[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/E5ftZRL3"] [Date "2025.07.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Dirkov"] [Black "WillHughes46"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "E5ftZRL3"] [UTCDate "2025.07.06"] [UTCTime "15:54:01"] [WhiteElo "1815"] [BlackElo "1831"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. fxe4 { [%eval 0.14] } 4... Qb6? { (0.14 → 1.38) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (4... e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Bh5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe1) 5. Nf3 { [%eval 1.31] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 1.2] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.92] } 6... e6?! { (0.92 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (6... Bxf3 7. gxf3 e5 8. c3 Nd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. Kh1 Ng6 11. dxe5) 7. O-O { [%eval 1.53] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 2.03] } 8. Nc3? { (2.03 → 0.79) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (8. e5 Nd5 9. Kh1 h6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 g6 12. Be4) 8... Be7 { [%eval 1.11] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.63] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.9] } 10. Bb2?! { (0.90 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (10. e5 Bxf3) 10... O-O { [%eval 0.34] } 11. Kh1 { [%eval 0.45] } 11... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.7] } 12. Ng5?! { (0.70 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (12. Qc1 Qc7 13. Qe1 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5) 12... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.25] } 13. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.5] } 13... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.49] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval -0.71] } 14... Qe5 { [%eval -0.84] } 15. h4? { (-0.84 → -2.59) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (15. Nf3) 15... Nb6? { (-2.59 → -0.95) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (15... Qg3 16. Qe1 Qxe1 17. Rdxe1 Ne5 18. Nd1 Bd6 19. g3 h6 20. Nh3 a5 21. Kg2) 16. Na4?? { (-0.95 → -3.06) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (16. Qf3 Qc7) 16... Qg3 { [%eval -3.23] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -3.07] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval -3.06] } 18. Rd3?! { (-3.06 → -4.31) Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Bc3 h5 21. Be1 Qd6 22. Bd2 Bf6 23. Re1 Qg3) 18... Rxd3 { [%eval -3.5] } 19. cxd3 { [%eval -3.44] } 19... Bxh4?! { (-3.44 → -2.69) Inaccuracy. Nxa4 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (19... Nxa4 20. bxa4 Bxh4 21. Bc3 Qf4 22. Bd2 Qc7 23. a5 Be7 24. a6 bxa6 25. d4) 20. Nd2?? { (-2.69 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } { White resigns. } (20. Nc5 Rb8 21. d4 Be7 22. Nd3 Re8 23. Bc1 Nf6 24. Ng5 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Nbd7) 0-1