[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DA38dhse"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "GeRKuST"] [Black "HerbinEden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "DA38dhse"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "14:10:33"] [WhiteElo "853"] [BlackElo "903"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Bb4+?! { (0.08 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (2... d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2) 3. c3 { [%eval 0.84] } 3... Bd6?! { (0.84 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (3... Be7 4. e4 d5 5. e5 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O c4 8. Bc2) 4. b4 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... Nc6?! { (0.96 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (4... f5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Ng5 Bf4 8. Ndxe4 Bxc1 9. Rxc1 Nxe4 10. Nxe4) 5. Bg5?! { (1.54 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (5. e4 Be7 6. e5 d6 7. Bd3 dxe5 8. dxe5 f6 9. O-O fxe5 10. b5 e4) 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.89] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.82] } 6... Nxd4?? { (0.82 → 3.42) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (6... Be7 7. e4 d6 8. a3 Nh5 9. Be3 f5 10. b5 Na5 11. exf5 exf5) 7. Rb1?? { (3.42 → -1.74) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (7. Nxd4 b6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ne4 Qe5 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. e3 Bb7 12. Nf3 a5) 7... Nxf3+ { [%eval -1.81] } 8. exf3 { [%eval -1.83] } 8... O-O { [%eval -1.75] } 9. f4 { [%eval -2.15] } 9... e5? { (-2.15 → -0.83) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (9... h6 10. h4 hxg5 11. hxg5 Bxf4 12. gxf6 Qxf6 13. Bd3 Bh6 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. g4) 10. fxe5?! { (-0.83 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (10. Nc4 Re8 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Be2 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. O-O b6 15. Bf3 Rb8) 10... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.81] } 11. Nf3? { (-1.81 → -3.68) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 Bxc3 14. Qc2 Be5 15. Nf3 Bf4 16. h3 Qd6) 11... Bxc3+ { [%eval -3.71] } 12. Ke2 { [%eval -4.49] } 12... Bxb4 { [%eval -3.88] } 13. Qe1? { (-3.88 → -7.29) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -7.29] } (13. Qc2 Be7 14. Ke1 d5 15. Bd3 Ne4 16. h4) 13... d5?? { (-7.29 → -1.24) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval -1.24] } (13... Re8+ 14. Kd1 Bxe1 15. Bd3 Bc3 16. Rc1 d5 17. Rxc3 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rxc7) 14. Rxb4?? { (-1.24 → -4.45) Blunder. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.45] } (14. Qxb4 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Bf5 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qd4 Qd6 19. Qc3 Qg6) 14... Bd7?? { (-4.45 → -1.53) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (14... Re8+ 15. Be3 c5 16. Rh4 d4 17. Qd1 dxe3 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. fxe3 Be6 20. a4) 15. Nd4?? { (-1.53 → -5.62) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.62] } (15. Kd1 c5 16. Rf4 Qb6 17. Bxf6 Qb1+ 18. Kd2 Qxa2+ 19. Kc1 d4 20. Qe4 Qa3+) 15... Qe7+?? { (-5.62 → -1.52) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (15... Re8+ 16. Be3 c5 17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Qb2 cxb4 19. Ke1 Qf6 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Bb1) 16. Kf3?? { (-1.52 → -8.60) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -8.6] } (16. Kd1 Qd6 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Bf4 Ba4+ 19. Rxa4 Qd7 20. Ra3 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Ne4) 16... Qxe1 { [%eval -8.07] } 17. Nc2 { White offers draw } { [%eval -8.81] } 17... Qd1+ { [%eval -8.48] } 18. Ke3? { (-8.48 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (18. Be2 Qxc2 19. Bxf6 Rfe8 20. Bb5 gxf6 21. Bxd7 Qc3+ 22. Kg4 Qxb4+ 23. Kh5 Re5+) 18... Qxc2? { (Mate in 2 → -9.