[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NiGwZPZD"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Tariq_daVinci"] [Black "ajd281923"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NiGwZPZD"] [UTCDate "2026.03.22"] [UTCTime "22:03:07"] [WhiteElo "1858"] [BlackElo "1783"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } { C40 Elephant Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3... Nf6?! { (0.69 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (3... dxe4 4. Bc4 Nh6 5. d4 Nd7 6. O-O Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1) 4. exd5 { [%eval 1.27] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.21] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.75] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.96] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.96] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 1.19] } 7. Nc3?! { (1.19 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (7. h3 Bh5 8. d4 O-O-O 9. c3 Kb8 10. Be3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nd5) 7... Qh5?! { (0.52 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (7... Qf5 8. d3 O-O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Bg4 Nxg4 12. hxg4) 8. h3 { [%eval 0.97] } 8... O-O-O { [%eval 0.94] } 9. O-O?! { (0.94 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9. d4 Bd6 10. O-O Rhe8 11. Nb5 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bh2+ 13. Nxh2 Bxe2 14. Nxa7+ Kb8) 9... Bd6?! { (0.00 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (9... Bxh3 10. gxh3 Qxh3 11. Ng5 Qh4 12. d3 Bd6 13. f4 Qg3+ 14. Kh1 h6 15. Nge4) 10. hxg4?? { (0.84 → -2.86) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (10. d4 Rhe8 11. Nb5 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bh2+ 13. Nxh2 Bxe2 14. Nxa7+ Kb8 15. Qb4 Kxa7) 10... Nxg4 { [%eval -2.88] } 11. g3? { (-2.88 → -4.65) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (11. Re1 Bh2+ 12. Kf1 Be5 13. Kg1 Bd4 14. Nh4 Bxf2+ 15. Kf1 f5 16. Bxg4 fxg4) 11... Nd4?? { (-4.65 → 2.76) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (11... Qh3 12. d4 Bxg3 13. fxg3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxg3+ 15. Kh1 Rxd4 16. Bb5 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2) 12. Kg2 { [%eval 2.43] } 12... Nxf3 { [%eval 2.82] } 13. Kxf3?? { (2.82 → -9.32) Blunder. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval -9.32] } (13. Rh1 Qg6 14. Bxf3 h5 15. Ne4 Be5 16. d3 Kb8 17. Ng5 f6 18. Nh3 Nxf2) 13... f5?? { (-9.32 → 1.93) Blunder. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (13... Rhe8 14. Ne4 Rxe4 15. Bb5 Ne3+ 16. Kxe4 Nxd1 17. d4 Qxb5 18. c4 Qxc4 19. Kf3) 14. Rh1 { [%eval 1.59] } 14... Ne3+?? { (1.59 → 6.00) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 6.0] } (14... Qg6 15. d4 Be5 16. Kg2 Rxd4 17. Qf1 h5 18. Bxg4 Rxg4 19. Qd3 h4 20. Ne2) 15. Kxe3?? { (6.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (15. Rxh5 Nxd1 16. Bxd1 g6 17. Rh1 g5 18. Kg2 g4 19. d4 h5 20. Kf1 h4) 15... Rhe8+ { [%eval #-8] } 16. Kd3 { [%eval #-8] } 16... Be5+ { [%eval #-7] } 17. Kc4 { [%eval #-7] } 17... Qf7+ { [%eval #-6] } 18. Kb5 { [%eval #-5] } 18... a6+?? { (Mate in 5 → -1.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (18... Rd4 19. Rh6 Bd6 20. Ka5 b6+ 21. Ka6 c6 22. b4 Qb7#) 19. Ka4 { [%eval -1.09] } 19... Rd4+?! { (-1.09 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. b5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (19... b5+ 20. Ka3 a5 21. b3 Bxc3 22. dxc3 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Qd5 24. Rg1 Qc5+ 25. Kb2) 20. b4 { [%eval -0.49] } 20... Bd6?? { (-0.49 → 2.15) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (20... c5 21. Rh4 f4 22. a3 Rc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Qg4+ Re6) 21. Rh4 { [%eval 1.98] } 21... Qd7+? { (1.98 → 3.93) Mistake. Ree4 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (21... Ree4 22. Rxe4 fxe4 23. a3 c5 24. Rb1 c4 25. b5 Kd8 26. Qf1 h5 27. Rb4) 22. Kb3 { [%eval 4.0] } 22... f4 { [%eval 4.22] } 23. Nd5?! { (4.22 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (23. a3 Kb8 24. Rxf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 a5 26. b5 Rxf4 27. Rb1 g5 28. Ka2 Qe6+) 23... Kb8 { [%eval 2.82] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval 2.73] } 24... Rde4?! { (2.73 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (24... Rxd5 25. c4 g5 26. Rh1 f3 27. Bf1 Rde5 28. Qc2 a5 29. a3 Re2 30. Bxe2) 25. Bf3 { [%eval 3.16] } 25... g5?! { (3.16 → 4.46) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (25... Qb5 26. c3 Qd3 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Qf1 Qxd5+ 29. c4 Qe6 30. Rxf4 Bxf4 31. gxf4) 26. Bxe4 { [%eval 4.5] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval 4.42] } 27. d3 { [%eval 4.72] } 27... Rxb4+ { [%eval 4.76] } 28. Nxb4 { [%eval 4.42] } 28... gxh4 { [%eval 4.59] } 29. a3 { [%eval 4.62] } 29... a5?! { (4.62 → 6.13) Inaccuracy. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (29... Qf7+ 30. c4 fxg3 31. fxg3 hxg3 32. Qe2 Qg6 33. Re1 Bc5 34. Qe5 Qd6 35. Qh8+) 30. gxh4 { [%eval 6.05] } 30... axb4 { [%eval 6.09] } 31. axb4 { [%eval 6.24] } 31... Qf7+ { [%eval 6.38] } 32. c4 { [%eval 6.31] } 32... b5?? { (6.31 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (32... f3 33. Qe1 Qe7 34. Qc3 Qf8 35. Qd4 Qf5 36. Qa7+ Kc8 37. Qe3 c6 38. Qd4) 33. Qf3 { [%eval #8] } 33... bxc4+ { [%eval #8] } 34. dxc4 { [%eval #7] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval #4] } 35. Qa8+? { (Mate in 4 → 9.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 9.34] } (35. Qc6 Kd8 36. Bf6+ Qxf6 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Qe8#) 35... Kd7 { [%eval 8.64] } 36. b5 { [%eval 8.47] } 36... Qf5? { (8.47 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (36... Qe6 37. Qc6+ Ke7 38. Bc3 Be5 39. Re1 Qxc6 40. bxc6 Kd6 41. Rxe5 Kxc6 42. Ba5) 37. Qc6+ { [%eval #8] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval #8] } 38. Re1+ { [%eval #10] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0