 31. Re1 { [%eval 8.54] } 31... Bc4 { [%eval 9.08] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval 8.67] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 10.16] } 33. Rxe7+ { [%eval 9.73] } 33... Kc6? { (9.73 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (33... Kc8 34. Rc1 Bb3 35. a5 Kd8 36. Rce1 Kc8 37. Rg7 Bd5+ 38. Kg3 Kd8 39. Re5) 34. b5+ { [%eval #13] } 34... Kxc5 { [%eval #14] } 35. Rxc7+ { [%eval #14] } 35... Kd4 { [%eval #12] } 36. Rc1 { [%eval 13.83] } 36... Bd5+?! { (13.83 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (36... Bd3 37. Kg3 Ke3 38. Re1+ Kd2 39. Rd7 b6 40. Rxd3+ Kxd3 41. Rc1 Ke4 42. Rc3) 37. Kg1? { (Mate in 7 → 7.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval 7.94] } (37. Kg3 Ke3 38. Rd7 Kd4 39. b6 Ke4 40. Rd1 Kf5 41. Re1 Be4 42. Re7 Bd3) 37... Bb3? { (7.94 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (37... Ke3 38. Rd1 Be4 39. Re1+ Kxf4 40. Rc4 Kf5 41. Rcxe4 Kxg5 42. R4e2 Kf6 43. Rc1) 38. a5 { [%eval 10.38] } 38... Ke4?! { (10.38 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (38... Kd5 39. a6 bxa6 40. b6 Ba2 41. b7 Ke4 42. b8=Q a5 43. Re1+ Kf3 44. Qa8+) 39. a6 { [%eval #11] } 39... bxa6 { [%eval #10] } 40. bxa6 { [%eval #9] } 40... Kxf4 { [%eval #8] } 41. a7 { [%eval #8] } 41... Bd5 { [%eval #8] } 42. Rd1 { [%eval #8] } 42... Bf3 { [%eval #6] } 43. Rd4+ { [%eval #9] } 43... Kxg5 { [%eval #7] } 44. Rf7 { [%eval #6] } 44... Ba8 { [%eval #6] } 45. Rd8 { [%eval #6] } 45... Be4 { [%eval #6] } 46. Re7 { [%eval #12] } 46... Bf3 { [%eval #11] } 47. Re5+ { [%eval #10] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval #7] } 48. Re3 { [%eval #9] } 48... Bb7 { [%eval #11] } 49. Rb8 { [%eval #10] } 49... Bc6 { [%eval #7] } 50. Rc3 { [%eval #9] } 50... Be4 { [%eval #9] } 51. Rc6+ { [%eval #8] } 51... Kf5 { [%eval #6] } 52. a8=Q { [%eval #5] } 52... Bxc6 { [%eval #5] } 53. Qxc6 { [%eval #4] } 53... Kf4 { [%eval #4] } 54. Qc4+ { [%eval #4] } 54... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 55. Rb5+ { [%eval #4] } 55... Kf6 { [%eval #4] } 56. Qc6+ { [%eval #3] } 56... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 57. Rb7+ { [%eval #3] } 57... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 58. Rb6 { [%eval #3] } 58... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 59. Qxg6+ { [%eval #2] } 59... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 60. Qc6 { [%eval #4] } 60... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 61. Rb2 { [%eval #4] } 61... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 62. Qc3 { [%eval #4] } 62... Ke4 { [%eval #3] } 63. Rb4+ { [%eval #4] } 63... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 64. Qc5+ { [%eval #4] } 64... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 65. Rb6+ { [%eval #3] } 65... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 66. Qc7+ { [%eval #1] } 66... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 67. Rb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0