[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LZ5MeqM7"] [Date "2026.02.09"] [Round "-"] [White "arnika_montana"] [Black "mkilby"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LZ5MeqM7"] [UTCDate "2026.02.09"] [UTCTime "05:35:04"] [WhiteElo "558"] [BlackElo "675"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Pirc Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } { B00 Pirc Defense } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -0.02] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.05] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval 0.32] } 7. h3?! { (0.32 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (7. Bc1 c5 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. g3 Nc6 10. Bg2 Bg4 11. f3 Be6) 7... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.27] } 8. fxe3 { [%eval -0.21] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval -0.21] } 9... Nb4?? { (-0.21 → 3.78) Blunder. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (9... Nb8) 10. Nxb4 { [%eval 3.69] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 3.91] } 11. d4 { [%eval 3.8] } 11... exd4 { [%eval 4.55] } 12. Bb5+ { [%eval 4.54] } 12... c6 { [%eval 4.44] } 13. Bxc6+? { (4.44 → 2.15) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6+ Bd7 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Qxd4 Be6 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Qxg7 Rf8) 13... bxc6 { [%eval 2.14] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.26] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 2.58] } 15. Nfxd4 { [%eval 2.71] } 15... Bc4 { [%eval 2.87] } 16. b3 { [%eval 2.24] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 2.44] } 17. Qg4?? { (2.44 → -0.69) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (17. c4 Bb7 18. Nb4 Qa5 19. Qd2 Bxe4 20. O-O Be7 21. Rad1 Qg5 22. Nbc6 Bf6) 17... Be7?? { (-0.69 → 5.96) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (17... Bb7) 18. Qxg7 { [%eval 5.6] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 5.11] } 19. Qxh6?! { (5.11 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (19. O-O-O Bg5 20. Kb1 Be2 21. Rd2 Ba6 22. e5 Bb7 23. Nf5 Qxc6 24. Nxd6+ Kd7) 19... Rb8?! { (3.96 → 5.68) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (19... Rg8 20. O-O-O Rg6 21. Qh5 Bf6 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Nb4 Qc5 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Nxa6) 20. e5?! { (5.68 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (20. O-O-O Rb6 21. Nxe7 Bb7 22. Nef5 Rg8 23. Kb1 Rxg2 24. Qh8+ Kd7 25. Qf6 Qc3) 20... dxe5?! { (3.61 → 4.54) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.54] } (20... Rb6 21. Nxe7 Qc3+ 22. Kf2 dxe5 23. Qg5 exd4 24. Nd5 Qxc2+ 25. Kg1 f6 26. Qh5+) 21. Nxb8?! { (4.54 → 3.05) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (21. Nf5 e4 22. O-O-O Ba3+ 23. Kb1 Bd3 24. cxd3 Rb6 25. Qf4 Qxc6 26. Qe5+ Kd7) 21... Qxb8?? { (3.05 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval #13] } (21... Qc3+ 22. Kf2 Bb7 23. Ne2 Qxc2 24. Qg7 Bh4+ 25. Kf1 Qf5+ 26. Kg1 Qf2+ 27. Kh2) 22. Qxa6?? { (Mate in 13 → 5.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.87] } (22. Qc6+ Kd8 23. Ne6+ fxe6 24. O-O-O+ Bd6 25. Rxd6+ Qxd6 26. Qxd6+ Kc8 27. Qxf8+ Kc7) 22... exd4 { [%eval 6.86] } 23. exd4? { (6.86 → 3.73) Mistake. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (23. Qc6+ Kd8 24. O-O-O Bd6 25. Rxd4 Ke7 26. Rhd1 Rd8 27. Kb1 Ke6 28. Qe4+ Kf6) 23... Qd6?! { (3.73 → 5.87) Inaccuracy. Bh4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.87] } (23... Bh4+ 24. Kd1 Qf4 25. Qb5+ Kd8 26. Qd5+ Kc8 27. Qc4+ Kb8 28. Rf1 Qh2) 24. Qb5+ { [%eval 5.49] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 5.85] } 25. Qxd7+ { [%eval 5.89] } 25... Kxd7 { [%eval 6.12] } 26. a4 { [%eval 5.69] } 26... Bb4+ { [%eval 5.93] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval 5.7] } 27... Bc3 { [%eval 5.88] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 5.13] } 28... Bxd4?! { (5.13 → 7.02) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 7.02] } (28... Rc8 29. Rd1 Ba5 30. c4 Rc6 31. g4 Re6 32. h4 Re4 33. g5 Kc8) 29. g4 { [%eval 5.49] } 29... Bc3 { [%eval 5.85] } 30. Rd1+ { [%eval 5.56] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 5.86] } 31. Rh2 { [%eval 5.77] } 31... Rc8 { [%eval 5.89] } 32. Rhd2 { [%eval 5.52] } 32... Bxd2 { [%eval 5.44] } 33. Rxd2 { [%eval 5.48] } 33... Kb6 { [%eval 5.6] } 34. g5 { [%eval 5.32] } 34... Rc3 { [%eval 5.89] } 35. Rd6+ { [%eval 5.06] } 35... Kc5 { [%eval 4.88] } 36. Rd7 { [%eval 4.85] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 5.26] } 37. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.98] } 37... Rxc2?! { (4.98 → 6.60) Inaccuracy. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval 6.6] } (37... Rxh3 38. g6 Rg3 39. g7 a5 40. c3 Rg4 41. Kf2 Kd6 42. Ke2 Rg2+ 43. Kf3) 38. g6 { [%eval 6.34] } 38... Rh2 { [%eval 7.79] } 39. Rf6+ { [%eval 7.52] } 39... Kd7 { [%eval 8.32] } 40. g7 { [%eval 7.64] } 40... Rxh3? { (7.64 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (40... Ke7 41. Rf8 Rxh3 42. g8=Q Rh7 43. Qxh7+ Kxf8 44. Qxa7 Kg8 45. Ke2 Kf8 46. Qb8+) 41. g8=Q { [%eval #6] } 41... Rh1+ { [%eval #6] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval #6] } 42... Rb1 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qe6+ { [%eval #3] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 44. Qd6+ { [%eval #2] } 44... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 45. Qc6+ { [%eval #1] } 45... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 46. Rf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0