[Event "FM Kuan1981 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CQVPxfcR"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "alijan2018"] [Black "ImanBegaliev"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CQVPxfcR"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "15:42:53"] [WhiteElo "1604"] [BlackElo "1935"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "240+2"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.41] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.11] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.53] } 8. Bd3?! { (0.53 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (8. Qd2 d5 9. O-O-O dxe4 10. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 bxc6 12. Nxe4 Nxe4) 8... O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval -0.35] } 10... d5 { [%eval -0.36] } 11. exd5 { [%eval -0.89] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval -0.78] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.78] } 12... Bc5+ { [%eval -0.63] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval -0.66] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval -0.59] } 14. b3 { [%eval -0.49] } 14... Bd6 { [%eval -0.58] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval -0.61] } 15... Bc7 { [%eval -0.27] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.46] } 16... Qd6 { [%eval -0.5] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval -0.65] } 17... e5 { [%eval -0.55] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval -0.65] } 18... Nh5?! { (-0.65 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (18... d4 19. Qc2 h5 20. a3 h4 21. c5 Qd5 22. Bxh4 Qxb3 23. Qd2 Nd5 24. Rfb1) 19. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] } 19... Nxg3+ { [%eval 0.75] } 20. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.77] } 20... f5 { [%eval 1.18] } 21. Qe2?! { (1.18 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (21. Rc1 g6 22. Rc6 Qd8 23. Bxa6 Bd7 24. Rc2 Bb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. Qc1 Rf7) 21... a5?! { (0.21 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (21... g6 22. Qd2 Bb7 23. Rad1 Rbe8 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. Ne2 h5 26. Ng1 e4 27. f4) 22. Bc4?! { (0.93 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (22. Rac1 g6 23. Rc6 Qe7 24. Ba6 Bd6 25. Bxc8 Rbxc8 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Nf1 Rxc6) 22... Bb6 { [%eval 0.52] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.32] } 23... Bd4 { [%eval 0.54] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval 0.55] } 24... Bb7?? { (0.55 → 3.47) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (24... Bc3 25. Rf1 Bd7 26. Qc2 Bb4 27. Ne2 Rbe8 28. f4 Rf6 29. a4 Rh6 30. h3) 25. Qc2?? { (3.47 → 1.29) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (25. f4 Rbe8 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxd4 Kh8 28. Re4 Bxd5 29. fxe5 Qe6 30. Bxd5 Qxd5) 25... g6 { [%eval 1.25] } 26. Rxd4? { (1.25 → 0.00) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26. Ne2 Bf2 27. Rf1 Bc5 28. Nc3 Kh8 29. Nb5 Qf6 30. Nc7 Bc8 31. Qc3 Rb7) 26... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Re6 { [%eval 0.12] } 27... Qd8?? { (0.12 → 3.05) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (27... Qc5 28. h3 Rbd8 29. d6 Kh8 30. Qd2 Rxd6 31. Re7 Rb6 32. Qg5 Bd5) 28. d6 { [%eval 3.05] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 2.63] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval 2.82] } 29... d3?? { (2.82 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (29... Qd7 30. Ne2 a4 31. h3 g5 32. Nxd4 g4 33. Kh2 Qg7) 30. Qc3+ { [%eval #5] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Re8+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Bd5 { [%eval #1] } 32. Bxd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0