[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ETSgkARQ"] [Date "2026.01.06"] [Round "-"] [White "aphrodite83"] [Black "bettyswollox"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ETSgkARQ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.06"] [UTCTime "09:21:25"] [WhiteElo "1287"] [BlackElo "1296"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+149"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "B89"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e6 { [%eval -0.05] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.13] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.23] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.44] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] } { B89 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.2] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 9. Ncb5?? { (0.19 → -1.64) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (9. a4) 9... a6? { (-1.64 → -0.29) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (9... Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. c4 Ne5 12. Be2 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. Nc3) 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.25] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval -0.17] } 11. Bf4?? { (-0.17 → -4.67) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (11. Nxc6 Qxc6) 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.63] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval -4.82] } 12... e5 { [%eval -4.81] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval -5.04] } 13... Qxc4 { [%eval -4.8] } 14. Qb6?! { (-4.80 → -6.56) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -6.56] } (14. Bg5 Be6 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rd2 Rfe8 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxd6 Be7) 14... exf4 { [%eval -6.63] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval -7.24] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -6.77] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval -7.14] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -7.13] } 17. exd5 { [%eval -7.16] } 17... Qxb3 { [%eval -7.22] } 18. cxb3 { [%eval -7.16] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval -7.21] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval -7.34] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval -7.36] } 20. Rxc8 { [%eval -7.66] } 20... Rxc8 { [%eval -7.62] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -7.41] } 21... Nb4 { [%eval -7.4] } 22. a3 { [%eval -7.47] } 22... Nd3 { [%eval -7.35] } 23. g3 { [%eval -7.91] } 23... Nxb2 { [%eval -7.79] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval -7.85] } 24... f3 { [%eval -7.9] } 25. h3 { [%eval -8.01] } 25... Rc3 { [%eval -7.83] } 26. Rb4 { [%eval -8.06] } 26... b5 { [%eval -7.97] } 27. Re4 { [%eval -8.01] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval -7.91] } 28. Kf1? { (-7.91 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (28. a4 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Nd3 30. Re3 Ne5 31. axb5 axb5 32. b4 f5 33. Ra3 Kf7) 28... Rc1+? { (Mate in 7 → -8.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -8.65] } (28... Nd3 29. Re1 Nxe1 30. Kg1 Nd3 31. Kh2 Rc1 32. g4 Bh4 33. g5 Nxf2 34. a4) 29. Re1 { [%eval -8.26] } 29... Nd3 { [%eval -8.26] } { White resigns. } 0-1