[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JfBMPgKH"] [Date "2026.05.06"] [Round "-"] [White "zachmcarthur"] [Black "DomenicoCarascone"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "JfBMPgKH"] [UTCDate "2026.05.06"] [UTCTime "23:29:12"] [WhiteElo "1197"] [BlackElo "1287"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B11"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.27] } { B11 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 5... e5? { (0.40 → 1.78) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (5... d4 6. Nb1 e5 7. O-O c5 8. Be2 a6 9. a4 Nf6 10. Bc4) 6. O-O? { (1.78 → 0.28) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (6. exd5 Bd6 7. d4 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 exd4 10. Qxd4 c5) 6... dxe4? { (0.28 → 1.65) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (6... d4 7. Nb1 c5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Nbd7 10. d3 a6 11. Bxd7+) 7. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.84] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 2.31] } 8. a3 { [%eval 1.97] } 8... Ba5?! { (1.97 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (8... Be7 9. Re1 g6 10. Nc3 f6 11. g3 Qd6 12. d4 Qxd4 13. Qe2) 9. b4?! { (2.74 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (9. d4 Bc7 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Re1 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Nd7 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7 Re8) 9... Bc7 { [%eval 1.75] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 1.23] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 1.22] } 11. d4 { [%eval 1.35] } 11... a5? { (1.35 → 2.84) Mistake. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (11... Ngf6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. d5 Rd8 14. Qe2 O-O 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rad1 Nb6 17. c4) 12. dxe5 { [%eval 2.42] } 12... a4? { (2.42 → 4.53) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (12... Nxe5 13. Qe2 Ne7 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. Nc5 axb4 16. Rfe1 bxa3 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nd7) 13. Nc5? { (4.53 → 2.31) Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qg5 15. Qd4 Ngf6 16. Rae1+ Kf8 17. c4 h5 18. h4 Qf5) 13... Nxc5 { [%eval 2.44] } 14. Qxd8+ { [%eval 2.16] } 14... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.17] } 15. bxc5 { [%eval 2.03] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 2.22] } 16. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.95] } 16... O-O { [%eval 1.62] } 17. Re4 { [%eval 1.35] } 17... Rd2 { [%eval 1.53] } 18. Rxa4?! { (1.53 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (18. Rb4 Ng6 19. Rxb7 Bxe5 20. Bxc6 Rfd8 21. g3 Rxc2 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxa4 Rxc5) 18... b6?? { (0.81 → 2.97) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (18... Ng6 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bd4 Be5 21. Be3 Rxc2 22. Rb1 Bf4 23. Bd4 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1) 19. Ra7 { [%eval 3.21] } 19... Rxc2?! { (3.21 → 4.83) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (19... Bd8 20. Be4 Nd5 21. Kf1 bxc5 22. Ke1 f5 23. e6 Be7 24. Kxd2 fxe4 25. Ke1) 20. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.79] } 20... Rxb2 { [%eval 4.77] } 21. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.79] } 21... bxc5 { [%eval 5.03] } 22. a4 { [%eval 4.38] } 22... c4 { [%eval 4.72] } 23. Be4 { [%eval 4.33] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 4.05] } 24. h3 { [%eval 3.88] } 24... c3 { [%eval 3.94] } 25. Bxc6?? { (3.94 → -1.66) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (25. Kh2 Kf8 26. Rc7 Rd4 27. f3 Re2 28. Rg1 c2 29. Rc1 g6 30. e6 f5) 25... c2 { [%eval -1.58] } 26. Be4 { [%eval -1.23] } 26... Rb1+?? { (-1.23 → 5.67) Blunder. Rd1+ was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (26... Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Kf8 28. Rc7 Rxa1 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 31. Bxc2 Ra2 32. Bxh7) 27. Rxb1 { [%eval 5.27] } 27... Rd1+?! { (5.27 → 7.21) Inaccuracy. cxb1=R+ was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (27... cxb1=R+ 28. Bxb1 Kf8 29. Rb7 Rd4 30. Kh2 Rxa4 31. Rb8+ Ke7 32. Kg3 Rc4 33. f4) 28. Rxd1?? { (7.21 → 0.00) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28. Kh2 Kf8 29. Bxc2 Rxb1 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bxb1 Ke6 32. a5 Kxe5 33. a6 g5) 28... cxd1=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. a5?? { (0.00 → -2.70) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (31. e6 fxe6 32. Rxe6 Qxa4 33. Bf3 Qb5 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Re4 Qb8+ 36. Kg1 Qa7) 31... Qd4?? { (-2.70 → 0.00) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31... Qa4 32. Re7 Kf8 33. Ra7 Qxe4 34. a6 Qxe5+ 35. Kh1 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Ra8) 32. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Qxf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. a6 { [%eval -0.1] } 33... Qa7 { [%eval -0.08] } 34. Be2 { [%eval -0.27] } 34... f6 { [%eval 0.12] } 35. Bb5 { [%eval -0.2] } 35... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rxe5?? { (0.00 → -5.01) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -5.01] } (36. Rd8 Kh6 37. Rd7 Qf2 38. a7 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qf2+ 40. Kh1 Qf3+ 41. Kh2) 36... Qc7 { [%eval -4.93] } 37. g3 { [%eval -5.46] } 37... Qxe5 { [%eval -5.2] } 38. a7 { [%eval -5.44] } 38... Qa1 { [%eval -5.49] } 39. Bf1 { [%eval -5.53] } 39... Qxa7 { [%eval -5.35] } 40. g4 { [%eval -6.19] } 40... Qf2+ { [%eval -5.69] } 41. Bg2 { [%eval -5.79] } 41... Qf4+ { [%eval -6.92] } 42. Kg1 { [%eval -6.4] } 42... h5 { [%eval -5.8] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval -7.08] } 43... hxg4 { [%eval -6.76] } 44. hxg4 { [%eval -6.57] } 44... Qxg4 { [%eval -6.7] } 45. Kg1 { [%eval -6.57] } 45... Qd1+ { [%eval -6.38] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval -6.8] } 46... Qh5+ { [%eval -6.58] } 47. Kg1 { [%eval -6.41] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval -6.66] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval -6.01] } 48... g5 { [%eval -6.83] } 49. Bf3 { [%eval -6.26] } 49... g4 { [%eval -6.24] } 50. Bxg4?? { (-6.24 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (50. Be4 g3+ 51. Ke3 g2 52. Bxg2 Qe5+ 53. Kd3 Qf5+ 54. Ke2 Qg4+ 55. Kd2 Qd4+) 50... Qxg4 { [%eval #-8] } 51. Kf1 { [%eval #-5] } 51... Ke5 { [%eval #-4] } 52. Ke1 { [%eval #-5] } 52... Qd4 { [%eval #-4] } 53. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval #-3] } 54. Kf1 { [%eval #-3] } 54... Kf3 { [%eval #-2] } 55. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] } 55... Qd1+?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (55... Qd6 56. Kf1 Qd1#) 56. Kxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2