[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IOBfBaNi"] [Date "2026.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "qa_rn2"] [Black "uhulive"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IOBfBaNi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.19"] [UTCTime "15:46:21"] [WhiteElo "1271"] [BlackElo "1230"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5... Nxd4?! { (0.26 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (5... a6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. O-O) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.84] } 6... f6 { [%eval 1.26] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 1.16] } 7... b6 { [%eval 1.35] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval 1.59] } 8... Bc5?! { (1.59 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (8... Bb7 9. Bf4 Bc5 10. Qd2 Bxe4 11. Nc7+ Kf7 12. O-O-O g5 13. Bg3 Rc8 14. Nxe6) 9. Qd3 { [%eval 2.08] } 9... Bxe3 { [%eval 2.62] } 10. Qxe3 { [%eval 2.78] } 10... Bb7? { (2.78 → 5.21) Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (10... Nh6 11. Qg3 O-O 12. Nc7 Qe7 13. O-O-O Rb8 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Qxb8 Qxa2 16. Qd6) 11. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.51] } 11... Ke7 { [%eval 5.52] } 12. Nxb7 { [%eval 5.49] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 5.52] } 13. Qa3+ { [%eval 5.49] } 13... Kf7 { [%eval 5.72] } 14. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.43] } 14... Kg6?? { (5.43 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (14... Ke7 15. Rd1 Qc5 16. Qg3 g5 17. c3 h5 18. Be2 h4 19. Qd3 Nh6 20. Nb5) 15. Bd3?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.88] } (15. Qg3+ Kh5 16. Be2+ Kh6 17. Nf7#) 15... Ne7 { [%eval 7.02] } 16. e5+ { [%eval 6.41] } 16... f5 { [%eval 6.28] } 17. h4 { [%eval 5.57] } 17... h5 { [%eval 5.49] } 18. Nb5?! { (5.49 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (18. O-O-O b5 19. Nxb5 Qd8 20. Rhe1 Rb8 21. g3 Kh7 22. Be2 Ng6 23. Rd6 Qe7) 18... Qc6? { (3.99 → 7.17) Mistake. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.17] } (18... Qxe5+ 19. Kf1 Qf6 20. Nd6 b5 21. Rh3 Kh7 22. Rd1 Rhf8 23. Kg1 Rab8 24. Bf1) 19. Qxe7 { [%eval 7.12] } 19... Qxg2 { [%eval 7.84] } 20. O-O-O { [%eval 7.61] } 20... Qxf2? { (7.61 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (20... Rhe8 21. Qxd7 Rad8 22. Rhg1 Rxd7 23. Rxg2+ Kh7 24. Nd6 Red8 25. c3 Rc7 26. Be2) 21. Rhg1+ { [%eval #2] } 21... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0