[Event "?"] [Site "Chess.com iPhone"] [Date "2025.09.13"] [Round "?"] [White "nkosana2"] [Black "meevrick"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NYUqa9sQ"] [WhiteElo "729"] [BlackElo "708"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } { A40 Queen's Pawn Game } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.31] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] } 4... Bg6 { [%eval 0.33] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.1] } 6. Nbc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval -0.1] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.14] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval -0.2] } 8... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.29] } 9. hxg3 { [%eval 0.24] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 10. Nf4 { [%eval -0.14] } 10... Qc7?? { (-0.14 → 1.90) Blunder. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (10... Bxd3 11. cxd3 Qe7 12. Nfe2 h5 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 O-O-O 15. Qg5 e5 16. O-O-O) 11. Bxg6 { [%eval 1.36] } 11... fxg6 { [%eval 1.31] } 12. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.32] } 12... O-O-O?? { (1.32 → 3.51) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (12... Rg8 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Nd3 Kb8 16. Kb1 h6 17. Rhe1 Ne4 18. Nxe4) 13. Nxh8 { [%eval 3.5] } 13... Rxh8 { [%eval 3.63] } 14. O-O-O { [%eval 3.78] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 4.22] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 3.39] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 3.48] } 16. Qe1 { [%eval 3.27] } 16... h6 { [%eval 3.76] } 17. f3 { [%eval 3.58] } 17... Ng5 { [%eval 4.11] } 18. b3 { [%eval 3.97] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 4.08] } 19. Nf4 { [%eval 4.01] } 19... Qa6 { [%eval 4.25] } 20. a4 { [%eval 4.14] } 20... b5 { [%eval 4.59] } 21. Ng6 { [%eval 4.0] } 21... Rf6 { [%eval 3.66] } 22. Ne7+ { [%eval 3.43] } 22... Kd8 { [%eval 4.29] } 23. f4?? { (4.29 → 0.22) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (23. Qa5+ Qxa5 24. Nxc6+ Kc7 25. Nxa5 Kb6 26. b4 bxa4 27. c4 Ka6 28. Kb1 Nf7) 23... Ne4 { [%eval 0.12] } 24. Nxc6+?? { (0.12 → -2.02) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (24. Qa5+ Qxa5 25. Nxc6+ Kc7 26. Nxa5 b4 27. c4 Kb6 28. cxd5 Kxa5 29. dxe6 Rxe6) 24... Qxc6 { [%eval -2.18] } 25. axb5?! { (-2.18 → -3.00) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (25. Qa5+ Qc7 26. Qxc7+ Kxc7 27. axb5 Nf2 28. Rh4 Nxd1 29. Kxd1 Rg6 30. Ke2 Nf6) 25... Qxb5 { [%eval -3.39] } 26. Kb2 { [%eval -3.13] } 26... Nb6 { [%eval -3.38] } 27. Ra1 { [%eval -3.15] } 27... a6?? { (-3.15 → -0.92) Blunder. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (27... Nc4+ 28. Kc1 Ncd2 29. Rxa7 e5 30. Ra8+ Kc7 31. fxe5 Ra6 32. Rxa6 Qxa6 33. Kb2) 28. c4?? { (-0.92 → -5.39) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (28. Qa5 Rg6) 28... dxc4 { [%eval -5.15] } 29. Ra5?! { (-5.15 → -8.67) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -8.67] } (29. Qa5 Qxb3+ 30. Kc1 Qxe3+ 31. Kc2 Qf2+ 32. Kc1 Ke8 33. Ra3 c3 34. Qxb6 Qd2+) 29... Qxb3+ { [%eval -9.08] } 30. Kc1 { [%eval -8.65] } 30... Nc3 { [%eval -8.37] } 31. Ra1? { (-8.37 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval #-18] } (31. Qf1 Qb1+ 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Ke2 Qc2+ 34. Kf3 Nd2+ 35. Ke2 Nxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qd1+) 31... Na2+?? { (Mate in 18 → -5.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nbd5 was best. } { [%eval -5.14] } (31... Nbd5 32. e4 Nb4 33. Kd2 Rg6 34. Rh3 Qb2+ 35. Ke3 Nc2+ 36. Kf3 Nxe1+ 37. Rxe1) 32. Kd2?? { (-5.14 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (32. Rxa2 Qxa2 33. Qb4 Nd7 34. Rh5 Rf5 35. Rxf5 exf5 36. d5 Qa1+ 37. Kc2 c3) 32... Qc3+?? { (Mate in 1 → -3.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3# was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (32... Qd3#) 33. Ke2 { [%eval -3.35] } 33... Nd5?? { (-3.35 → -0.20) Blunder. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (33... Qd3+ 34. Kf2 Nc3 35. Rxa6 Nbd5 36. g4 Nd1+ 37. Kg1 Qxe3+ 38. Qxe3 N1xe3 39. g3) 34. Rxa2 { [%eval -0.24] } 34... Qxe3+ { [%eval -0.18] } 35. Kd1?? { (-0.18 → -5.16) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -5.16] } (35. Kf1 Qxd4) 35... Nc3+ { [%eval -4.85] } 36. Kc2 { [%eval -4.97] } 36... Nxa2?? { (-4.97 → 6.07) Blunder. Qxe1 was best. } { [%eval 6.07] } (36... Qxe1 37. Rxe1 Nxa2 38. Ra1 Nb4+ 39. Kc3 Nd5+ 40. Kxc4 Nc7 41. Rb1 Rf5 42. g4) 37. Qxe3 { [%eval 5.95] } 37... Nb4+ { [%eval 5.81] } 38. Kb2 { [%eval 5.62] } 38... Nd5 { [%eval 5.53] } 39. Qc1 { [%eval 5.16] } 39... e5?! { (5.16 → 7.21) Inaccuracy. c3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (39... c3+ 40. Kc2 Ke8 41. Qa3 Kf7 42. Rb1 Rg6 43. Rb7+ Kg8 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Qf8) 40. Qxc4 { [%eval 6.97] } 40... Rb6+ { [%eval 7.27] } 41. Ka3 { [%eval 7.23] } 41... Nc7 { [%eval 7.71] } 42. Qg8+ { [%eval 7.45] } 42... Kd7 { [%eval 8.57] } 43. Qxg7+ { [%eval 8.18] } 43... Kc6? { (8.18 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (43... Ke8 44. Qxc7 Re6 45. dxe5 Rg6 46. Qc8+ Kf7) 44. Qxh6+?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1+ was best. } { [%eval 6.78] } (44. Rc1+ Kd6 45. Qxe5+ Kd7 46. Rxc7+ Kd8 47. Qe7#) 44... Kb7 { [%eval 6.21] } 45. Qh5 { [%eval 6.23] } { White wins. } 1-0