[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IjlAc2ph"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Nalingi"] [Black "bhandal"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "IjlAc2ph"] [UTCDate "2026.01.31"] [UTCTime "10:19:57"] [WhiteElo "1084"] [BlackElo "1057"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 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] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.77] } 7. Bb3?! { (0.77 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (7. Nxc6 Qc7 8. Bxb5 axb5 9. Nd4 Qb8 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Qh5 b4) 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... d6?! { (-0.51 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (8... Qh4 9. Ne2) 9. Nc3?! { (0.22 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Qd3 Be7 14. Ra7) 9... Qc7?? { (-0.78 → 0.88) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (9... Nxd4) 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.81] } 10... Rc8?? { (0.81 → 2.74) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (10... Nxd4) 11. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.7] } 11... fxe6 { [%eval 2.69] } 12. Bxe6 { [%eval 2.67] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 3.35] } 13. Nd5 { [%eval 3.5] } 13... Qd8?! { (3.50 → 4.81) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.81] } (13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. c4 Be7 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Kd8 19. cxb5) 14. e5 { [%eval 4.79] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.19] } 15. Qxd5?! { (5.19 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. exd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.87] } (15. exd6 Nxf4 16. Bxc8+ Kf7 17. Bxb7 Qf6 18. Bxc6 Bxd6 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Rad1 Kg8) 15... Rc7?? { (3.87 → 8.43) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 8.43] } (15... Na5 16. Bf7+) 16. exd6 { [%eval 8.36] } 16... Bxd6? { (8.36 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (16... Ne5 17. dxc7 Bxd5 18. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Rxd5 Kc7 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rexe5) 17. Bxd6? { (Mate in 5 → 8.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.44] } (17. Bd7+ Kf8 18. Bxd6+ Qe7 19. Qf5+ Kg8 20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21. Be6#) 17... Ne7 { [%eval 8.88] } 18. Bf7+ { [%eval 6.77] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 6.58] } 19. Qe5 { [%eval 6.25] } 19... Kxf7 { [%eval 6.15] } 20. Bxc7 { [%eval 6.15] } { Black resigns. } 1-0