[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HWxtK09a"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Zafar-1992"] [Black "SamElliott"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HWxtK09a"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "08:39:42"] [WhiteElo "1261"] [BlackElo "1174"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Nd4?! { (0.92 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (4. Qe2 Nf6 5. d3 Qxd5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. dxe4 Qe6 8. Qe3 Bb4) 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.18] } 6. Qa4+?! { (-0.18 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nxc6 Qxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. d4 exd3 10. Qxd3 Be6) 6... c6 { [%eval -0.96] } 7. d3 { [%eval -1.4] } 7... Bc5? { (-1.40 → -0.21) Mistake. exd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (7... exd3 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Nd2 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Nd7 11. Qc4 Qg5 12. Qxd3 Nc5 13. Qe2) 8. Be2?! { (-0.21 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (8. Qc4 exd3 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bd2 Nd7) 8... exd3 { [%eval -1.15] } 9. Bxd3?? { (-1.15 → -3.78) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (9. Bf3 Qe5+ 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc4 Bb6 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. O-O-O c5 14. N4b3 Be6) 9... Bxd4?! { (-3.78 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (9... Qxg2 10. Rf1 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. f3 Rfe8 14. O-O-O Rxe3 15. Bb1) 10. cxd4 { [%eval -2.84] } 10... Bd7?? { (-2.84 → 0.69) Blunder. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (10... Qxg2 11. Rf1 O-O 12. Be3 Qxh2 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. f3 Re8 15. O-O-O Rxe3 16. Rh1) 11. Be3?? { (0.69 → -1.90) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (11. O-O O-O 12. Qb4 b5 13. Nc3 Qe6 14. Qa5 Qd6 15. Ne2 Be6 16. h3 Re8) 11... c5 { [%eval -1.96] } 12. Qc4 { [%eval -1.87] } 12... cxd4? { (-1.87 → -0.33) Mistake. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (12... Qxg2 13. Rf1 O-O 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Rc8 16. Qb3 Re8+ 17. Be2 Be6 18. Qa4) 13. Bxd4? { (-0.33 → -1.93) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Bc3 Nf4 16. Be4 O-O-O 17. O-O Rhe8 18. f3 f5) 13... Qxg2 { [%eval -1.95] } 14. Rf1 { [%eval -1.82] } 14... Qd5?? { (-1.82 → 0.38) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (14... Nc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Qe4 Qxh2 19. Bb5 Qc7 20. Bxc6) 15. Bxf6?! { (0.38 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Rg1 f6 17. Nc3 Nb4 18. Be4 N8c6 19. Rd1 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Nc6) 15... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.25] } 16. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.3] } 16... gxf6 { [%eval -0.27] } 17. Nd2?! { (-0.27 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (17. Nc3 Nc6 18. O-O-O Ne5 19. Bd5 Bh3 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Rfe1 Rxb7 22. f4 Bg4) 17... O-O? { (-1.23 → -0.05) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (17... Nc6 18. Ne4 Ke7 19. O-O-O Rac8 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Nd5+ Kf8 22. Kb1 f5 23. Ne3) 18. O-O-O? { (-0.05 → -1.30) Mistake. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Ne4 Nc6 20. Nxf6 Rfd8 21. Rd1 Bf5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. h4 b5) 18... Ba4? { (-1.30 → 0.25) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (18... Rc8 19. Kb1 Bf5+ 20. Ka1 Rd8 21. Nb1 Nc6 22. Nc3 Rac8 23. Bd5 Kf8 24. Be4) 19. Rg1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 0.04] } 20. Rde1 { [%eval -0.47] } 20... Nc6? { (-0.47 → 0.92) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (20... Nd7 21. b3 Bc6 22. Ne4 b5 23. Bd3 Ne5 24. Rg3 Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Rae8 26. Rde3) 21. Ne4? { (0.92 → -0.69) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (21. b3 Rfd8 22. bxa4 Rac8 23. Re4 Na5 24. Rg3 a6 25. Rh3 Rc5 26. Reh4 Rdc8) 21... Nb4?! { (-0.69 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (21... Ne5 22. Nd6 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Rfd8 24. b3 Bc6 25. Re7 Rac8 26. Rd1 Bd5 27. Kb2) 22. Nxf6? { (0.15 → -1.34) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (22. b3 Bc6 23. Nxf6 Rad8 24. Re7 Nxa2+ 25. Kb1 Nc3+ 26. Kb2 Nb5 27. Rg3 Nd6) 22... Nxa2+?? { (-1.34 → 3.63) Blunder. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 3.63] } (22... Rac8 23. Re4 Bc2 24. Rd4 Bg6 25. Kd2 Nc2 26. Rh4 Rfd8+ 27. Bd5 Kg7 28. Nh5+) 23. Bxa2 { [%eval 3.63] } 23... Rfd8 { [%eval 3.94] } 24. Re7 { [%eval 3.53] } 24... Rd7?? { (3.53 → 7.30) Blunder. Rac8+ was best. } { [%eval 7.3] } (24... Rac8+ 25. Kb1 Bc2+ 26. Ka1 Rd6 27. Nd5 Bg6 28. Nf4 Bc2 29. b3 a5 30. Rc1) 25. Re8+? { (7.30 → 4.27) Mistake. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Re8 27. Kd2 a5 28. Rc1 Re4 29. Bc4 a4 30. Rd3 a3) 25... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.25] } 26. Nxe8 { [%eval 4.29] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 4.64] } 27. Nf6 { [%eval 4.13] } 27... Rc8+ { [%eval 4.35] } 28. Kd2 { [%eval 4.2] } 28... Rc2+?! { (4.20 → 5.31) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 5.31] } (28... a5 29. Ke3 Bc2 30. Bxf7 Rf8 31. Kd4 Bg6 32. Bxg6 Rxf6 33. Be4 Rxf2 34. Rg2) 29. Kd3 { [%eval 5.39] } 29... Rxb2?? { (5.39 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (29... Rc8 30. Kd4 Bc2 31. Bxf7 Bg6 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Rxg6 a5 34. Rg3 b5 35. f4) 30. Rg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0