[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IVuqBLjZ"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "ape3"] [Black "caliban26"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IVuqBLjZ"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "12:40:29"] [WhiteElo "1373"] [BlackElo "1380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit"] [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] } { C40 Elephant Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.69] } 4. Nc3?! { (0.69 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (4. Bc4 Nh6 5. d4 Nd7 6. O-O Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Ng4) 4... Nf6?! { (-0.31 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (4... Qe7 5. Nc4 Be6 6. Na5 Nf6 7. a3 c6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nb3) 5. d3?! { (0.65 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (5. Bc4 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. d4 exd3 8. Bg5 Bb4 9. O-O O-O) 5... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nc4 { [%eval -0.06] } 6... exd3?! { (-0.06 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (6... Bb4 7. Bd2 Bg4 8. Qc1 O-O 9. a3 exd3 10. axb4 Qxc4 11. Bxd3) 7. Bxd3 { [%eval 0.8] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 1.18] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.31] } 8... Bxc3?! { (1.31 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (8... Qd8 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. Bf5 Qe7 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc6 14. c3) 9. bxc3 { [%eval 2.07] } 9... Qxc3?? { (2.07 → 4.53) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (9... Qd5 10. Ne3 Qa5 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Rb5 Qxa2 13. c4 c6 14. Rg5 Qa1 15. Qf3) 10. Bb2 { [%eval 4.41] } 10... Qb4 { [%eval 4.35] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 4.07] } 11... O-O { [%eval 5.05] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 5.11] } 12... Qc5 { [%eval 5.17] } 13. Bd4 { [%eval 5.1] } 13... Qg5 { [%eval 5.03] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 4.67] } 14... f6 { [%eval 5.35] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 5.38] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 4.83] } 16. Bc3 { [%eval 4.97] } 16... b6 { [%eval 5.93] } 17. Qd2?! { (5.93 → 4.26) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Rb5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Bxf3 20. Rxg5 fxg5 21. gxf3 Rad8 22. Bc4+ Kh8) 17... Bb7 { [%eval 4.71] } 18. f3 { [%eval 4.07] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 4.08] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.04] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 4.75] } 20. Rb5 { [%eval 4.22] } 20... Qh4 { [%eval 4.83] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 4.85] } 21... Qg5? { (4.85 → 10.32) Mistake. Qxe1+ was best. } { [%eval 10.32] } (21... Qxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Nxf5 23. Qf2 Ne3 24. Rb1 Nd5 25. Bd2 c5 26. h4 Rad8 27. Re1) 22. Nxe7+ { [%eval 11.65] } 22... Kf8?! { (11.65 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (22... Rxe7 23. Rxg5 Be4 24. Rxe4 Re5 25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. Rexe5 g6 27. Re1 Re8 28. Rxe8+) 23. Rxg5 { [%eval #7] } 23... fxg5 { [%eval #3] } 24. Nf5 { [%eval #6] } 24... Rxe1+ { [%eval #6] } 25. Qxe1 { [%eval #5] } 25... Re8 { [%eval #5] } 26. Qf2?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxg7+ was best. } { [%eval 10.18] } (26. Bxg7+ Kf7 27. Bc4+ Bd5 28. Bxd5+ Kg6 29. Qxe8+ Kxf5 30. Qf7#) 26... g6?! { (10.18 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (26... c5 27. Bc4 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Re7 29. Nxe7 Kxe7 30. Bc4 Kd7 31. Qd2+ Kc8) 27. Nh6? { (Mate in 6 → 8.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 8.11] } (27. Qd4 Re1+ 28. Bxe1 Ke8 29. Qf6 Kd7 30. Qe7+ Kc6 31. Qe6+ Kc5 32. Qc4#) 27... Ke7? { (8.11 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (27... Rd8 28. Qf1 Rd5 29. Ng4 Rc5 30. Qe1 Bd5 31. Nf6 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bxa2 33. Qb4+) 28. Bb4+? { (Mate in 7 → 8.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 8.43] } (28. Qd4 c5 29. Nf5+ gxf5 30. Qe5+ Kd7 31. Bxf5+ Re6 32. Qxe6+ Kc7 33. Be5+ Kd8) 28... Kd7 { [%eval 9.37] } 29. Bb5+ { [%eval 9.08] } 29... c6 { [%eval 8.33] } 30. Ba4 { [%eval 7.93] } 30... b5 { [%eval 8.68] } 31. Bb3 { [%eval 8.31] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval 8.79] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval 8.81] } 32... a5? { (8.81 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (32... Kb8 33. Qd2 g4 34. fxg4 Ka8 35. Nf7 b4 36. Qxb4 a6 37. Qa5 Bc8 38. Nd6) 33. Nf7 { [%eval #7] } 33... Bc8 { [%eval #6] } 34. Nd6? { (Mate in 6 → 8.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval 8.46] } (34. Qg3+ Kb7 35. Nd6+ Ka8 36. Nxe8 Bh3 37. gxh3 g4 38. Qc7 gxf3 39. Qa7#) 34... Rd8? { (8.46 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (34... Re5 35. Ne4 Rxc5 36. Qxc5 a4 37. Qa7+ Kd8 38. Bxa4 bxa4 39. Qb6+ Ke8) 35. Bb6+ { [%eval #5] } 35... Kxd6 { [%eval #2] } 36. Bxd8 { [%eval #5] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 37. Bxg5 { [%eval #5] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 38. Qc5 { [%eval #5] } 38... Bf5 { [%eval #5] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval #5] } 39... a4 { [%eval #5] } 40. Bf7 { [%eval #5] } 40... Bxc2 { [%eval #2] } 41. Qxc2 { [%eval #6] } 41... Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 42. Qe2 { [%eval #5] } 42... a3 { [%eval #5] } 43. Bd2 { [%eval #5] } 43... c5 { [%eval #4] } 44. Qf2 { [%eval #5] } 44... b4 { [%eval #5] } 45. Bb3 { [%eval #6] } 45... Kb5 { [%eval #5] } 46. Bc4+ { [%eval #8] } 46... Kxc4 { [%eval #8] } 47. Bc1? { (Mate in 8 → 8.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval 8.79] } (47. Qe2+ Kd5 48. Qe4+ Kd6 49. Bf4+ Kd7 50. Qd5+ Ke7 51. Bg5+ Kf8 52. Qd7 Kg8) 47... Kb5 { [%eval 9.52] } 48. Qd2 { [%eval 9.25] } 48... Kc4? { (9.25 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (48... Kc6 49. Qd3 g5 50. Kf2 h5 51. Ke2 h4 52. Qg6+ Kb5 53. Qe8+ Kb6 54. Qe6+) 49. Kf2 { [%eval #16] } 49... Kb5 { [%eval #15] } 50. Ke3 { [%eval 12.43] } 50... Kc4?! { (12.43 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (50... b3 51. Qd7+ Kb6 52. Qe6+ Kc7 53. Qxb3 Kc8 54. Qe6+ Kc7 55. Qd5 g5 56. Qxc5+) 51. Ke4 { [%eval #5] } 51... Kb5 { [%eval #5] } 52. Kd5 { [%eval #6] } 52... Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 53. Kc4 { [%eval #5] } 53... Kc6 { [%eval #5] } 54. Qd5+ { [%eval #4] } 54... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 55. Qe6+ { [%eval #4] } 55... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 56. Kb5 { [%eval #3] } 56... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 57. Qe7+ { [%eval #2] } 57... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 58. Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 58... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 59. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0