[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KssrWzRb"] [Date "2026.05.14"] [Round "-"] [White "MikhailTal2010GG"] [Black "stb65"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "KssrWzRb"] [UTCDate "2026.05.14"] [UTCTime "17:37:51"] [WhiteElo "1272"] [BlackElo "1197"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } { C40 King's Knight Opening } 2... Bd6 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.59] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.98] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.92] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.92] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.9] } 5... c6?! { (0.90 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (5... Nc6 6. d4 O-O 7. Re1 Re8 8. Nbd2 a5 9. a3 Bf8 10. Nxe5) 6. d4 { [%eval 1.92] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 2.46] } 7. a3?! { (2.46 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (7. Nh4 Nxe4 8. Nf5 Qf6 9. Nxd6+ Qxd6 10. Bd3 f5 11. f3 Ng5 12. Bxf5 Qf6) 7... b5?! { (1.43 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (7... Bc7 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Qxe5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Re1 d6 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. e5) 8. Ba2 { [%eval 2.36] } 8... a5 { [%eval 2.71] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 2.36] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 2.76] } 10. Be3?? { (2.76 → 0.91) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. g3 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. e5 g5 15. Be3 O-O) 10... d6 { [%eval 0.84] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.76] } 11... Bg4?! { (0.76 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (11... Ng4 12. Nf1 Nxe3 13. Nxe3 O-O 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Bc4 Na6 17. Nf5) 12. h3 { [%eval 1.39] } 12... Bh5 { [%eval 1.8] } 13. Qb3?! { (1.80 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (13. c4 bxc4 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Rxc4 Nfd7 17. Rc3 Rd8 18. Qb3 c5) 13... O-O { [%eval 1.49] } 14. Qc2?! { (1.49 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (14. a4 Qd7 15. Nh4 bxa4 16. Qc2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Qd8 18. Qxa4 d5 19. e5 Ne4) 14... Nh7?! { (0.61 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (14... Bg6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 Bh7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nbd7 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Bd2) 15. d5 { [%eval 1.07] } 15... c5 { [%eval 1.12] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.57] } 16... Bg6 { [%eval 0.61] } 17. Nb3? { (0.61 → -0.75) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (17. a4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nd7 19. Nh4 Qxh4 20. Qxd7 Ra7 21. f3 Nf6 22. Qc6 Nh5) 17... a4 { [%eval -0.71] } 18. Nxc5? { (-0.71 → -2.21) Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (18. Nbd2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qe2 c4 23. Bb1 Bxb1) 18... dxc5 { [%eval -2.19] } 19. d6?! { (-2.19 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (19. c4 b4 20. axb4 Nd7 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Rd5 Qc6) 19... Bxd6 { [%eval -3.02] } 20. Rxd6 { [%eval -3.56] } 20... Qxd6 { [%eval -3.53] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -3.63] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval -3.53] } 22. b4 { [%eval -3.91] } 22... c4 { [%eval -3.73] } 23. Bc5 { [%eval -3.93] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval -3.64] } 24. Bxf8 { [%eval -3.48] } 24... Nxf8 { [%eval -3.56] } 25. h4?! { (-3.56 → -4.67) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (25. Rd5 f6 26. Nh4 Na6 27. Qd2 Nc7 28. Rd6 Nce6 29. Qd5 Rb8 30. Bb1 Kh7) 25... Qc6?! { (-4.67 → -3.51) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (25... Bh5 26. Qe2 Nbd7 27. Qe3 Rd8 28. Rd6 Qe7 29. Rd5 Rb8 30. Qa7 Qe8 31. Nh2) 26. Nxe5 { [%eval -3.82] } 26... Qxe4 { [%eval -3.98] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval -3.83] } 27... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.64] } 28. Bb1?! { (-3.64 → -4.65) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (28. Rd4 Bb7 29. Rf4 Ra6 30. Nxf7 Re6 31. Nd8 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Be4 33. Bxc4+ bxc4) 28... Bxb1 { [%eval -4.62] } 29. Rxb1 { [%eval -4.66] } 29... Na6 { [%eval -3.97] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -3.94] } 30... f6 { [%eval -3.43] } 31. Nd7?! { (-3.43 → -4.46) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -4.46] } (31. Nc6 Re8 32. h5 Nc7 33. g3 Re6 34. Na7 Kf7 35. f4 Re3 36. Rd6 Rxc3) 31... Ne6 { [%eval -4.4] } 32. Nc5?! { (-4.40 → -5.66) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval -5.66] } (32. Nb6 Rb8 33. Rd6 Nac7 34. f4 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Nxd8 36. Kf2 f5 37. h5 Kf7) 32... Nexc5 { [%eval -5.7] } 33. bxc5 { [%eval -5.68] } 33... Nxc5 { [%eval -6.38] } 34. Rd5 { [%eval -5.8] } 34... Rc8 { [%eval -5.54] } 35. g4 { [%eval -5.65] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval -5.67] } 36. g5 { [%eval -6.33] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -6.23] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval -6.39] } 37... hxg5 { [%eval -6.25] } 38. hxg5 { [%eval -6.31] } 38... fxg5 { [%eval -6.37] } 39. Re1+ { [%eval -6.41] } 39... Kf6 { [%eval -6.44] } 40. Rb1 { [%eval -6.54] } 40... Rb8 { [%eval -6.49] } 41. Kg2 { White offers draw } { [%eval -6.77] } 41... Ne4 { [%eval -6.69] } 42. Rc1 { [%eval -6.82] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval -6.45] } 43. f3 { [%eval -6.52] } 43... Nf6 { [%eval -6.62] } 44. Kg3 { [%eval -6.84] } 44... Nh5+ { [%eval -6.69] } 45. Kh3?? { (-6.69 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (45. Kf2 Rd8 46. Rh1 Nf4 47. Rb1 Rd2+ 48. Ke1 Rd5 49. Kf2 Re5 50. Rd1 Re2+) 45... g6?? { (Mate in 12 → -6.98) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf4+ was best. } { [%eval -6.98] } (45... Nf4+ 46. Kh2 Rh8+ 47. Kg3 Ne2+ 48. Kf2 Nxc1 49. Ke3 Rd8 50. f4 Rd3+ 51. Kf2) 46. Rd1 { [%eval -7.23] } 46... Ke5 { [%eval -6.23] } 47. Re1+ { [%eval -6.78] } 47... Kf4 { [%eval -6.58] } 48. Re6?? { (-6.58 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } { Black resigns. } (48. Kg2 Rd8 49. Re2 g4 50. Re4+ Kf5 51. Rxg4 Rd3 52. Kf2 Rxc3 53. Rd4 Rd3) 1-0