[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/B3ZI6wkQ"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "alxann"] [Black "Fuzzbutt"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "B3ZI6wkQ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "13:02:48"] [WhiteElo "1725"] [BlackElo "1567"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+3"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... f5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... e4 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. b4 { [%eval -0.09] } 5... g6?! { (-0.09 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (5... d5 6. Nh3 c6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. c5 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. b5) 6. Bb2?! { (0.56 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (6. Nh3 Nc6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. d5 d6 9. Bb2 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O) 6... Bg7?! { (-0.06 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (6... d5 7. cxd5) 7. c5?! { (0.52 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3 d6 9. Nh3 Be6 10. Be2 h6 11. d5 Bf7 12. Nb5 a6) 7... d5 { [%eval -0.21] } 8. cxd6 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.1] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval -0.19] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -0.26] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval -0.52] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval -0.22] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.45] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.45] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval -0.51] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.5] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval -0.61] } 13... c6 { [%eval -0.57] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval -0.63] } 14... a6 { [%eval -0.21] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval -0.21] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval -0.08] } 16. O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 16... N7f6 { [%eval -0.09] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval -0.21] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval 0.25] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 0.23] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.4] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval -0.13] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval -0.12] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval -0.37] } 20... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.35] } 21. exf4 { [%eval -0.37] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval -0.3] } 22. Bxe6+ { [%eval -0.35] } 22... Qxe6 { [%eval -0.26] } 23. Qc4?! { (-0.26 → -1.01) Inaccuracy. Rcd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (23. Rcd1) 23... Qxc4 { [%eval -1.27] } 24. Rxc4 { [%eval -1.18] } 24... Nd5 { [%eval -0.87] } 25. Re1?? { (-0.87 → -3.33) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (25. g3) 25... Nb6?? { (-3.33 → -0.69) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (25... Nxf4 26. h4 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rd5 28. Bc1 Nd3 29. Rd1 Rxe5 30. f3 Rce8 31. Bh6) 26. Rc2 { [%eval -0.87] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval -0.91] } 27. h3?? { (-0.91 → -3.54) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (27. g3) 27... Nxf4 { [%eval -3.5] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -3.51] } 28... Bxe5 { [%eval -3.48] } 29. dxe5 { [%eval -3.34] } 29... Nd3 { [%eval -3.16] } 30. Ree2 { [%eval -3.59] } 30... Nxb2 { [%eval -2.9] } 31. Rxb2 { [%eval -2.96] } 31... Re8 { [%eval -2.47] } 32. Rbd2 { [%eval -2.56] } 32... Rxe5? { (-2.56 → -0.79) Mistake. Rcd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (32... Rcd8 33. f4 Rd5 34. g4 Red8 35. Rb2 Kf7 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Rg2 Rd1 38. Rg5) 33. Rd7 { [%eval -0.93] } 33... Rb8 { [%eval -0.62] } 34. Red2 { [%eval -0.37] } 34... Ree8 { [%eval -0.71] } 35. Rc7?! { (-0.71 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (35. Kg3 Rf8) 35... Rec8 { [%eval -1.31] } 36. Re7 { [%eval -1.2] } 36... Rf8?? { (-1.20 → 2.41) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (36... Rd8 37. Rdd7 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 b6 39. Rc7 c5 40. bxc5 bxc5 41. Rxc5 Rb5 42. Rc7) 37. Rdd7 { [%eval 2.39] } 37... Rfd8?! { (2.39 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (37... Rf6 38. Rg7+) 38. Rg7+ { [%eval 3.0] } 38... Kf8 { [%eval 3.76] } 39. Rdf7+ { [%eval 3.71] } 39... Ke8 { [%eval 3.57] } 40. Re7+ { [%eval 3.47] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval 3.27] } 41. Rgf7+ { [%eval 2.93] } 41... Kg8 { [%eval 3.05] } 42. Rg7+ { [%eval 2.99] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 3.5] } 43. Rxh7?! { (3.50 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. Ref7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (43. Ref7+) 43... b5?! { (2.33 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (43... Rd6 44. Ref7+) 44. Rhf7+ { [%eval 3.68] } 44... Kg8 { [%eval 3.54] } 45. Rg7+ { [%eval 3.38] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval 3.38] } 46. Ref7+ { [%eval 3.85] } 46... Ke8 { [%eval 3.74] } 47. Re7+ { [%eval 3.52] } 47... Kf8 { [%eval 3.84] } 48. Rc7?? { (3.84 → 1.53) Blunder. Ref7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (48. Ref7+ Ke8 49. Rh7 Rd6 50. Ra7 Rf6 51. Kg3 f4+ 52. Kg4 Rf5 53. Rh8+ Rf8) 48... Rbc8? { (1.53 → 3.55) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (48... Rd2) 49. Ra7?? { (3.55 → 1.41) Blunder. Rcf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (49. Rcf7+ Ke8 50. Rh7 Rd6 51. Ra7 Rf6 52. Kg3 f4+ 53. Kg4 Rf5 54. Rh8+ Rf8) 49... Ra8? { (1.41 → 2.68) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (49... Rd2 50. Raf7+ Ke8 51. Rb7 Kf8 52. Rh7 Kg8 53. Kg3 c5 54. Rhg7+ Kh8 55. bxc5) 50. Rxa8? { (2.68 → 0.94) Mistake. Raf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (50. Raf7+ Ke8 51. Rb7 Kf8 52. Rxg6 Rd3 53. h4 Rad8 54. Rxc6 R8d6 55. Rcc7 Kg8) 50... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.88] } 51. Rxg6 { [%eval 1.12] } 51... Rc8?? { (1.12 → 3.13) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (51... c5 52. bxc5) 52. Rf6+ { [%eval 2.99] } 52... Kg7 { [%eval 3.46] } 53. Rxf5 { [%eval 2.94] } 53... Kg6?! { (2.94 → 3.90) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (53... Rd8 54. Rg5+ Kf7 55. Rc5 Rd3 56. g4 Rxa3 57. Rxc6 Ke7 58. g5 Rf3 59. Kg2) 54. Re5 { [%eval 3.99] } 54... Kf6 { [%eval 3.96] } 55. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.88] } 55... c5 { [%eval 3.57] } 56. Kg3 { [%eval 2.92] } 56... c4 { [%eval 2.77] } 57. Re2?? { (2.77 → -0.04) Blunder. