[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/C7SRBXUe"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "PesteNoire97"] [Black "MackelvinMgoha"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "C7SRBXUe"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "10:37:43"] [WhiteElo "652"] [BlackElo "740"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. f3? { (0.54 → -0.64) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... e5 { [%eval -0.58] } 3. g3 { [%eval -0.98] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.92] } 4. Bb5+?! { (-0.92 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh3 Bxh3 7. Nxh3 Nc6 8. Nf2 Qd7) 4... c6 { [%eval -1.9] } 5. Ba4?! { (-1.90 → -2.73) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.73] } (5. Bf1 dxe4 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8) 5... Bc5 { [%eval -2.77] } 6. d3 { [%eval -2.87] } 6... O-O { [%eval -2.45] } 7. Ne2?! { (-2.45 → -3.50) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (7. Bb3 a5 8. a4 b5 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Kf1 Nbd7 11. Kg2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6) 7... Bh3 { [%eval -3.34] } 8. b4 { [%eval -3.94] } 8... Bxb4+ { [%eval -3.92] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval -4.23] } 9... Bxd2+ { [%eval -3.53] } 10. Qxd2 { [%eval -4.36] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval -3.71] } 11. f4?! { (-3.71 → -4.72) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.72] } (11. fxe4 a5 12. Ng1 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Bg2 15. Ngf3 Bxh1 16. Nxe5 Bg2) 11... exf4 { [%eval -4.59] } 12. Qxf4 { [%eval -5.57] } 12... exd3 { [%eval -5.34] } 13. Nbc3 { [%eval -6.88] } 13... dxc2?! { (-6.88 → -4.66) Inaccuracy. dxe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.66] } (13... dxe2 14. Rb1 Nbd7 15. Rxb7 Nc5 16. Rb4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Nd5 18. Qd2 Nxc3 19. Rh4) 14. Nd4?! { (-4.66 → -6.23) Inaccuracy. Bxc2 was best. } { [%eval -6.23] } (14. Bxc2 Re8 15. Qh4 Bg2 16. Rg1 Bf3 17. Rf1 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Qa5+ 19. Kf2 Nbd7) 14... c5 { [%eval -5.74] } 15. Nf5 { [%eval -5.93] } 15... Bxf5 { [%eval -6.05] } 16. Qxf5 { [%eval -5.93] } 16... Nbd7 { [%eval -4.7] } 17. Rd1?! { (-4.70 → -7.88) Inaccuracy. Bxd7 was best. } { [%eval -7.88] } (17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. O-O Nf6 19. Qxc2 Qd4+ 20. Kg2 Ng4 21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. Ne4 Ne3+) 17... Qa5?! { (-7.88 → -5.15) Inaccuracy. cxd1=Q+ was best. } { [%eval -5.15] } (17... cxd1=Q+ 18. Kxd1 Nb6+ 19. Kc2 Nxa4 20. Nxa4 Qa5 21. Nc3 Rfe8 22. Rd1 Re3 23. Rd3) 18. Qxd7? { (-5.15 → -9.79) Mistake. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -9.79] } (18. Qxc2 Rae8+ 19. Kf1 Re3 20. Bxd7 Rxc3 21. Qa4 Qb6 22. Rd2 Nxd7 23. Kg2 Nf6) 18... Nxd7 { [%eval -9.21] } 19. Rxd7 { [%eval -10.27] } 19... Qxc3+ { [%eval -9.99] } 20. Ke2? { (-9.99 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (20. Kf2 Rae8 21. Rf1 Qf6+ 22. Kg1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 c1=Q+ 24. Rd1 Qc4+ 25. Kg1 Qxa4) 20... c1=Q?! { (Mate in 6 → -13.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rae8+ was best. } { [%eval -13.4] } (20... Rae8+ 21. Kf2 Qf6+ 22. Kg2 Re2+ 23. Kh3 Qh6+ 24. Kg4 f5+ 25. Kf3 Qe3#) 21. Rxc1 { [%eval -11.34] } 21... Qxc1 { [%eval -10.56] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval -10.96] } 22... Qa3 { [%eval -10.02] } 23. Bd7?! { (-10.02 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (23. Bb3 Rfe8+ 24. Kf1 c4 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 cxb3 27. axb3 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Re8+) 23... Qxa2+? { (Mate in 9 → -9.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rae8+ was best. } { [%eval -9.33] } (23... Rae8+ 24. Kf2 Qe3+ 25. Kg2 Qe2+ 26. Kg1 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 Re2+ 28. Kf3 Qd3+ 29. Kg4) 24. Rd2? { (-9.33 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (24. Kf1 Kh8 25. Re1 Rad8 26. Bh3 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kg1 Qb1+ 29. Bf1 h5) 24... Rad8? { (Mate in 7 → -7.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rfe8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.45] } { White resigns. } (24... Rfe8+ 25. Kf3 Qxd2 26. Bf5 Qe2+ 27. Kf4 f6 28. h4 Qf1+ 29. Kg4 h5+ 30. Kxh5) 0-1