[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Lx281mM9"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "tlotfi"] [Black "manu_mathew"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Lx281mM9"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "14:15:14"] [WhiteElo "1016"] [BlackElo "983"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.03] } { D00 Queen's Pawn Game } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.02] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.45] } 5. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.38] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.85] } 8. Ng5?! { (0.85 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (8. e4 b6 9. Be3 Na5 10. Bd3 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Qc2 g6) 8... h6 { [%eval 0.27] } 9. Nge4 { [%eval 0.22] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.27] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.24] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.59] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.62] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.87] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.68] } 12... Bb7?? { (0.68 → 3.51) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (12... Bd6 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bc3 Ne7 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Rae1 Ng6 17. Nh5 Qe8) 13. b4?? { (3.51 → 0.73) Blunder. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (13. Bxe6+ Kh8 14. Bxf5 Na5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Bd3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qd5 18. e4 Qxd4) 13... a5?? { (0.73 → 3.07) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (13... Qd7 14. Bb2 Nd8 15. Qe2 a5 16. b5 a4 17. Bd3 Nf7 18. Rac1 Nd6 19. Nh5) 14. Bxe6+ { [%eval 3.16] } 14... Kh7 { [%eval 3.09] } 15. Bxf5+ { [%eval 3.06] } 15... Kg8?! { (3.06 → 4.23) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (15... g6 16. Bxg6+ Kxg6 17. Qg4+ Kf7 18. Qh5+ Ke6 19. b5 Na7 20. e4 Qxd4 21. Bxh6) 16. Qb3+ { [%eval 4.03] } 16... Rf7 { [%eval 4.55] } 17. Bg6 { [%eval 4.53] } 17... Qf8 { [%eval 4.75] } 18. bxa5?! { (4.75 → 3.33) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (18. b5 Nd8 19. a4 Kh8 20. Bxf7 Nxf7 21. e4 Nd6 22. Qc2 c5 23. d5 Nxe4) 18... bxa5? { (3.33 → 6.22) Mistake. Nxa5 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (18... Nxa5 19. Qxf7+ Qxf7 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rd1 Bc6 22. Rd3 h5 23. f3 Bd5 24. Rc3) 19. Qxb7 { [%eval 5.9] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval 7.71] } 20. axb4 { [%eval 7.54] } 20... axb4 { [%eval 9.69] } 21. Rxa8 { [%eval 9.82] } 21... Bd8? { (9.82 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (21... Qxa8 22. Qxa8+ Rf8 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. f4 Rf6 25. Bb1 Bf8 26. Bb2 Bd6 27. Rd1) 22. Qd5 { [%eval 14.93] } 22... Qe7?! { (14.93 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... Kh8 23. Rxd8 Rf6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Be4 c5 26. Qxc5 Re8 27. f3 Rd8 28. Re1) 23. Rxd8+ { [%eval #6] } 23... Qxd8 { [%eval 12.48] } 24. Qxd8+ { [%eval #5] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval #5] } 25. Qd5+ { [%eval #5] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 26. Qc5 { [%eval #9] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval #4] } 27. Qxb4?! { (Mate in 4 → 13.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 13.86] } (27. Nh5 c6 28. Qe7 Rf7 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxg7#) 27... Rf6?! { (13.86 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (27... Rc8 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Be4 c5 30. f3 Rc7 31. Bb2 h5 32. Re1 Rd7 33. Qxc5) 28. Qb8+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval #4] } 29. Qxc7 { [%eval #3] } 29... h5 { [%eval #3] } 30. Nxh5 { [%eval #2] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0