[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/N3P1QegY"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Nf9828"] [Black "Richard_Ekdar"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "N3P1QegY"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "13:02:47"] [WhiteElo "1054"] [BlackElo "1054"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-59"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 5. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.59] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.58] } 6. exd5 { [%eval -0.5] } 6... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.48] } 7. d4? { (-0.48 → -1.67) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (7. Be3 Bf5 8. Be2 O-O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 Qe6 11. c3 e4) 7... e4?! { (-1.67 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (7... Bg4 8. Be2 O-O-O 9. a3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e4 11. Bh5 g6 12. Be2) 8. Ne5 { [%eval -1.46] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.49] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval -1.43] } 9... Qxe5 { [%eval -1.33] } 10. Be2?! { (-1.33 → -2.12) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (10. c3 Be6 11. Be3 a6 12. Qa4+ c6 13. Bd4 Qd5 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O) 10... Bc5 { [%eval -2.14] } 11. O-O { [%eval -2.06] } 11... O-O { [%eval -2.0] } 12. b3?? { (-2.00 → -5.60) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -5.6] } (12. Qd2 Re8 13. a4 Bd6 14. g3 Qc5 15. Qc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Be5 17. Ra3 Bh3) 12... Qxa1 { [%eval -5.68] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -6.15] } 13... Qxa2?? { (-6.15 → -2.98) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Be6 16. Rd4 f5 17. a4 c5 18. Rd6 Kf7 19. Bc4) 14. Bxc5 { [%eval -3.28] } 14... Re8 { [%eval -3.06] } 15. Bb5?! { (-3.06 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Qg5 Bg6 17. h4 h6 18. Qe3 Qa5 19. h5 Bh7 20. b4 Qa4) 15... c6 { [%eval -3.84] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval -4.25] } 16... Be6 { [%eval -4.39] } 17. Re1 { [%eval -5.0] } 17... Bxc4 { [%eval -4.88] } 18. bxc4 { [%eval -4.95] } 18... Qxc4 { [%eval -5.0] } 19. Bd4?! { (-5.00 → -7.14) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -7.14] } (19. Be3 Red8 20. Qg4 Qe6 21. Qg3 Qg6 22. Qc7 Qd6 23. Qa5 h5 24. h3 Rd7) 19... Rad8 { [%eval -6.98] } 20. c3 { [%eval -7.02] } 20... Rd5?! { (-7.02 → -5.03) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -5.03] } (20... c5 21. h3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Qb3 b6 24. Qg3 Qe5 25. Qe3 h5 26. g3) 21. f3?! { (-5.03 → -6.80) Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best. } { [%eval -6.8] } (21. Qa1 c5 22. Be3 h5 23. h3 Rd7 24. Qxa7 Qxc3 25. Rf1 Red8 26. Bg5 f6) 21... c5 { [%eval -7.24] } 22. fxe4 { [%eval -7.06] } 22... Rdd8 { [%eval -7.07] } 23. e5 { [%eval -7.14] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval -7.25] } 24. cxd4 { [%eval -7.11] } 24... Rxd4 { [%eval -7.18] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval -6.97] } 25... b5 { [%eval -6.71] } 26. e6 { [%eval -7.08] } 26... Rf4 { [%eval -6.66] } 27. Qe2?? { (-6.66 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf7+ was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (27. exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qd1 Rf8 31. h3 Qf7 32. Qe2 a5) 27... Qxe2 { [%eval #-11] } 28. Rxe2 { [%eval #-11] } 28... Rxe6 { [%eval -64.33] } 29. g3?! { (-64.33 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (29. Rxe6) 29... Rfe4? { (Mate in 7 → -7.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe2 was best. } { [%eval -7.32] } (29... Rxe2 30. gxf4 b4 31. Kf1 Rxh2 32. f5 b3 33. f6 b2 34. Kg1 Rc2 35. fxg7) 30. Rf2 { [%eval -8.99] } 30... a5 { [%eval -7.41] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval -7.29] } 31... h6 { [%eval -7.61] } 32. h3 { [%eval -8.81] } 32... a4 { [%eval -7.88] } 33. g4 { [%eval -8.59] } 33... b4 { [%eval -8.04] } 34. Rd8+ { [%eval -9.52] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval -8.86] } 35. g5 { [%eval -10.97] } 35... Rg6 { [%eval -9.37] } 36. h4 { [%eval -12.26] } 36... Rxh4 { [%eval -11.97] } 37. Rd5?! { (-11.97 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (37. Kf2 Rxg5 38. Ke3 b3 39. Rd1 a3 40. Kd2 Rd5+ 41. Kc3 Rh3+ 42. Kb4 b2) 37... Rxg5+ { [%eval #-8] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval #-6] } 38... b3 { [%eval #-8] } { White resigns. } 0-1