[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LnLzsUvg"] [Date "2025.09.01"] [White "bryancurrie"] [Black "Hardinaka"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LnLzsUvg"] [UTCDate "2025.09.01"] [UTCTime "02:40:31"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "2343"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+162"] [BlackRatingDiff "-63"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D44"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.39] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.25] } { D44 Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.6] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.49] } 8. exf6?? { (0.49 → -2.07) Blunder. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. exf6 Qxf6) 8... hxg5 { [%eval -2.02] } 9. fxg7 { [%eval -2.11] } 9... Bxg7 { [%eval -1.85] } 10. Ne4?! { (-1.85 → -3.08) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.08] } (10. a4 a6 11. h4 g4 12. Ne5 f5 13. h5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nd7) 10... Qa5+ { [%eval -2.41] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -2.59] } 11... Qxd2+ { [%eval -2.79] } 12. Nexd2 { [%eval -3.36] } 12... Na6 { [%eval -2.76] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -3.11] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -2.69] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval -3.02] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval -2.97] } 15. Be2 { [%eval -3.38] } 15... c5 { [%eval -3.54] } 16. Nxc5 { [%eval -4.0] } 16... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.0] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval -3.79] } 17... Be4?! { (-3.79 → -2.83) Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (17... Rac8 18. Nxg5 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 Rxh2 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxf2 22. Rxg7 Rxf3 23. Rg5) 18. Nxg5 { [%eval -2.99] } 18... Bh6?! { (-2.99 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (18... Bxg2) 19. f4 { [%eval -1.47] } 19... Bg6?? { (-1.47 → 0.36) Blunder. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (19... Bxg2 20. Rhg1 Bd5 21. Rge1 Bxg5 22. fxg5 Rag8 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Bxc4+ Kd8 25. Bxb5) 20. g3?? { (0.36 → -1.39) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (20. c6 Rad8) 20... Rhc8? { (-1.39 → 0.19) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (20... Rac8 21. Bf3 Rxc5 22. Ne4 Rcc8 23. Rhe1 c3 24. b4 Rc4 25. a3 Bg7 26. Nc5) 21. Bf3 { [%eval 0.16] } 21... Rab8 { [%eval 0.26] } 22. c6 { [%eval 0.3] } 22... f6?? { (0.30 → 6.03) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 6.03] } (22... Rc7) 23. Rd7+ { [%eval 6.16] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval 6.21] } 24. Nxe6 { [%eval 5.71] } 24... Bf5?? { (5.71 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (24... Rb6 25. Nc7+ Kf8 26. Re1 Bf5 27. Ne6+ Kg8 28. c7 Bf8 29. Bd5 Kh8 30. Rd8) 25. Re1? { (Mate in 2 → 8.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.27] } { Black resigns. } (25. Bh5+ Bg6 26. Bxg6#) 1-0