[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MXBaMsf8"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "gupta22"] [Black "a_samy_mansour"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "MXBaMsf8"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "14:08:09"] [WhiteElo "1612"] [BlackElo "1557"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [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. h3?! { (1.06 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd2 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nb5 Bxd2+) 3... d6?! { (0.27 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Bc5 4. c3 Nc6 5. b4 Bb6 6. b5 Na5 7. d4 d6 8. dxe5) 4. Be2?! { (0.97 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nxd4 7. Bxd4 Qg5 8. Nc3 c6) 4... Be7?! { (0.35 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (4... Qg6 5. g3 Nc6 6. d3 Bd7 7. c4 O-O-O 8. Nc3 Be7 9. b4) 5. O-O?! { (1.38 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (5. Nc3 Bd8 6. d4 h6 7. Qd3 c6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. Kb1 Ba5) 5... Qg6 { [%eval 0.57] } 6. Kh1 { [%eval 0.74] } 6... h5 { [%eval 1.24] } 7. Nh4?? { (1.24 → -3.30) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (7. Nc3 Bg4 8. d4 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Nc6 12. d5 Nd4) 7... Bxh4 { [%eval -3.25] } 8. f4 { [%eval -3.27] } 8... Bg3 { [%eval -2.88] } 9. f5 { [%eval -3.04] } 9... Qf6 { [%eval -2.98] } 10. Rf3 { [%eval -3.21] } 10... Bf4 { [%eval -2.76] } 11. g3?! { (-2.76 → -4.03) Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (11. Rxf4 exf4 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. d4 g5 14. fxg6 fxg6 15. Qd3 Na6 16. e5 dxe5) 11... Bh6 { [%eval -4.04] } 12. h4 { [%eval -4.61] } 12... g5?! { (-4.61 → -3.21) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval -3.21] } (12... Qe7 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Rf1 Nc6 15. Bxh5 Nd4 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. Bg4 c6 18. Bh3) 13. fxg6?! { (-3.21 → -4.70) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.7] } (13. Nc3 g4 14. Rf1 Nd7 15. b4 Qd8 16. Bc4 Ngf6 17. a4 a5 18. d3 Bxc1) 13... Qxg6 { [%eval -4.5] } 14. Kh2 { [%eval -5.06] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval -4.98] } 15. Rf2 { [%eval -5.23] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval -4.63] } 16. Bxg4 { [%eval -4.63] } 16... hxg4 { [%eval -4.42] } 17. Qf1 { [%eval -4.67] } 17... Rh7 { [%eval -4.26] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval -4.29] } 18... c6 { [%eval -3.73] } 19. d3?! { (-3.73 → -4.73) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.73] } (19. Kg2 Ne7 20. b3 d5 21. exd5 O-O-O 22. Ba3 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Qb5 Qc6) 19... Bxc1 { [%eval -4.77] } 20. Rxc1 { [%eval -4.73] } 20... O-O-O { [%eval -3.79] } 21. Qe2?! { (-3.79 → -4.91) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.91] } (21. Kg2 Ne7 22. Qe2 d5 23. Rcf1 d4 24. Nd1 Qe6 25. b4 Rdh8 26. a4 Ng6) 21... Rf8?! { (-4.91 → -3.68) Inaccuracy. Rxh4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (21... Rxh4+ 22. gxh4 g3+ 23. Kh1 gxf2 24. Qxf2 Nh6 25. Rg1 Qf6 26. Qxf6 Nxf6 27. Rg5) 22. Rcf1?! { (-3.68 → -4.71) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (22. Kg1 Ngf6 23. Rcf1 Nh5 24. Qe3 Qh6 25. Qxh6 Rxh6 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Nxg3) 22... Ne7 { [%eval -3.77] } 23. Nd1?! { (-3.77 → -4.72) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -4.72] } (23. Qe3 Kb8 24. Kg2 d5 25. d4 Qe6 26. Qd3 Rh5 27. b4 f6 28. Re2 Rfh8) 23... f5 { [%eval -4.36] } 24. exf5 { [%eval -4.34] } 24... Nxf5 { [%eval -4.38] } 25. Qe4 { [%eval -4.99] } 25... Rhf7 { [%eval -4.45] } 26. Ne3 { [%eval -4.63] } 26... Nc5 { [%eval -4.19] } 27. Qxg4 { [%eval -4.37] } 27... Qxg4 { [%eval -4.46] } 28. Nxg4 { [%eval -4.25] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval -3.4] } 29. Ne3?? { (-3.40 → -7.39) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -7.39] } (29. Re1 Neg7 30. Ne3 Kd7 31. Nxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Nxf5 33. Kh3 Nd4 34. c3 Ne6) 29... Nxe3 { [%eval -7.8] } 30. Rxf7 { [%eval -7.58] } 30... Nxf1+ { [%eval -7.67] } 31. Rxf1 { [%eval -7.56] } 31... Rxf1 { [%eval -7.32] } { White resigns. } 0-1