[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AfjXGrF2"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "RCO21"] [Black "stuart61"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "AfjXGrF2"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "15:31:33"] [WhiteElo "874"] [BlackElo "912"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } { A45 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. e4? { (0.17 → -0.97) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Ne2 a6) 4... dxe4 { [%eval -0.92] } 5. Nd2?! { (-0.92 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (5. Ne5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nd5 8. Ne3 e6 9. g3 f6) 5... Bf5?! { (-1.97 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (5... Qxd4 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O O-O-O 8. Qe1 e5 9. Nd1 Qd7 10. Ne3) 6. f3?! { (-0.95 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (6. Nb3 a6 7. Be3 e6 8. Be2 h5 9. Qd2 Nd5 10. O-O Nxe3) 6... Nb4?? { (-2.01 → 0.52) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (6... Qxd4 7. fxe4 Bg6 8. Bd3 Qe3+ 9. Kf1 a6 10. Nb3 Qa7 11. Qe2 e6 12. e5) 7. Bb5+?? { (0.52 → -1.51) Blunder. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (7. fxe4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 e5 10. a3 Nc6 11. d5 Nb8 12. h3 Nbd7) 7... c6 { [%eval -1.67] } 8. Ba4 { [%eval -1.93] } 8... b5?! { (-1.93 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (8... Qxd4 9. Ndxe4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 e6 11. Ke2 a5 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. c3) 9. Bb3 { [%eval -1.22] } 9... a5?! { (-1.22 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (9... exf3 10. Nxf3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6) 10. a4 { [%eval -0.81] } 10... c5? { (-0.81 → 0.83) Mistake. exf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (10... exf3 11. Nxf3 bxa4 12. Nxa4 e6 13. O-O Bd6 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Ne5) 11. fxe4? { (0.83 → -0.42) Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (11. Nxb5 cxd4 12. fxe4 Bg4 13. Nf3 e6 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nfxd4 Bc5 16. h3 Bh5) 11... c4?? { (-0.42 → 2.35) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (11... Bg4 12. Nf3 c4 13. Ba2 Nxa2 14. Rxa2 b4 15. Nb5 Nxe4 16. Qe2 Nd6 17. O-O) 12. Ba2?? { (2.35 → -0.62) Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (12. exf5 cxb3 13. Nxb3 bxa4 14. Nxa4 e5 15. dxe5 Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Ne4 17. Be3 g6) 12... Bg6? { (-0.62 → 0.86) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (12... Bg4 13. Nf3 Nxa2 14. Rxa2 b4 15. Nb5 Nxe4 16. Qe2 Nd6 17. O-O Nxb5 18. axb5) 13. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.9] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 1.29] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 1.31] } 14... Nxe4?! { (1.31 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Nxa2 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (14... Nxa2 15. Rxa2 e5 16. O-O exd4 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qxd4 Nb4 19. Ra1 Rc8 20. Bg5) 15. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.43] } 15... g5?! { (2.43 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (15... e6 16. O-O Be7 17. c3 Nc6 18. Bf4 O-O 19. Qe1 Bg6 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. h3) 16. O-O { [%eval 3.34] } 16... g4?! { (3.34 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (16... Bg7 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. c3 O-O 19. Qxe4 Rxc4 20. cxb4 g4 21. Ne5 Bg6 22. Qe3) 17. c3?? { (4.29 → 0.04) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (17. Ne5 Bg7 18. Nxf7 Qc8 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Ne5+ Qxc4 21. Qxc4+ Kh8 22. Bf4 Rac8) 17... gxf3 { [%eval 0.44] } 18. gxf3?? { (0.44 → -1.93) Blunder. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (18. Rxf3 Rc8 19. Be2 Nc6 20. Re3 Bg6 21. d5 Bh6 22. dxc6 Qxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Bxe3+) 18... e6?? { (-1.93 → 1.36) Blunder. Rg8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (18... Rg8+ 19. Kh1 Qd7 20. Bxf7+ Bxf7 21. fxe4 Qh3 22. Nc7+ Kd7 23. Qe2 Bh5 24. Qb5+) 19. Qe2 { [%eval 1.12] } 19... Bg6? { (1.12 → 2.51) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (19... Rc8 20. Qxe4 Rxc4 21. cxb4 Bg6 22. Qe5 Rg8 23. Kh1 Bf5 24. Bf4 f6 25. Qe3) 20. Bf4 { [%eval 2.6] } 20... f5?? { (2.60 → 5.95) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.95] } (20... Rg8 21. Nc7+ Kd7 22. Bb5+ Ke7 23. cxb4 Bh6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxh6 Qd5 26. Kh1) 21. fxe4 { [%eval 5.51] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 6.65] } 22. Be5?! { (6.65 → 5.08) Inaccuracy. Nc7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (22. Nc7+ Kd7 23. Bxe6+ Kd8 24. cxb4 Qg7 25. Nxa8 Bf7+ 26. Kh1 Bxe6 27. Nc7 Bb3) 22... Rg8 { [%eval 4.95] } 23. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.02] } 23... Kd8?! { (4.02 → 5.18) Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (23... Qxd6 24. Kh1 Qb6 25. cxb4 Bxb4 26. exf5 Qb7+ 27. Qf3 Qxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Bf7 29. Bxe6) 24. Bb5?? { (5.18 → -2.52) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (24. Kh1 Qd7 25. Nxf5 Nc6 26. Bg3 Rc8 27. d5 Bxf5 28. dxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxf5 exf5) 24... Qg5+?? { (-2.52 → 3.50) Blunder. Bh5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (24... Bh5+ 25. Kh1 Bxe2 26. Bxe2 Nc2 27. Rg1 Rxg1+ 28. Rxg1 Qh4 29. Bg3 Qh3 30. Be5) 25. Kf2?! { (3.50 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (25. Kh1 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 fxe4 27. cxb4 Qd5 28. Bg3 Rc8 29. Qe3 Bh5 30. bxa5 Rc2) 25... Bh5 { [%eval 2.55] } 26. Nb7+?? { (2.55 → 0.22) Blunder. Bf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (26. Bf6+ Qxf6 27. Qxh5 Bxd6 28. e5 Qe7 29. Rg1 Kc7 30. exd6+ Qxd6 31. Qxh7+ Kb6) 26... Ke7 { [%eval 0.37] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval 0.15] } 27... Qh4+?? { (0.15 → 2.82) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (27... Qh6 28. Qe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Bh6+ 30. Bf4 Nc2+ 31. Kd3 Nxa1 32. Rxg8 Rxg8 33. Bxh6) 28. Rg3?? { (2.82 → -5.10) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (28. Bg3 Rxg3 29. hxg3 Qg5 30. Qe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Nc2+ 32. Kd3 Nxa1 33. Rxa1 fxe4+) 28... Qxh2+ { [%eval -4.81] } 29. Ke3?? { (-4.81 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (29. Ke1 Bxe2 30. Rg7+ Rxg7 31. Bxh2 Bxb5 32. axb5 Nc2+ 33. Kf2 Nxa1 34. Nc5 Kd8) 29... Qxe2+?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (29... Bh6+ 30. Rg5 Bxg5+ 31. Bf4 Bxf4#) 30. Kf4?? { (0.37 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (30. Bxe2 Rxg3+ 31. Bxg3 Nc2+ 32. Kd2 Nxa1 33. Bxh5 Bh6+ 34. Kd3 fxe4+ 35. Kxe4 Rg8) 30... Qf2+ { [%eval #-1] } 31. Rf3 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Bh6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1