[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/N7sT2uDf"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "metheromicheal"] [Black "sanjeevsaral"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "N7sT2uDf"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "08:34:49"] [WhiteElo "1106"] [BlackElo "1110"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.57] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.5] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.93] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.47] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.52] } 5... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.97] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.82] } 6... Bg4?! { (0.82 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (6... g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Rae1) 7. f3?! { (1.45 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (7. Be3 Bxe2 8. Nxe2 g6 9. Bxa7 b6 10. Bxb8 Bg7 11. Qc2 Rxb8 12. Nc3 Nf6) 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.54] } 8. Nh3? { (0.54 → -0.80) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (8. Qb3 b6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bd2 g6 11. O-O-O Bg7 12. Re1 O-O 13. h4 Re8) 8... Bxh3 { [%eval -1.03] } 9. gxh3 { [%eval -0.9] } 9... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.91] } 10. Kf1?! { (-0.91 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (10. Kd2 g6 11. Qe1 Qf6 12. Kd1 Bg7 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Qxf6 Bxf6 15. Nc3 Bxc3) 10... Qxh3+ { [%eval -1.52] } 11. Kf2 { [%eval -1.59] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval -1.15] } 12. Qe1 { [%eval -1.64] } 12... Na6?? { (-1.64 → 5.96) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (12... Be7 13. Qf1 Qh4+ 14. Kg2 Nh5 15. f4 g5 16. Bxh5 Qxh5 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3) 13. Bf1+ { [%eval 6.02] } 13... Ne4+ { [%eval 7.06] } 14. Qxe4+ { [%eval 7.08] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 7.15] } 15. Bxh3 { [%eval 6.94] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 6.72] } 16. Qg4 { [%eval 6.75] } 16... h5 { [%eval 8.12] } 17. Qf5 { [%eval 6.35] } 17... g6 { [%eval 6.68] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 6.63] } 18... Bh4+ { [%eval 6.96] } 19. Kg2 { [%eval 6.91] } 19... f5 { [%eval 7.07] } 20. Re1+ { [%eval 6.47] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval 7.45] } 21. Rf1 { [%eval 7.61] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 7.78] } 22. f4 { [%eval 6.97] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval 7.26] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval 7.19] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval 7.83] } 24. Nf3 { [%eval 7.88] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval 7.87] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 7.22] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval 8.24] } 26. Be3 { [%eval 8.37] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval 8.34] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval 8.26] } 27... c6 { [%eval 8.53] } 28. dxc6 { [%eval 8.34] } 28... bxc6 { [%eval 8.33] } 29. c5 { [%eval 8.46] } 29... d5 { [%eval 8.29] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 7.65] } 30... Bxe5 { [%eval 7.69] } 31. fxe5 { [%eval 7.72] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 8.02] } 32. Bf4 { [%eval 8.55] } 32... Kc8 { [%eval 9.67] } 33. Qa4 { [%eval 9.6] } 33... Re6 { [%eval 9.76] } 34. Qa6+ { [%eval 9.71] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval 10.41] } 35. Qb7 { [%eval 9.91] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval 12.96] } 36. b4 { [%eval 8.74] } 36... Nc3? { (8.74 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (36... Re7 37. Rxd5+ cxd5 38. Qxd5+ Rd7 39. Qg8+ Kc7 40. e6+ Kb7 41. Qxc8+ Kxc8 42. exd7+) 37. Rc1? { (Mate in 6 → 9.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.05] } (37. Bg5+ Ke8 38. Qxc8+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Re7 40. Qxe7+ Kg8 41. Bh6 Nxd1 42. Qg7#) 37... Nxa2? { (9.05 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (37... Rc7 38. Bg5+ Kd7 39. Qb8 Rc8 40. Qxa7+ Rc7 41. Qb8 Rc8 42. Qxc8+ Kxc8 43. Rxc3) 38. Qxa7? { (Mate in 6 → 9.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.21] } (38. Bg5+ Ke8 39. Qxc8+ Kf7 40. Qd7+ Kg8 41. Bh6 Re7 42. Qxe7 Nxc1 43. Qg7#) 38... Nxb4? { (9.21 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (38... Ke8 39. Bg5 Kf8 40. Qxa2 Rce8 41. b5 Rxe5 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43. Kg1 cxb5) 39. Qa5+? { (Mate in 8 → 8.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.95] } (39. Bg5+ Ke8 40. Qg7 Ra8 41. Qg8+ Kd7 42. Qxa8 Kc7 43. Qd8+ Kb7 44. Rb1 Ka7) 39... Kd7 { [%eval 10.13] } 40. Qxb4 { [%eval 10.01] } 40... Rc7 { [%eval 9.57] } 41. Bxf5 { [%eval 8.9] } 41... Rb7? { (8.90 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (41... gxf5 42. Kh1 d4 43. Rb1 d3 44. Qc3 Ke8 45. Qxd3 Rc8 46. Qxf5 Re7 47. Qxc8+) 42. Qxb7+ { [%eval #3] } 42... Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 43. Bxe6 { [%eval #2] } { White wins on time. } 1-0