[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BlK7FiVf"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "ChrisForChess"] [Black "unicorn_23"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BlK7FiVf"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "10:01:58"] [WhiteElo "1780"] [BlackElo "1720"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.49] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.56] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.21] } { A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. dxc5?! { (0.37 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. O-O Re8 9. e4 Nc6) 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.64] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.41] } 6... Qa5?? { (-0.41 → 2.55) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (6... dxc5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ne2 e5 9. e4 Nc6 10. f4 Nf6 11. Ng3) 7. cxd6 { [%eval 2.69] } 7... Qxc3+ { [%eval 2.36] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 2.47] } 8... Qf6 { [%eval 2.86] } 9. dxe7 { [%eval 2.75] } 9... Nxe7 { [%eval 2.75] } 10. Nf3?! { (2.75 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (10. Ne2 O-O 11. Bc3 Qb6 12. Nf4 Rd8 13. Qc1 Be6 14. Be2 Qa6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6) 10... Bg4 { [%eval 2.46] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 2.32] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 2.8] } 12. Bxf3 { [%eval 2.83] } 12... Nbc6 { [%eval 2.81] } 13. O-O { [%eval 2.82] } 13... O-O { [%eval 2.85] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval 2.61] } 14... Rab8 { [%eval 2.83] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 2.76] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 3.23] } 16. Bxb7 { [%eval 3.39] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 4.12] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval 3.96] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval 4.28] } 18. Bd4? { (4.28 → 2.39) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (18. Qe4 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Bd5 Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Nb6 22. Qd3 Rc8 23. h3 Kf8) 18... Nh4? { (2.39 → 4.49) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (18... Nxd4 19. exd4 Qxd4 20. c5 Qd7 21. c6 Qc7 22. h3 Rfe8 23. Rbc1 Rbd8 24. Rfe1) 19. Bd5 { [%eval 4.46] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval 4.84] } 20. g3 { [%eval 4.84] } 20... a5 { [%eval 5.75] } 21. Qe4 { [%eval 5.93] } 21... h5 { [%eval 5.87] } 22. h3 { [%eval 5.52] } 22... Nxf2?! { (5.52 → 7.26) Inaccuracy. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval 7.26] } (22... Rbe8 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. gxf4 Nf5 25. hxg4 Nxd4 26. exd4 hxg4 27. Rfe1 Kg7 28. Rxe8) 23. Qxh4 { [%eval 6.97] } 23... Nd3 { [%eval 7.61] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval 7.24] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval 7.66] } 25. Be4 { [%eval 7.59] } 25... Nb4? { (7.59 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (25... f5 26. Bxd3 Rb4 27. h4 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Qd7 29. Qf4 Rd8 30. c5 Qd5 31. Qf2) 26. Be5? { (Mate in 2 → 7.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.39] } (26. Qxh5+ Kg8 27. Qh8#) 26... Qd2? { (7.39 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (26... Qxe5 27. Qxe5 Rbc8 28. Rf6 Kh6 29. Qf4+ Kg7 30. Qg5 Rc7 31. Rxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxg6+) 27. Bxb8? { (Mate in 2 → 8.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.71] } (27. Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qxg6#) 27... Rxb8? { (8.71 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (27... Qd7 28. Qxh5+ Kg8 29. Bxg6 f6 30. Bd6 Qb7 31. Qg4 a4 32. Rf2 a3 33. Bxf8) 28. Rxf7+ { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0