[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Io9Js9WZ"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "vlamolchanov"] [Black "anurag2017"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Io9Js9WZ"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "06:38:30"] [WhiteElo "1029"] [BlackElo "988"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. g3?! { (0.76 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 Bb6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8+) 4... b6?! { (-0.21 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (4... d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Ndb4 8. O-O Nd3 9. Ne1) 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.77] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.69] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.74] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.71] } 7... Bb7?! { (0.71 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (7... Ba6 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 Bb4 10. Qb3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. b3) 8. d4 { [%eval 1.46] } 8... Bd6?! { (1.46 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (8... exd4 9. exd4) 9. d5? { (2.11 → 0.63) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (9. e4 Ne8 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Nd4 Bc5 14. Nf5 Bxe3+) 9... c5?? { (0.63 → 2.62) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (9... Na6) 10. Nb5 { [%eval 2.62] } 10... Be7? { (2.62 → 4.29) Mistake. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (10... Ne8 11. b3 f5 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. e4 fxe4 14. Bxe4 a6 15. Nxd6 Nxd6 16. Bc2) 11. d6 { [%eval 4.22] } 11... Bxg2 { [%eval 4.09] } 12. Kxg2 { [%eval 4.2] } 12... a6 { [%eval 4.2] } 13. Nbc3 { [%eval 3.9] } 13... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.93] } 14. Qxd6 { [%eval 4.01] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 4.25] } 15. Qxe5 { [%eval 4.31] } 15... Qc6+ { [%eval 4.54] } 16. f3 { [%eval 4.57] } 16... d6 { [%eval 4.73] } 17. Qf4 { [%eval 4.46] } 17... Nbd7 { [%eval 4.44] } 18. e4 { [%eval 4.46] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 4.73] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 4.27] } 19... Ng6?! { (4.27 → 5.96) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (19... Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Qf5 Qa4 22. b3 Qb4 23. Bb2 Nc4 24. bxc4 Qxb2 25. Kf2) 20. Qe3?! { (5.96 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qf5 Rfe8 22. Bh6 Re6 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Nc3 b5 25. Nd5 Rb8) 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.5] } 21. Nxf6+ { [%eval 5.5] } 21... gxf6 { [%eval 5.46] } 22. Nf4 { [%eval 5.49] } 22... Ne5 { [%eval 6.38] } 23. Nd5 { [%eval 5.75] } 23... Nxc4 { [%eval 7.1] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval 6.57] } 24... Kf8?? { (6.57 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (24... Re6 25. Nxf6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27. Bg5 Ne5 28. Qg7 h6 29. Bh4 Rb8 30. Ng4+) 25. Nxf6?? { (Mate in 3 → 6.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.4] } (25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 27. Qxh7#) 25... Re6 { [%eval 6.29] } 26. Nxh7+ { [%eval 4.97] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 5.84] } 27. Ng5 { [%eval 5.78] } 27... Rf6 { [%eval 5.85] } 28. Qh4 { [%eval 5.72] } 28... Qa4?! { (5.72 → 8.66) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 8.66] } (28... Rg6 29. Nh3+ Kd7 30. Nf4 Rag8 31. Nxg6 Rxg6 32. Bf4 Nxb2 33. Rab1 Nd3 34. Rbd1) 29. Nh7 { [%eval 8.91] } 29... Qc2+ { [%eval 8.95] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval 7.65] } 30... Rh8 { [%eval 9.16] } 31. Qxf6+ { [%eval 9.07] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 8.12] } 32. Qxf7+ { [%eval 7.84] } 32... Kc6 { [%eval 8.55] } 33. Qd5+ { [%eval 8.19] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval 7.97] } 34. Nf6+ { [%eval 7.84] } 34... Kc8? { (7.84 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (34... Kc7 35. Ng4 Ne5 36. Qd1 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 Nd4 39. Rxd4 cxd4 40. Bh6) 35. Qc6+? { (Mate in 5 → 7.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa8+ was best. } { [%eval 7.26] } (35. Qa8+ Kc7 36. Nd5+ Kd7 37. Qb7+ Kd8 38. Qe7+ Kc8 39. Qc7#) 35... Kd8? { (7.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Kb8 36. h4 Ka7 37. Qd5 Ne5 38. Qd1 Qc4 39. Kg2 Qe6 40. Bg5 c4 41. Qe2) 36. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0