[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NXMOWP0M"] [Date "2026.06.05"] [Round "-"] [White "kbenjamin123e"] [Black "challichaa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NXMOWP0M"] [UTCDate "2026.06.05"] [UTCTime "23:05:12"] [WhiteElo "1104"] [BlackElo "980"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. g3?! { (0.18 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4) 3... Qf6? { (-0.42 → 0.95) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (3... d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Bg2) 4. Bg2 { [%eval 1.23] } 4... Nh6 { [%eval 1.53] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 1.64] } 5... b5? { (1.64 → 3.47) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (5... Nc6 6. O-O Nf5 7. e3 a6 8. b3 h5 9. h3 Rb8 10. Bb2 b5 11. Rc1) 6. Nxb5 { [%eval 3.29] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 3.77] } 7. Ng5?! { (3.77 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (7. O-O Bb7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nh4 Qxg5 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Bxa6 Rb6) 7... Ng4?! { (2.90 → 4.54) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.54] } (7... Rb8 8. d3 Nf5 9. O-O h5 10. a3 h4 11. e4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. e5) 8. f3? { (4.54 → 2.39) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (8. Ne4 Qg6 9. Ned6+ Bxd6 10. Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Bxa8 Kxd6 12. h3 Nf6 13. d3 Ke7) 8... Ne5 { [%eval 3.06] } 9. f4 { [%eval 3.03] } 9... Nxc4?! { (3.03 → 4.49) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (9... Nc6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Ne4 Qd8 12. Nbd6+ Bxd6 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14. Nxc8+ Rxc8 15. b3) 10. Bxa8 { [%eval 4.68] } 10... Nxb2 { [%eval 4.99] } 11. Bxb2 { [%eval 5.05] } 11... Qxb2 { [%eval 4.99] } 12. Nxa7? { (4.99 → 2.84) Mistake. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (12. Qb1 Qxb1+ 13. Rxb1 f6 14. Nxa7 fxg5 15. Nxc8 c4 16. Nb6 gxf4 17. Nxc4 fxg3) 12... Qb8 { [%eval 2.83] } 13. Nxc8 { [%eval 2.96] } 13... Qxa8 { [%eval 2.98] } 14. Rf1?! { (2.98 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (14. O-O Qxc8 15. Qa4 Be7 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. Rab1 Nb8 18. d4 h6 19. Nf3 Na6) 14... Qxc8 { [%eval 2.28] } 15. Qa4 { [%eval 2.3] } 15... Nb4?! { (2.30 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (15... Be7 16. Kf2 O-O 17. Nf3 c4 18. Kg2 d5 19. d3 Nc5 20. Qa7 Bf6 21. Rab1) 16. Qb5?? { (3.04 → 0.48) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (16. Rc1 Na6 17. Rf3 Be7 18. Ra3 Nb8 19. Nf3 h5 20. Rb1 O-O 21. Rab3 Nc6) 16... Nc2+ { [%eval 0.54] } 17. Kf2 { [%eval 0.77] } 17... c4? { (0.77 → 2.51) Mistake. Nxa1 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (17... Nxa1 18. Rxa1 h6 19. Nf3 Bd6 20. a4 Qb8 21. Qd3 Qc7 22. a5 c4 23. Qc3) 18. Rac1?! { (2.51 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (18. Rab1 Bc5+ 19. Kg2 Na3 20. Qb8 Ke7 21. Qxc8 Rxc8 22. Rb7 Ra8 23. Rc1 h6) 18... Bc5+?! { (1.71 → 2.83) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (18... Na3 19. Qa4 Bc5+ 20. d4 cxd3+ 21. Kf3 d2 22. Rc3 Qb7+ 23. e4 Bb4 24. Rb3) 19. e3 { [%eval 2.66] } 19... Na3 { [%eval 2.55] } 20. Qb2?! { (2.55 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (20. Qa5 f6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Qb6 Qa8 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. Qxd6 c3 25. dxc3 Nc4) 20... Ba7?? { (1.54 → 6.04) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 6.04] } (20... O-O 21. Ne4 Be7 22. f5 f6 23. Qb6 Qa8 24. Qd4 Rd8 25. Nc3 Bb4 26. Rfd1) 21. Qxa3 { [%eval 5.88] } 21... f6 { [%eval 6.2] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval 6.05] } 22... d5?! { (6.05 → 9.02) Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 9.02] } (22... Bb8 23. Qa4 O-O 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 d5 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Ra4 Kg7 28. Rc1) 23. Nc3? { (9.02 → 4.86) Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (23. Nd6+ Kd7 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Qa4+ Rc6 26. Qxa7+ Rc7 27. Qa4+ Ke7 28. Qa5 Rd7) 23... Bc5 { [%eval 4.64] } 24. Qa4+ { [%eval 4.78] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval 4.75] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 4.4] } 25... e5 { [%eval 5.29] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval 4.71] } 26... d4?! { (4.71 → 6.39) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.39] } (26... Rd8 27. fxe5 h5 28. Qb5 h4 29. Ke1 hxg3 30. hxg3 Be7 31. Nxd5 Qg4 32. Qxc4) 27. exd4 { [%eval 5.02] } 27... Bxd4+ { [%eval 5.05] } 28. Ke1 { [%eval 4.78] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 4.9] } 29. Qc2 { [%eval 4.23] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 4.37] } 30. Ne2 { [%eval 4.27] } 30... c3 { [%eval 4.37] } 31. Nxd4?! { (4.37 → 3.47) Inaccuracy. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (31. Qb3+ Kf8 32. Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Qb8 34. Qa3+ Re7 35. f5 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qb6+) 31... exf4+? { (3.47 → 5.59) Mistake. exd4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (31... exd4+ 32. Kf2 Qc5 33. Qd3 Ra8 34. Kg2 Rxa2 35. Rf2 g6 36. Qf3 Kg7 37. g4) 32. Ne2 { [%eval 5.5] } 32... Qd8 { [%eval 6.84] } 33. Qxc3 { [%eval 6.69] } 33... Qe7 { [%eval 6.98] } 34. Qc7 { [%eval 6.8] } 34... Qxc7 { [%eval 7.83] } 35. Rxc7+ { [%eval 7.85] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 8.1] } 36. Rxf4 { [%eval 8.5] } 36... g5 { [%eval 9.2] } 37. Rd4 { [%eval 8.69] } 37... Kg8? { (8.69 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (37... h5 38. Rdd7 Re4 39. Rd8+ Re8 40. Rxe8+ Kxe8 41. Ng1 Kd8 42. Rh7 f5 43. Ke2) 38. Kd1 { [%eval 9.43] } { White wins on time. } 1-0