[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NsYkBlRm"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "normancook"] [Black "paolappi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NsYkBlRm"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "19:17:09"] [WhiteElo "1341"] [BlackElo "1295"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-25"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] } { C22 Center Game: Normal Variation } 4. Qa4 { [%eval -0.38] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... Ba5?! { (-0.21 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (5... Bc5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 Ne5 10. Nxe5) 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... d5? { (0.28 → 1.77) Mistake. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (6... Bb6 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Nc4 Be6 9. Nd4 Bxd4 10. cxd4 Qh4 11. Nd2) 7. b4?? { (1.77 → 0.03) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (7. Bb5 Bb6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. exd5 Nb8 11. Na3 Na6 12. Bxa6 bxa6) 7... Bb6 { [%eval -0.12] } 8. b5 { [%eval -0.43] } 8... Bd7?? { (-0.43 → 3.39) Blunder. Nce7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (8... Nce7 9. e5 Ng6 10. Bd3 N8e7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 h6 13. a4 c5 14. c4) 9. bxc6 { [%eval 3.49] } 9... Bxc6 { [%eval 3.29] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval 3.27] } 10... Nf6?! { (3.27 → 4.55) Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (10... Bxb5 11. Qxb5+ c6 12. Qe2 Ne7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na3 Re8 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Nc4) 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 4.49] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 4.66] } 12. Qxc6+ { [%eval 4.34] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 4.93] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 4.26] } 13... O-O { [%eval 4.14] } 14. Bg5?! { (4.14 → 3.23) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.23] } (14. O-O Re8 15. Bg5 Qc8 16. Nbd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Rf5 19. Be3 Rf6) 14... Qe8+ { [%eval 3.7] } 15. Kd1 { [%eval 3.41] } 15... f6 { [%eval 3.79] } 16. Bc1? { (3.79 → 2.22) Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (16. Qe6+ Rf7 17. Qxe8+ Rxe8 18. Bd2 Bxf2 19. Rf1 Bc5 20. a4 Nb6 21. a5 Nc4) 16... Qc8? { (2.22 → 3.82) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.82] } (16... Qg6 17. Qxd7 Qxg2 18. Qe6+ Kh8 19. Re1 Qxf3+ 20. Kc2 Qh5 21. Qe2 Qxd5 22. Nd2) 17. Re1 { [%eval 3.98] } 17... Bxf2 { [%eval 3.88] } 18. Re7 { [%eval 3.72] } 18... Rd8?! { (3.72 → 5.63) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 5.63] } (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Qe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Rad8 22. Nd2 Rxd5 23. Kc2 Be3 24. Nf3) 19. Qe6+ { [%eval 5.66] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 5.73] } 20. Qf7 { [%eval 5.64] } 20... Nc5?? { (5.64 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... Rg8 21. Rxd7 Bc5 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Nbd2 Qa6 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25. Kd3 Rb8 26. Nd4) 21. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0