[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CuwBJX3E"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "nikitnik88"] [Black "Philippus89"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "CuwBJX3E"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "13:22:54"] [WhiteElo "1101"] [BlackElo "1056"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.45] } 3... Nf6?! { (-0.45 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (3... Bc5 4. a3 a5 5. d3 d6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Bg2 Nd4 8. Nf3) 4. d3 { [%eval -0.2] } 4... Nd4?! { (-0.20 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (4... Bc5 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. a3 a5 8. Rb1 Bxf3 9. Bxf3) 5. Bg5?! { (0.38 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (5. Nf3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Bc5 7. Be3 Bd4 8. Be2 O-O 9. Qg3 c6) 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.15] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.04] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 7... Ne6 { [%eval -0.03] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... d6?! { (-0.51 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (8... Nxg5 9. Nxg5 c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Qb3) 9. d4?? { (0.20 → -1.64) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (9. Be3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Nd7 12. g3 Bb7 13. Nh4 g6 14. Bf3 Kh8) 9... exd4 { [%eval -1.34] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval -1.41] } 10... Qd7?? { (-1.41 → 1.14) Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (10... Nxg5 11. Nxg5 O-O 12. Bd3 Re8 13. O-O h6 14. Nf3 Nxe4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Re1) 11. a4?? { (1.14 → -0.90) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. g3 Qe7 13. Bg2 f5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 f6) 11... Nxe4?! { (-0.90 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (11... Nxg5 12. Nxg5 h6 13. Nf3 Nxe4 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O O-O 16. a5 Re8 17. h3) 12. Bd2?! { (-0.06 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O Re8 16. Bd3 a5 17. Rfe1 Qf8) 12... O-O?! { (-1.16 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. Nxd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Qe7 14. Be2 Qf6 15. O-O O-O 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Bd7 18. Be4) 13. Qc2? { (-0.51 → -1.66) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (13. Be3 Re8 14. Qc2 d5 15. Be2 b6 16. a5 Bb7 17. a6 Bc6) 13... Qc6?? { (-1.66 → 2.81) Blunder. Nxd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qe7 15. Be2 Qf6 16. O-O Nf4 17. Rfe1 Bd7 18. Bf1 Nh3+ 19. gxh3) 14. d5 { [%eval 2.89] } 14... Qc5?! { (2.89 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (14... Qd7 15. Qxe4 Nc5 16. Qc2 Re8+ 17. Be3 Rxe3+ 18. fxe3 Qg4 19. Ra3 Bf5 20. Qb2) 15. Be3?? { (4.48 → -1.62) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (15. Qxe4 f5 16. Qd3 f4 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Qd4 Rae8 19. Qxc5 dxc5 20. O-O-O Bg4) 15... Qb4+ { [%eval -1.62] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -1.96] } 16... Nxd2 { [%eval -2.02] } 17. Nxd2?? { (-2.02 → -4.42) Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.42] } (17. