[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ASiL5kDy"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "thexus"] [Black "DonnaO"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ASiL5kDy"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "09:16:46"] [WhiteElo "1425"] [BlackElo "1484"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+74"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.47] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.5] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.68] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.68] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.69] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 7... Qc7?! { (0.65 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (7... Nf6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 d5 12. Rc1) 8. d5 { [%eval 1.34] } 8... exd5?! { (1.34 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (8... Ne5 9. b3 Nf6 10. Nh3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. Nxg6) 9. cxd5? { (2.28 → 1.05) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (9. Nxd5 Qd8 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. Qe4 Bf5 13. Qe3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Nxd5) 9... Ne5 { [%eval 0.98] } 10. f4 { [%eval 1.05] } 10... Nc4 { [%eval 1.54] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval 1.58] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 1.55] } 12. b3 { [%eval 1.58] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 1.57] } 13. h3 { [%eval 1.41] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.68] } 14. g4 { [%eval 1.64] } 14... h6 { [%eval 1.69] } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.64] } 15... Nfd7?! { (1.64 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (15... O-O 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Ng3 Nh7 18. Bd4 Bh4 19. Nce4 Nxd5 20. Bxg7 Ne3) 16. Bb2 { [%eval 2.21] } 16... O-O { [%eval 2.67] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 2.5] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 2.44] } 18. Nh5 { [%eval 2.58] } 18... Bh4 { [%eval 2.96] } 19. Nxg7 { [%eval 2.71] } 19... Kxg7?? { (2.71 → 6.42) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 6.42] } (19... f5 20. Ne6 Nxe6 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Rc1 Qd8 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qh5 Qe7 25. Qxh6) 20. Nb5+ { [%eval 6.56] } 20... Bf6 { [%eval 7.43] } 21. Bxf6+ { [%eval 7.44] } 21... Kxf6 { [%eval 7.27] } 22. Nxc7 { [%eval 7.18] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 8.21] } 23. Qd4+ { [%eval 7.99] } 23... Kg6 { [%eval 8.1] } 24. Rae1 { [%eval 7.68] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 8.27] } 25. Re7 { [%eval 7.85] } 25... Bb5? { (7.85 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (25... Kh7 26. Qf6 Nc4 27. Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qe7+ Kh8 31. bxc4) 26. Ne6 { [%eval #4] } 26... Nxe6 { [%eval #4] } 27. Be4+ { [%eval #3] } 27... f5 { [%eval #3] } 28. dxe6 { [%eval #2] } 28... fxe4 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0