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[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Lrw8tkM6"] [Date "2026.05.25"] [Round "-"] [White "anticompetitive"] [Black "DaveA05121977"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Lrw8tkM6"] [UTCDate "2026.05.25"] [UTCTime "11:48:47"] [WhiteElo "1296"] [BlackElo "1342"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. b3?! { (0.42 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bd6 7. dxe5 Bxe5 8. Be3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6) 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.39] } 6. a4? { (-0.39 → -1.63) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (6. Be2 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Bf5) 6... d6?! { (-1.63 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (6... Ng4 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Rxa3 Qe7 10. Ra2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Nf6 12. Bc4) 7. Ba3?! { (-0.56 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (7. Be2 Qe7 8. O-O Be6 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Bxd5) 7... Bxa3 { [%eval -1.2] } 8. Rxa3 { [%eval -1.23] } 8... Be6 { [%eval -1.07] } 9. b4?! { (-1.07 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (9. Be2 Qe7 10. Ra1 O-O-O 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Nd2 h5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5) 9... O-O { [%eval -1.53] } 10. b5 { [%eval -1.59] } 10... axb5 { [%eval -1.47] } 11. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.37] } 11... Na7 { [%eval -1.12] } 12. d4?! { (-1.12 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (12. Nc3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Be2 Nb5 16. Ra1 Nc3 17. Qd2 Nxe2) 12... exd4 { [%eval -1.64] } 13. Nfxd4 { [%eval -1.8] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -1.94] } 14. Bc4?! { (-1.94 → -2.70) Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (14. Nxa7 Rxa7 15. Be2 Rxa4 16. Rxa4 Bxa4 17. Qa1) 14... Nxb5?! { (-2.70 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (14... d5 15. Be2 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 c6 18. Bd3 dxe4 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Qa1) 15. Nxb5?! { (-2.00 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (15. Bxb5 c6 16. Bd3 d5 17. O-O dxe4 18. Be2 b5 19. Qa1 Qe7 20. Rd1 b4) 15... Bxb5?! { (-2.88 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (15... d5 16. Be2 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Qe7 18. Re3 dxe4 19. O-O c6 20. Bc4 Rxa4 21. Bb3) 16. Bxb5 { [%eval -1.77] } 16... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.56] } 17. O-O { [%eval -1.58] } 17... c6 { [%eval -1.71] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval -1.65] } 18... d5?! { (-1.65 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (18... Nc5 19. a5 Rxa5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rh3+ Kg8 22. Qh5 f6 23. Qf5 Kf7 24. Re1) 19. Qf3?! { (-0.95 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rb3 Rxa4 21. Rxb7 Rd4 22. Qa1 h6 23. Re7 c5 24. Qa7 Rc4) 19... Nd2 { [%eval -1.21] } 20. Qf5?? { (-1.21 → -4.19) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (20. Qh3 g6 21. Rd1 Qe7 22. Raa1 Ne4 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qc3 Qe5) 20... Nxf1?? { (-4.19 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... g6 21. Qf4 Nxf1 22. Bxf1 Qb8 23. Qh6 Qe5 24. c4 Rfe8 25. Re3 Qg7 26. Qxg7+) 21. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0