[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MWuaN1Rp"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "thomassw66"] [Black "john_is_dead"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MWuaN1Rp"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "00:31:06"] [WhiteElo "1469"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+42"] [BlackRatingDiff "-256"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... f6? { (0.18 → 1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 1.31] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 1.32] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.9] } 4... Na5?! { (0.90 → 2.03) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (4... Bc5 5. a4 d6 6. h3 a6 7. O-O Ba7 8. d3 h5 9. b4) 5. b3?? { (2.03 → 0.04) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (5. Nxe5 Nxc4 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qxh8 Kf7 9. h4 Bg7) 5... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. bxc4 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.29] } 7. Bb2?! { (0.29 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (7. O-O Nh6 8. d4 Nf7 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. d5 Bb4) 7... a5?! { (-0.26 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (7... Bb4 8. d4 d6 9. O-O Ne7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. Qd3) 8. O-O { [%eval 0.43] } 8... b6? { (0.43 → 2.06) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (8... d6 9. Na4 Ne7 10. Nh4 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Nc3 b4 13. Nb5 Ba6) 9. d4?! { (2.06 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (9. Nxe5 Ne7 10. Ng4 Ng6 11. Ne3 Be7 12. d3 O-O 13. Ne2 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5) 9... exd4 { [%eval 1.53] } 10. Qxd4?! { (1.53 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (10. Nxd4 Nh6 11. Nf5 Nf7 12. Re1 Ne5 13. Na4 d6 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bd4 Rb8) 10... c5?? { (0.84 → 3.23) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.23] } (10... Bc5 11. Qd3 d6 12. Na4 Nh6 13. Bd4 Nf7 14. Rab1 O-O 15. h3 Re8) 11. Qd2?! { (3.23 → 2.43) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (11. Qd5 Rb8 12. Nb5 Be7 13. e5 Bb7 14. Qd3 Nh6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6) 11... d6 { [%eval 2.44] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval 2.24] } 12... Bd7?! { (2.24 → 3.00) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (12... Qd7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. e5 O-O-O 15. Qf4 h5 16. h3 Bc6 17. Rxd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6+) 13. a4?! { (3.00 → 2.29) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (13. Qd5 Bxb5 14. cxb5 Ne7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qh4 Ng8 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. Rad1 Nh6) 13... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.46] } 14. axb5 { [%eval 2.13] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 2.33] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.99] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 2.47] } 16. g3 { [%eval 1.91] } 16... g5?? { (1.91 → 5.08) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (16... Ng6 17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Ra3 Be7 19. Ne1 Qb7 20. Qf5 O-O 21. Ng2 Re8 22. Qe6+) 17. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.9] } 17... Rg8 { [%eval 4.6] } 18. Nxg5 { [%eval 4.77] } 18... Bh6 { [%eval 4.97] } 19. h4 { [%eval 4.49] } 19... Nc8?! { (4.49 → 6.72) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 6.72] } (19... O-O-O 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qe2 Qf5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe7 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Rf8 25. Qe3) 20. e5 { [%eval 6.39] } 20... Bxg5 { [%eval 6.6] } 21. Bxg5 { [%eval 6.11] } 21... d5 { [%eval 6.25] } 22. e6 { [%eval 6.31] } 22... Qxe6?! { (6.31 → 9.88) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 9.88] } (22... Qb7 23. cxd5 Nd6 24. Qf4 Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Qe7 26. Qh5+ Kd8 27. Re1 a4 28. c4) 23. Re1 { [%eval 9.92] } 23... Qxe1+? { (9.92 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (23... Qe7 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qxd5 Rg6 26. Qxa8+ Kf7 27. Qa7 Kf8 28. Qxe7+ Kg8 29. Qe8+) 24. Rxe1+ { [%eval #4] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 25. Qxd5+ { [%eval #3] } 25... Nd6 { [%eval #1] } 26. Be7 { [%eval #4] } 26... Rae8 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qxd6+ { [%eval #5] } 27... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 28. Re6 { [%eval #5] } 28... Kb7 { [%eval #3] } 29. Qxb6+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 30. Bxc5 { [%eval #5] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 31. Rxe8 { [%eval #6] } 31... Rxe8 { [%eval #6] } 32. Qd6+ { [%eval #5] } 32... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 33. Bb6 { [%eval #4] } 33... Re1+ { [%eval #4] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval #3] } 34... Rc1 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0