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Nc5 19. Nd4 Ne4+ 20. Ke1 Re8 21. Be2 a5 22. f3 Nc5) 17... Nd4 { [%eval -4.54] } 18. Qb1 { [%eval -4.58] } 18... Re8+ { [%eval -4.59] } 19. Kd1 { [%eval -4.56] } 19... Qxb1+? { (-4.56 → -2.53) Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (19... Qc3 20. Bd3 Bg4+ 21. f3 Bf5 22. Be4 Nb3 23. Ra2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Bxe4 25. fxe4) 20. Rxb1 { [%eval -2.48] } 20... Re5 { [%eval -1.91] } 21. f4? { (-1.91 → -3.91) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.91] } (21. Bd3 b6 22. Ne4 Bf5 23. f3 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rae8 25. Kd2 f5 26. Bd3 h5) 21... Bg4+ { [%eval -3.41] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval -3.71] } 22... Bxf3+?! { (-3.71 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -2.49] } (22... Re7 23. Kd2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nxf3+ 25. Kc3 Re3+ 26. Bd3 b6 27. a5 Rae8 28. Ra1) 23. gxf3 { [%eval -2.41] } 23... Rf5?! { (-2.41 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (23... Re3 24. Rxb7 g6 25. f5 Rxf3 26. Rxc7 Rb8 27. c5 Rb1+ 28. Kd2 Nxf5 29. Kc2) 24. Rxb7 { [%eval -1.66] } 24... Rxf4 { [%eval -1.8] } 25. Bg2 { [%eval -1.94] } 25... h6?! { (-1.94 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (25... Nf5 26. Bf1 Rxf3 27. Kd2 Nd4 28. Bd3 Rh3 29. Kc3 c5 30. Re1 Rxh2 31. Ree7) 26. Rxc7? { (-1.07 → -2.44) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.44] } (26. Re1 c5 27. dxc6 Nxc6 28. Re4 Rxe4 29. fxe4 g5 30. Bf1 Kg7 31. Rd7 Rd8) 26... Rb8 { [%eval -2.38] } 27. Kd2?! { (-2.38 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (27. c5 Rb1+ 28. Kd2 Rb2+ 29. Kd3 dxc5 30. Bf1 Ra2 31. Rxc5 Nf5 32. Bh3 Rxf3+) 27... Rb2+ { [%eval -3.52] } 28. Ke3 { [%eval -3.64] } 28... Rf6?? { (-3.64 → 0.00) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... g5 29. Rg1 Ra2 30. a5 Kg7 31. Bh1 Rh4 32. Bg2 Nf5+ 33. Kd3 Ra3+ 34. Kc2) 29. Kxd4 { [%eval -0.04] } 29... Rxg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval -0.04] } 31. Rf1?! { (-0.04 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (31. Ke3 g5 32. h4 g4 33. fxg4 Rxg4 34. Rh3 Rff4 35. Rf3 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 Rxc4) 31... Rxh2 { [%eval -0.96] } 32. a5?! { (-0.96 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (32. Rc6 g5 33. Ke3 Kg7 34. c5 dxc5 35. Rd1 Rf5 36. Rxc5 Rf6 37. Rc7 a6) 32... Rd2+? { (-1.72 → -0.20) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (32... g5 33. f4 Kg7 34. c5 dxc5+ 35. Rxc5 g4 36. Ke3 h5 37. Rd1 Rd6 38. Rc6) 33. Kc3 { [%eval -0.67] } 33... Ra2 { [%eval -0.67] } 34. Kb4 { [%eval -1.15] } 34... h5?! { (-1.15 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (34... g5 35. Rd1 Rb2+ 36. Kc3 Rf2 37. Kb4 R2xf3 38. Kb5 g4 39. c5 g3 40. Rc6) 35. Ra8? { (-0.05 → -1.19) Mistake. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (35. Rh1 Rxf3 36. Kb5 g6 37. Rc6 Rb3+ 38. Ka6 Ra4 39. Rd1 Rbb4 40. c5 dxc5) 35... h4?! { (-1.19 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Rb2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (35... Rb2+ 36. Kc3 Rb7 37. Rd8 Rc7 38. Kb4 g5 39. Rg1 Rb7+ 40. Ka4 Rf4 41. Rc1) 36. Rxa7 { [%eval -0.64] } 36... h3 { [%eval -0.46] } 37. Kb3? { (-0.46 → -1.79) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (37. Re7 h2 38. Ree1 Rh6 39. Rh1 Kg6 40. Kb3 Rxa5 41. Re2 Rh8 42. Rhxh2 Rb8+) 37... Re2 { [%eval -2.03] } 38. f4?! { (-2.03 → -3.23) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (38. c5 h2 39. Rh1 Rxf3+ 40. Ka4 dxc5 41. a6 g5 42. d6 Rd3 43. Rxf7+ Kg6) 38... h2 { [%eval -3.03] } 39. Rh1 { [%eval -3.0] } 39... Rxf4 { [%eval -2.45] } 40. Rd7?! { (-2.45 → -3.30) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (40. Rb7 Rf3+ 41. Ka4 g5 42. c5 dxc5 43. d6 g4 44. Re7 Ra2+ 45. Kb5 g3) 40... Rf3+ { [%eval -2.92] } 41. Kb4 { [%eval -2.91] } 41... Ref2?! { (-2.91 → -1.83) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (41... g5 42. Rxd6 g4 43. Kc5 g3 44. Rb6 Kg7 45. Rbb1 Ra2 46. Kb5 Raa3 47. d6) 42. Rxd6 { [%eval -1.84] } 42... Rf1?? { (-1.84 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg3 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (42... Rg3 43. Rb6 Rg1 44. Rxh2+ Rxh2 45. d6 g5 46. c5 Rb1+ 47. Kc4 Rc1+ 48. Kb5) 43. Rxh2+ { [%eval #2] } 43... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 44. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0