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rfe8+ was best. } { [%eval -9.44] } (18... Rfe8+ 19. Kf4 Qg4#) 19. Bd3 { [%eval -12.2] } 19... Qxa2 { [%eval -8.38] } 20. Bb1 { [%eval -11.66] } 20... Qa1?! { (-11.66 → -6.93) Inaccuracy. Rfe8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.93] } (20... Rfe8+ 21. Kf3 Qa3+ 22. Be3 Qxb4 23. g3 d4 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rc1 dxe3 26. Rxc7) 21. Ke2 { [%eval -9.6] } 21... Ng4?! { (-9.60 → -5.77) Inaccuracy. Rfe8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.77] } (21... Rfe8+ 22. Be3 Qa3 23. Bxh7+ Nxh7 24. Rhb1 Qa6+ 25. Ke1 Bf5 26. Rh4) 22. f3?! { (-5.77 → -9.01) Inaccuracy. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -9.01] } (22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxa1 Kg6 24. Bf4 Rfe8+ 25. Kd2 b5 26. Ra3 f6) 22... Rfe8+ { [%eval -8.99] } 23. Kd3? { (-8.99 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (23. Kd2 f5 24. Rxb7 Qa6 25. Rxc7 Qa5+ 26. Rc3 Ne5 27. Bf4 Nc4+ 28. Kc2 Ba4+) 23... Ne5+? { (Mate in 7 → -9.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa3+ was best. } { [%eval -9.05] } (23... Qa3+ 24. Kc2 Qxb4 25. Kc1 Qc3+ 26. Bc2 Ba4 27. Kb1 Bxc2+ 28. Kc1 Bf5+ 29. Kd1) 24. Ke2 { [%eval -10.09] } 24... Nc6+ { [%eval -8.34] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval -8.15] } 25... Nxb4 { [%eval -8.34] } 26. f4? { (-8.34 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rxa1 Kg8 28. g4 c5 29. Kg3 f6 30. Rc1 fxg5) 26... Qxb1? { (Mate in 6 → -8.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb2+ was best. } { [%eval -8.89] } (26... Qb2+ 27. Bc2 Qxc2+ 28. Kg3 Re3+ 29. Kh4 Qxg2 30. h3 Rxh3+ 31. Rxh3 Qxh3#) 27. Rxb1 { White offers draw } { [%eval -8.85] } 27... Bf5 { [%eval -7.94] } 28. Rxb4 { [%eval -7.77] } 28... f6 { [%eval -7.31] } 29. Bh4 { [%eval -7.83] } 29... a5 { [%eval -7.49] } 30. Rxb7 { [%eval -7.46] } 30... Re4 { [%eval -7.08] } 31. Rxc7 { [%eval -7.68] } 31... Rxf4+ { [%eval -7.58] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval -7.57] } 32... Rxh4 { [%eval -7.01] } 33. Kxh4 { [%eval -6.79] } 33... a4 { [%eval -6.99] } 34. g4 { [%eval -6.6] } 34... g6 { [%eval -5.67] } 35. gxf5 { [%eval -5.66] } 35... gxf5 { [%eval -5.82] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval -5.95] } 36... a3 { [%eval -5.8] } 37. Kf4 { [%eval -7.04] } 37... a2 { [%eval -7.12] } 38. Rc1 { [%eval -6.76] } 38... d4 { [%eval -5.93] } 39. Ra1 { [%eval -5.84] } 39... d3 { [%eval -5.53] } 40. Ke3 { [%eval -5.51] } 40... f4+ { [%eval -5.07] } 41. Kxd3 { [%eval -5.67] } 41... f3 { [%eval -6.14] } 42. Ke3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -5.5] } 42... Ra3+ { [%eval -5.34] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -5.36] } 43... h5 { [%eval -5.72] } 44. h4 { [%eval -6.46] } 44... f5 { [%eval -6.66] } 45. Kg3 { [%eval -6.6] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval -6.13] } 46. Kf2 { [%eval -6.74] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval -6.51] } 47. Kf1 { [%eval -6.46] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval -6.39] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval -5.78] } 48... Ke5 { [%eval -6.21] } 49. Kf1 { [%eval -8.39] } 49... Kf4 { [%eval -8.22] } 50. Kf2 { [%eval -7.54] } 50... Kg4 { [%eval -6.04] } 51. Kg1?! { (-6.04 → -17.46) Inaccuracy. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -17.46] } (51. Rg1+ Kxh4 52. Ra1 Kg5 53. Kg3 Kf6 54. Kf2 h4 55. Kf1 h3 56. Kg1 Kg5) 51... Kxh4?! { (-17.46 → -6.76) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -6.76] } (51... Kg3 52. Kf1 Rb3 53. Ke1 Rb1+ 54. Kd2 Rxa1 55. Kc3 Rb1 56. Kc4 a1=Q 57. Kd5) 52. Kf2 { [%eval -6.83] } 52... Kg4 { [%eval -6.55] } 53. Kg1?? { (-6.55 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (53. Rg1+ Kf4 54. Rd1 h4 55. Rd4+ Ke5 56. Rc4 h3 57. Kg3 f2+ 58. Kh2 Kf6) 53... Kg3 { [%eval -13.66] } 54. Kf1 { [%eval -12.26] } 54... f2 { [%eval -8.07] } 55. Rxa2 { [%eval -7.13] } 55... Rxa2?? { (-7.13 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (55... Rc3 56. Rxf2 Rc1+ 57. Ke2 Rc2+ 58. Ke3 Rxf2 59. Kd3 Rf4 60. Kd2 Kf3 61. Kc3) 1/2-1/2