[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DN8Xgblh"] [Date "2026.06.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Ezekiel718"] [Black "joydavis"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "DN8Xgblh"] [UTCDate "2026.06.07"] [UTCTime "15:45:30"] [WhiteElo "1282"] [BlackElo "1261"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-177"] [BlackRatingDiff "+138"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Goldsmith Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... h5?! { (0.18 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } { B00 Goldsmith Defense } (1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5) 2. d4 { [%eval 0.91] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.95] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.91] } 3... f6?! { (0.91 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (3... d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 2.16] } 4... c6 { [%eval 2.17] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 1.88] } 5... b6 { [%eval 2.33] } 6. O-O { [%eval 1.95] } 6... a5 { [%eval 2.55] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 2.55] } 7... Ba6 { [%eval 2.67] } 8. Bxa6?! { (2.67 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (8. Bb3 b5 9. a3 c5 10. d5 e5 11. a4 b4 12. Nb5 d6 13. Nd2 Kf7) 8... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.91] } 9. e5 { [%eval 1.86] } 9... Nb4 { [%eval 2.4] } 10. a3 { [%eval 1.96] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 1.98] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 2.02] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 2.01] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 2.03] } 12... b5 { [%eval 2.03] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 1.72] } 13... b4?? { (1.72 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (13... f5 14. Ng6 Rh7 15. a4 bxa4 16. h4 Kf7 17. Qg3 Ne7 18. Bg5 Qe8 19. Nxf8) 14. Re2?? { (Mate in 5 → 1.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (14. Qg6+ Ke7 15. Nf5+ exf5 16. exf6+ Kd6 17. Bf4+ Kd5 18. Qf7#) 14... Qb6?? { (1.74 → 4.42) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (14... f5 15. Ng6 Rh7 16. h4 Ne7 17. Bg5 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qb6 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Ree1) 15. axb4?! { (4.42 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (15. Ng6 Rh6 16. Bxh6 Nxh6 17. axb4 f5 18. Ree1 a4 19. Reb1 Kf7 20. Nxf8 Kxf8) 15... a4?! { (3.25 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (15... Ne7 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Ng6 Rg8 18. Nxe7 Bxe7 19. Qh7 O-O-O 20. Qxe7 Qb5 21. Re3) 16. Be3?! { (4.66 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (16. Ng6 Rh6 17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Qg6 Ng8 21. Qh7 Qd8) 16... g5? { (2.97 → 4.89) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 4.89] } (16... Ne7 17. Bd2 f5 18. c4 g5 19. c5 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Bxg5 Nd5 22. Bd2) 17. Nf3?! { (4.89 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (17. Ng6 f5 18. Nxh8 Qd8 19. Ng6 Bg7 20. Ree1 Nh6 21. Nf4 a3 22. Nxe6 dxe6) 17... h4?! { (3.65 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (17... f5 18. d5 Qb5 19. c4 Qxb4 20. Nxg5 Qe7 21. c3 h4 22. h3 Bh6 23. Nf3) 18. exf6 { [%eval 4.69] } 18... g4 { [%eval 4.89] } 19. Qg6+ { [%eval 5.04] } 19... Kd8 { [%eval 4.92] } 20. Qxg4?! { (4.92 → 3.34) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (20. Ne5 Qa6 21. Ree1 Nh6 22. f7 Kc8 23. Bf4 Qa7 24. Qf6 Rh7 25. Qxh4 Qb6) 20... h3?! { (3.34 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (20... Nxf6 21. Qg5 Be7 22. d5 Qb8 23. dxe6 Nd5 24. Qg4 Kc7 25. exd7 Qf8 26. Bd4) 21. g3?! { (4.38 → 3.47) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (21. d5 Qa6 22. Qd4 Rh7 23. Ng5 Qxe2 24. Nxh7 Nxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kc7 26. Nxf8 exd5) 21... Nxf6 { [%eval 3.1] } 22. d5?? { (3.10 → -3.27) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (22. Qg5 Rh6 23. Bd2 Qa6 24. Qa5+ Qxa5 25. bxa5 Rh8 26. c4) 22... Qa6?? { (-3.27 → 2.50) Blunder. Qxe3 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (22... Qxe3 23. Qxh3 Rxh3 24. Rxe3 Nxd5 25. Rd3 Rh5 26. Kg2 Rf5 27. Nd2 Kc7 28. Ra3) 23. dxe6?? { (2.50 → -4.25) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.25] } (23. Qd4 Bg7 24. Qb6+ Qxb6 25. Bxb6+ Ke8 26. dxc6 Nd5 27. Bd4 Nxc3 28. Re3 Bxd4) 23... Nxg4 { [%eval -4.46] } 24. Rd1? { (-4.46 → -8.27) Mistake. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.27] } (24. Bg5+ Be7 25. Re4 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 Nf6 27. Rd1 Rg8 28. Rd6 Kc7 29. exd7 Nxe4) 24... Qxe2 { [%eval -8.26] } 25. Rxd7+ { [%eval -8.51] } 25... Kc8 { [%eval -8.18] } 26. Bb6 { [%eval -7.68] } 26... Qxe6 { [%eval -7.96] } 27. Rc7+ { [%eval -8.62] } 27... Kb8 { [%eval -8.45] } 28. Nd4? { (-8.45 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (28. Kf1 Qc4+ 29. Ke1 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 Qxf3 31. Ke1 Qxc3+ 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Ke2 Qe5+) 28... Qe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1