[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DUHxhJee"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "thexus"] [Black "NIKANDRA77"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DUHxhJee"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "09:00:49"] [WhiteElo "1290"] [BlackElo "1319"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+151"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } { A10 English Opening } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... Be6?! { (0.28 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (2... e5 3. e3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. dxe5 Bxe5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. b3) 3. g3 { [%eval 0.47] } 3... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.89] } 4. d3? { (0.89 → -0.30) Mistake. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (4. Qa4+ b5 5. Nxb5 Bxb5 6. Qxb5+ Nd7 7. Bg2 Rb8 8. Qa4 e6) 4... Be6 { [%eval -0.28] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval -0.3] } 5... c6 { [%eval -0.16] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.39] } 6... a6?! { (-0.39 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (6... Bg4 7. e4 e6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Be7 12. O-O) 7. O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 7... f5?? { (0.23 → 2.61) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (7... g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. e4 Bg4 10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Qc7 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. e5) 8. e4 { [%eval 2.44] } 8... g6 { [%eval 3.01] } 9. exf5?! { (3.01 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (9. Ng5 Bc8 10. Qb3 Nh6 11. exf5 Bg7 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5) 9... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.95] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 1.92] } 10... Kd7?! { (1.92 → 3.16) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (10... Bg7 11. d4 Nf6 12. Qb3 b6 13. h3 d5 14. g4 Bc8 15. Na4 b5 16. Nc5) 11. d4 { [%eval 2.84] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 3.2] } 12. d5 { [%eval 3.11] } 12... c5?! { (3.11 → 4.18) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (12... Nf6 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Ne2 h5 16. Nf4 h4 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Ne6) 13. g4 { [%eval 3.98] } 13... Bxg4 { [%eval 3.8] } 14. Qa4+ { [%eval 4.36] } 14... Kc7 { [%eval 4.26] } 15. Qxg4 { [%eval 4.45] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 4.73] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval 4.49] } 16... Kb6 { [%eval 5.57] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 5.51] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval 6.25] } 18. Bd2?! { (6.25 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (18. Qxg4 Nd7 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Bh3 h6 21. Be3 Kc7 22. Kh1) 18... h6 { [%eval 5.84] } 19. h3?! { (5.84 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (19. Qxg4 Ka7 20. Rad1 Nd7 21. Kh1 Rc8 22. Bh3 Rf8 23. Qxd7 Rxf3 24. Qxc8 Rxf2) 19... Nf6 { [%eval 5.35] } 20. Nb5 { [%eval 4.7] } 20... Qd7?? { (4.70 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. axb5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... axb5 21. Qxa8 Na6 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxe7 Bh8 24. Re2 Nxd5 25. Bxh6 c4 26. Rd2) 21. Bf1?? { (Mate in 1 → 3.58) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ba5# was best. } { [%eval 3.58] } (21. Ba5#) 21... Qxb5? { (3.58 → 6.16) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 6.16] } (21... axb5 22. Qxa8 b4 23. Bxb4 Na6 24. Ba5+ Kxa5 25. Qa7 b5 26. Rxe7 Qxa7 27. Rxa7) 22. Bxb5 { [%eval 6.32] } { Black resigns. } 1-0