[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/C6h8sZXY"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Nickynick97"] [Black "A_T_H_A_M_A_S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "C6h8sZXY"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "17:20:06"] [WhiteElo "987"] [BlackElo "1056"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "A23"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.14] } { A23 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation } 4. f3? { (0.14 → -1.06) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. e3 d5 7. Bg2 Bg4 8. Qb3 Qxb3) 4... d5 { [%eval -0.91] } 5. d3 { [%eval -1.44] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval -1.55] } 6. e3 { [%eval -1.43] } 6... O-O { [%eval -1.23] } 7. Bg2? { (-1.23 → -2.52) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. cxd5 c5 10. Nge2 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nf4 Qxd4) 7... d4 { [%eval -2.31] } 8. Na4 { [%eval -2.82] } 8... Bb4+ { [%eval -2.81] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval -2.8] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval -2.73] } 10. exd4 { [%eval -2.64] } 10... exd4 { [%eval -2.76] } 11. b3 { [%eval -2.47] } 11... Re8+ { [%eval -2.47] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval -2.44] } 12... b5 { [%eval -2.57] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval -2.61] } 13... cxb5 { [%eval -2.51] } 14. Bxb4 { [%eval -2.51] } 14... Qxb4+ { [%eval -2.46] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -2.47] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval -2.55] } 16. Nb2 { [%eval -2.58] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -2.49] } 17. Kf2 { [%eval -2.47] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval -2.02] } 18. a4 { [%eval -2.33] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -1.96] } 19. axb5 { [%eval -2.09] } 19... Neg4+ { [%eval -2.01] } 20. fxg4 { [%eval -2.06] } 20... Bxg2 { [%eval -2.1] } 21. Rhe1 { [%eval -2.13] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval -1.94] } 22. h3?? { (-1.94 → -4.81) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (22. Nc4 Nxg4+ 23. Kg1 Qd7 24. Nf4 Qxb5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxa7 Qxb3 27. Ra1 Qb5) 22... Ne4+ { [%eval -5.18] } 23. dxe4 { [%eval -5.08] } 23... Qxe4 { [%eval -5.09] } 24. Rg1 { [%eval -4.69] } 24... Qf3+ { [%eval -4.49] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval -4.66] } 25... Re6 { [%eval -4.63] } 26. Kd1 { [%eval -5.61] } 26... Bd5 { [%eval -5.7] } 27. Ra5?! { (-5.70 → -7.74) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval -7.74] } (27. Ra6 Bxb3+ 28. Kc1 Rc8+ 29. Rc6 Rcxc6+ 30. bxc6 Rxe2 31. Qxd4 Qxc6+ 32. Nc4 Bxc4) 27... Rae8 { [%eval -8.95] } 28. Re1 { [%eval -8.52] } 28... Rc8 { [%eval -8.58] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval -8.27] } 29... Bxc4 { [%eval -8.01] } 30. bxc4 { [%eval -8.58] } 30... Rxc4 { [%eval -8.49] } 31. Qc2 { [%eval -8.84] } 31... Rxc2 { [%eval -8.9] } 32. Kxc2 { [%eval -8.65] } 32... d3+ { [%eval -9.07] } 33. Kb2 { [%eval -9.05] } 33... Rxe2+ { [%eval -8.94] } 34. Rxe2 { [%eval -8.86] } 34... Qxe2+ { [%eval -8.61] } 35. Kc3 { [%eval -8.75] } 35... Qc2+ { [%eval -8.57] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval -8.58] } 36... d2 { [%eval -8.52] } 37. Ra1 { [%eval -8.48] } 37... d1=Q+ { [%eval -8.98] } 38. Rxd1 { [%eval -8.88] } 38... Qxd1+ { [%eval -8.54] } 39. Kc5? { (-8.54 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (39. Ke3 Kf8 40. h4 Ke7 41. g5 Kd6 42. h5 Qc1+ 43. Kf3 Qxg5 44. g4 Qxb5) 39... Qf3? { (Mate in 13 → -8.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -8.39] } (39... Qd3 40. Kb4 Kf8 41. g5 Ke7 42. g6 fxg6 43. Kc5 Ke6 44. Kb4 Kd5 45. g4) 40. b6 { [%eval -79.4] } 40... Qc3+ { [%eval -10.35] } 41. Kb5 { [%eval -9.55] } 41... Qb3+ { [%eval -9.04] } 42. Kc6 { [%eval -8.87] } 42... Qxb6+ { [%eval #-9] } 43. Kd5 { [%eval #-9] } 43... a5 { [%eval #-8] } 44. g5 { [%eval #-12] } 44... Qe6+ { [%eval -13.0] } 45. Kd4?! { (-13.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (45. Kc5 Kf8 46. g6 hxg6 47. g4 Ke7 48. h4 a4 49. Kb4 Qb3+ 50. Kc5 a3) 45... a4 { [%eval #-8] } 46. g4 { [%eval #-7] } 46... a3 { [%eval #-6] } 47. Kc3 { [%eval #-6] } 47... a2 { [%eval #-5] } 48. Kb2 { [%eval #-5] } 48... Qa6 { [%eval #-4] } 49. Ka1 { [%eval #-4] } 49... Qa3 { [%eval #-3] } 50. g6 { [%eval #-3] } 50... fxg6 { [%eval #-2] } 51. h4 { [%eval #-2] } 51... g5 { [%eval #-2] } 52. hxg5 { [%eval #-2] } 52... Kf8 { [%eval #-2] } 53. g6 { [%eval #-2] } 53... hxg6 { [%eval #-2] } 54. g5 { [%eval #-2] } 54... Qb3?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (54... Qa4 55. Kb2 a1=Q#) 1/2-1/2