[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LnBB9Qcg"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "paulos77"] [Black "ASHOKS8281"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LnBB9Qcg"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "13:40:49"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1385"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.93] } 3... h6 { [%eval 1.23] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 4... c6 { [%eval 1.25] } 5. d4 { [%eval 1.34] } 5... d6 { [%eval 1.24] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 1.12] } 6... exd4?! { (1.12 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (6... Nd7 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Qe2 Qg6 9. g3 Ngf6 10. Nh4 Qh5 11. f3) 7. Qxd4?! { (1.90 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (7. Bxd4 Qe7 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qg5+) 7... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.87] } 8. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 8... f6?! { (0.65 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (8... Be6) 9. O-O-O { [%eval 1.54] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 1.67] } 10. Bxg8? { (1.67 → 0.10) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Na6 15. Bg3 Ne7) 10... Rxg8 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.28] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 12. gxf3 { [%eval 0.28] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.27] } 13. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.1] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 14. Na4 { [%eval -0.02] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.07] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.03] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.11] } 16... c5?! { (-0.11 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (16... Re8 17. f3) 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.65] } 17... Kb7 { [%eval 0.95] } 18. e5?! { (0.95 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (18. f5) 18... fxe5 { [%eval 0.11] } 19. fxe5 { [%eval 0.12] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.57] } 20. Ne4?? { (0.57 → -1.15) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.15] } (20. Bxc5) 20... Be7?! { (-1.15 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (20... Nf3 21. Re2 Kc7 22. c3 g5 23. b4 c4 24. a4 Be7 25. Ra2 Ra8 26. Rd5) 21. f4? { (-0.23 → -1.64) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (21. Bf4 Rgf8) 21... Nf3 { [%eval -1.7] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval -1.5] } 22... Nd4? { (-1.50 → 0.00) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22... Nh4 23. f5) 23. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.02] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 24. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 25. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.19] } 25... Kc7? { (0.19 → 1.71) Mistake. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (25... Rxd6 26. Nxd6+) 26. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.14] } 26... Rxd6 { [%eval 1.23] } 27. Rxd6 { [%eval 1.33] } 27... Be7? { (1.33 → 3.28) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (27... Rf8 28. Rxa6) 28. Rxa6 { [%eval 3.33] } 28... Rd8? { (3.33 → 5.67) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (28... Rb8 29. Ra7+ Kd8 30. a3 Rb6 31. Kd2 b4 32. Ra8+ Kc7) 29. Ra7+ { [%eval 5.67] } 29... Kc6 { [%eval 5.77] } 30. Rxe7 { [%eval 5.94] } 30... Rd4 { [%eval 5.8] } 31. Nc3 { [%eval 5.62] } 31... Rxf4 { [%eval 5.86] } 32. Rxg7 { [%eval 5.69] } 32... Rh4 { [%eval 5.64] } 33. Rg6+ { [%eval 5.63] } 33... Kc5 { [%eval 5.5] } 34. b3 { [%eval 5.36] } 34... Rxh3 { [%eval 4.98] } 35. Ne4+ { [%eval 4.61] } 35... Kb4?! { (4.61 → 6.51) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.51] } (35... Kd4 36. Nf2 Rh4 37. Rd6+ Ke5 38. Rd8 h5 39. Kd2 Rh2 40. Ke1 Rh4 41. a3) 36. Kb2 { [%eval 5.42] } 36... Rh1?? { (5.42 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (36... Ka5 37. Nf2 Rh4 38. a3 b4 39. a4 h5 40. Rg5+ Kb6 41. Nd3 Kc7 42. Rb5) 37. Rb6?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.48] } (37. a3+ Ka5 38. b4+ Ka4 39. Nc5#) 37... h5?? { (5.48 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (37... Ka5 38. Rb8 Rh5 39. a3 Ka6 40. b4 Rf5 41. Nc5+ Ka7 42. Rb7+ Ka8 43. Rh7) 38. a3+ { [%eval #4] } 38... Ka5 { [%eval #4] } 39. Rh6 { [%eval #4] } 39... h4 { [%eval #2] } 40. b4+ { [%eval #1] } 40... Ka4 { [%eval #1] } 41. Ra6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0