[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ek28vtxt"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "-"] [White "davidcabaas"] [Black "Starryknight25"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Ek28vtxt"] [UTCDate "2026.01.01"] [UTCTime "23:16:29"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-246"] [BlackRatingDiff "+249"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... e6?! { (0.10 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } (2... e5 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1) 3. c3?! { (0.72 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (3. d4 d5 4. e5 f6 5. c3 fxe5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Ne7) 3... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. d4? { (0.21 → -1.07) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bd3 h6 7. O-O Qf6 8. Re1+ Nge7) 4... dxe4 { [%eval -0.97] } 5. Ne5 { [%eval -1.14] } 5... Nf6?! { (-1.14 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (5... Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bd7 8. Nd2 Bc6 9. a4 O-O-O 10. b4) 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.14] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.24] } 7. Ba4 { [%eval 0.07] } 7... Bd6?? { (0.07 → 1.88) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (7... Bd7) 8. Bg5?? { (1.88 → -1.10) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. c4 e5 12. c5 Be7 13. O-O Bb5) 8... O-O?? { (-1.10 → 0.55) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (8... Bxe5) 9. O-O?? { (0.55 → -1.75) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (9. Nxc6 bxc6) 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.95] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval -1.81] } 10... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.71] } 11. Qxd8?! { (-1.71 → -2.63) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (11. Nd2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 e3 15. fxe3 e5 16. Qe2 Qe7) 11... Rxd8 { [%eval -2.71] } 12. Bxf6?! { (-2.71 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Bc2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rfd1 e3 16. fxe3 Kf8 17. Ne4 Be7) 12... Bxf6?! { (-4.02 → -3.09) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.09] } (12... gxf6 13. Rd1 Rxd1+ 14. Bxd1 Bd7 15. Nd2 f5 16. Be2 b5 17. f3 Bc6 18. a4) 13. b3? { (-3.09 → -6.13) Mistake. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -6.13] } (13. Bc2 Rb8 14. Bxe4 b5 15. a3 Rb6 16. g3 h6 17. b4 Rbd6 18. Ra2 Kf8) 13... b5 { [%eval -6.08] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -6.48] } 14... bxa4 { [%eval -6.32] } 15. bxa4 { [%eval -6.81] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -6.98] } 16. Na3 { [%eval -7.06] } 16... c5 { [%eval -6.05] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval -6.92] } 17... Bd5 { [%eval -6.52] } 18. Nb6 { [%eval -6.32] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval -6.29] } 19. a5 { [%eval -6.95] } 19... Bxc3 { [%eval -6.89] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval -8.14] } 20... Bxa1 { [%eval -6.5] } 21. Rxa1 { [%eval -8.07] } 21... Rxd5 { [%eval -7.95] } 22. h3 { [%eval -8.14] } 22... Rbd8 { [%eval -8.96] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -9.06] } 23... Rd1 { [%eval -8.99] } 24. Rxd1 { [%eval -8.84] } 24... Rxd1 { [%eval -8.7] } 25. g3 { [%eval -9.13] } 25... f5 { [%eval -8.85] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -9.48] } 26... Rd2 { [%eval -9.31] } 27. h4 { [%eval -9.94] } 27... c4 { [%eval -58.8] } 28. Kf1?! { (-58.80 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (28. g4) 28... Rd1+ { [%eval #-9] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval #-10] } 29... Rd3 { [%eval #-13] } 30. h5 { [%eval #-7] } 30... c3 { [%eval #-6] } 31. f3 { [%eval #-6] } 31... Rd2+ { [%eval #-6] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval #-6] } 32... Rd1 { [%eval #-6] } 33. fxe4 { [%eval #-6] } 33... c2 { [%eval #-5] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval #-5] } 34... c1=Q { [%eval #-4] } 35. exf5 { [%eval #-4] } 35... Qd2+ { [%eval #-3] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 36... Rf1+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval #-2] } 37... Rxf5 { [%eval #-3] } 38. a4 { [%eval #-3] } 38... Qd5+ { [%eval #-3] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... e5 { [%eval #-3] } 40. g4 { [%eval #-3] } 40... Rf4 { [%eval #-3] } 41. g5 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Qb3+ { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval #-3] } 42... Rf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 43. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Rh2 { [%eval #-1] } 44. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Qb1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1