[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DIOKVxCn"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "cherry_1081"] [Black "liami2029"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DIOKVxCn"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "12:06:25"] [WhiteElo "1092"] [BlackElo "983"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. c4?! { (0.21 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5) 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] } { A28 English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d6 { [%eval -0.13] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.17] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.12] } 8... Nd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.25] } 9... Nxe2+ { [%eval 0.11] } 10. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.05] } 10... Bg4? { (-0.05 → 1.14) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (10... h6 11. Be3) 11. b4? { (1.14 → -0.05) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (11. Nd5) 11... Bd4 { [%eval -0.03] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval -0.04] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -0.16] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] } 14. b5?! { (0.25 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (14. h3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Bh5 16. Qe3 c6 17. a4 Rc8 18. a5 Nd7 19. d4 Bxf3) 14... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.36] } 15. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.45] } 15... Bxf2+?? { (-0.45 → 4.84) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (15... a6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. bxa6 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rxa6 19. Rb3 b6 20. h3) 16. Rxf2 { [%eval 4.85] } 16... Nh5?! { (4.85 → 7.07) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 7.07] } (16... Re6 17. Rb1 c6 18. Be1 cxb5 19. Nxb5 a6 20. Nc3 b5 21. Rfb2 bxc4 22. dxc4) 17. Qxh5 { [%eval 7.02] } 17... g6 { [%eval 8.1] } 18. Qxh6 { [%eval 7.91] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 9.68] } 19. Bg5 { [%eval 8.58] } 19... Qe8? { (8.58 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (19... Qxg5 20. Qxg5 Rae8 21. Nd5 Re6 22. Nxc7 Kh7 23. Qg3 Rh8 24. Nxe6 Kg8) 20. Bf6 { [%eval #1] } 20... c6 { [%eval #1] } 21. Bg7? { (Mate in 1 → 8.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh8# was best. } { [%eval 8.47] } (21. Qh8#) 21... cxb5? { (8.47 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (21... f5 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Qxg6+ Qg7 24. Qe6+ Qf7 25. Qxd6 f4 26. bxc6 Rf8 27. Qxe5) 22. Bf6 { [%eval #1] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval #1] } 23. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0