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (57. Kf4 Rd8 58. g4 Rd2 59. f3 Kf7 60. h4 Rd3 61. Re3 Rb3 62. h5 c3) 57... c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Ke5 { [%eval -0.46] } 59. Kf3?? { (-0.46 → -3.16) Blunder. f4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (59. f4+) 59... Kd4 { [%eval -2.62] } 60. Ke2?! { (-2.62 → -3.62) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -3.62] } (60. g4 Kc4 61. g5 Kb3 62. Rc1 Kxa3 63. h4 a5 64. h5 axb4 65. Ra1+ Kb2) 60... Re8+?! { (-3.62 → -2.19) Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (60... Kc4 61. Rc1 Kb3 62. h4 a5 63. h5 Kxa3 64. bxa5 b4 65. Kd3 Kb2 66. Rc2+) 61. Kd1 { [%eval -2.61] } 61... Rc8?? { (-2.61 → 0.00) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (61... Kd3 62. Ra2 a5 63. bxa5 Ra8 64. Re2 Rxa5 65. Re3+ Kd4 66. h4 Rxa3 67. h5) 62. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Kd3?? { (0.00 → 5.02) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 5.02] } (62... a5 63. bxa5 Ra8 64. Kc2 Rxa5 65. Kb3 b4 66. axb4 Ra1 67. Re8 Rb1+ 68. Kc2) 63. Re3+ { [%eval 4.93] } 63... Kd4 { [%eval 5.11] } 64. Kc2 { [%eval 5.07] } 64... Rf8 { [%eval 5.11] } 65. Rd3+ { [%eval 5.1] } 65... Ke4 { [%eval 4.6] } 66. f3+ { [%eval 4.84] } 66... Kf4 { [%eval 4.84] } 67. Kxc3 { [%eval 4.44] } 67... Kg3 { [%eval 4.69] } 68. Rd2 { [%eval 3.96] } 68... Rc8+ { [%eval 4.29] } 69. Kd3 { [%eval 4.2] } 69... Rd8+ { [%eval 4.23] } 70. Ke3 { [%eval 4.18] } 70... Re8+ { [%eval 3.77] } 71. Kd3 { [%eval 4.22] } 71... Rd8+ { [%eval 4.16] } 72. Kc2 { [%eval 4.06] } 72... Rc8+ { [%eval 4.06] } 73. Kd1 { [%eval 3.58] } 73... Rc3 { [%eval 3.28] } 74. Ke2? { (3.28 → 1.87) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (74. Rd6 Rxa3 75. Rg6+ Kf2 76. Kc2 Ra2+ 77. Kc3 Ke3 78. h4 Ra3+ 79. Kc2 Ra2+) 74... Rxa3 { [%eval 1.72] } 75. Rd3 { [%eval 1.73] } 75... Ra2+?! { (1.73 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (75... Ra4 76. Rd4) 76. Ke3 { [%eval 2.95] } 76... Rxg2 { [%eval 2.96] } 77. f4 { [%eval 2.45] } 77... Rf2? { (2.45 → 4.69) Mistake. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (77... Kh4 78. Ke4 Kh5 79. Ke5 Ra2 80. Kf6 Kh6 81. f5 a5 82. Rd8 Kh7 83. bxa5) 78. Ke4+ { [%eval 4.51] } 78... Kg2 { [%eval 4.94] } 79. f5 { [%eval 4.72] } 79... Re2+ { [%eval 5.19] } 80. Re3 { [%eval 5.0] } 80... Rf2 { [%eval 5.27] } 81. Ke5 { [%eval 5.69] } 81... a5 { [%eval 5.73] } 82. bxa5 { [%eval 5.74] } 82... b4 { [%eval 6.38] } 83. f6 { [%eval 6.18] } 83... Ra2 { [%eval 6.63] } 84. f7 { [%eval 6.41] } 84... Rxa5+ { [%eval 7.35] } 85. Kf6 { [%eval 6.9] } 85... Ra6+ { [%eval 6.91] } 86. Kg7 { [%eval 6.32] } 86... Ra8?? { (6.32 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (86... Ra7 87. h4 Rc7 88. h5 Kh1 89. Rb3 Rb7 90. h6 Rb5 91. h7 Rg5+ 92. Kf6) 87. f8=Q { [%eval #13] } 87... Rxf8 { [%eval #13] } 88. Kxf8 { [%eval #13] } 88... Kf2 { [%eval #12] } 89. Rb3 { [%eval #11] } 89... Kg2 { [%eval #10] } 90. h4 { [%eval #9] } 90... Kf2 { [%eval #10] } 91. h5 { [%eval #10] } 91... Ke2 { [%eval #10] } 92. Rxb4 { [%eval #10] } 92... Kd3 { [%eval #10] } 93. h6 { [%eval #11] } 93... Kc3 { [%eval #6] } 94. Rg4 { [%eval #5] } 94... Kd3 { [%eval #5] } 95. h7 { [%eval #4] } 95... Ke3 { [%eval #4] } 96. h8=Q { [%eval #3] } 96... Kd3 { [%eval #3] } 97. Qd4+ { [%eval #3] } 97... Ke2 { [%eval #3] } 98. Re4+ { [%eval #3] } 98... Kf3 { [%eval #3] } 99. Qe3+ { [%eval #2] } 99... Kg2 { [%eval #2] } 100. Qd2+ { [%eval #3] } 100... Kf3 { [%eval #3] } 101. Qd3+ { [%eval #2] } 101... Kf2 { [%eval #2] } 102. Re2+ { [%eval #1] } 102... Kf1 { [%eval #1] } 103. Qd1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0