[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OFzVgO51"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Daniel-Johnson"] [Black "kunal176"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OFzVgO51"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "13:20:04"] [WhiteElo "1009"] [BlackElo "993"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+51"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... f6?! { (0.10 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } { A04 Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense } (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6) 2. d3?! { (1.05 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (2. e4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 dxe4 6. Bxe4 f5) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. g3?! { (0.43 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (3. e4 Nc6 4. Be2 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+) 3... Bc5?! { (-0.13 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (3... d5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Qd7 6. Qxc4 Qc6 7. Bg2 Be6 8. Qxc6+) 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Nh6? { (0.35 → 1.62) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (4... d6 5. O-O Ne7 6. e3 O-O 7. c4 Nbc6 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. a3) 5. O-O?! { (1.62 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (5. Bxh6 gxh6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Kh8) 5... c6? { (0.72 → 1.94) Mistake. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (5... Nf7 6. d4 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 c5 10. d5) 6. e3? { (1.94 → 0.54) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (6. d4 exd4 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. c4 f5 10. Nc3 Qf6 11. e3 d6) 6... d5 { [%eval 1.01] } 7. d4 { [%eval 1.09] } 7... exd4? { (1.09 → 2.31) Mistake. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (7... Bb6 8. dxe5 fxe5 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Na4 Bg4 13. f3) 8. exd4 { [%eval 2.21] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 2.6] } 9. Re1+ { [%eval 2.64] } 9... Kf8 { [%eval 2.7] } 10. Bf4?! { (2.70 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Nc3 Kg7 12. Nh4 Ba5 13. Re3 Re8 14. Qf3 Rxe3 15. Qxe3 Bd7) 10... g5 { [%eval 1.66] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 1.59] } 11... g4?? { (1.59 → 5.88) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.88] } (11... Nf7 12. a4 a5 13. c4 Kg7 14. h4 h6 15. Na3 Re8 16. Rxe8 Qxe8 17. Qb3) 12. Bb4+?? { (5.88 → 1.26) Blunder. Bxh6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (12. Bxh6+ Kf7 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Rxe8 Qxe8 15. Bf1 Na6 16. Be3 Bd7 17. a4 Kg8) 12... Kg8? { (1.26 → 3.16) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (12... Kg7 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Rxe8 Qxe8 15. Ba3 Qf7 16. Nc3 Na6 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Na4) 13. Nh4?! { (3.16 → 2.20) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (13. Be7 Qe8 14. Nh4 Qf7 15. Bd6 Qh5 16. c4 Kg7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Re7+ Nf7) 13... Na6? { (2.20 → 3.73) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (13... Kg7 14. c4 Re8 15. Rxe8 Qxe8 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Nxd5) 14. Be7 { [%eval 3.79] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 3.77] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.81] } 15... Nb4?! { (3.81 → 5.72) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.72] } (15... Bd8 16. Bxh8 Kxh8 17. c4 Nc7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qe2 Qg7 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Qe5) 16. Bxh8 { [%eval 4.62] } 16... Qf7 { [%eval 5.82] } 17. c3?! { (5.82 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (17. Be5 Bf5 18. Na3 Qh5 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. c3 Na6 21. c4 Re8 22. cxd5 Bxd4) 17... Na6?! { (4.43 → 5.69) Inaccuracy. Kxh8 was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (17... Kxh8 18. cxb4 Bd7 19. Nc3 Rf8 20. Re2 Qg7 21. Qd2 Bxd4 22. b5 Bb6 23. Rd1) 18. Be5 { [%eval 5.75] } 18... c5?! { (5.75 → 7.98) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.98] } (18... Bd7 19. c4 Rf8 20. Qd2 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Bf4 dxc4 23. a3 Nc7 24. Nc3) 19. Bf4 { [%eval 6.75] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval 7.51] } 20. cxd4 { [%eval 6.65] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval 7.83] } 21. a3 { [%eval 7.3] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval 7.34] } 22. Bxh6 { [%eval 7.31] } 22... Bxd4 { [%eval 7.17] } 23. Qxg4+?? { (7.17 → -1.63) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (23. Bf4 Be6 24. Nc3 Kh8 25. Qe2 Bd7 26. Nxd5 Bg7 27. Rad1 Rf8 28. Be3 Be6) 23... Kh8?? { (-1.63 → 7.70) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 7.7] } (23... Bxg4 24. Bf4 Bxb2 25. Ra2 Bf6 26. h3 Bd7 27. Nf3 Re8 28. Rc1 Bf5 29. h4) 24. Qf5?? { (7.70 → 0.42) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (24. Qf4 Be6 25. Nc3 Qxf4 26. Bxf4 Bg4 27. h3 Bh5 28. Bf3 Bxf3 29. Nxf3 Bg7) 24... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.38] } 25. Nxf5?? { (0.38 → -1.60) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (25. Nc3 Bg4 26. Bf4 Re8 27. h3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Be6 29. Nf3 Bf6 30. Ng5 Bxg5) 25... Qxf5 { [%eval -1.65] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval -1.61] } 26... Re8?? { (-1.61 → 0.22) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (26... Bxb2 27. Ra2 Bf6 28. Rd2 Rd8 29. Re1 Qg6 30. Bf4 Re8 31. Rf1 d4 32. Rb2) 27. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 27... Re2?? { (0.29 → 4.85) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (27... Qh5 28. Bf4 Ne5 29. Rad1 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Qxf3 32. Be3 Rxe3 33. fxe3) 28. Nxe2 { [%eval 4.8] } 28... Bc5 { [%eval 5.87] } 29. Rae1 { [%eval 5.57] } 29... d4 { [%eval 6.67] } 30. Nxd4 { [%eval 6.73] } 30... Bxd4?? { (6.73 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (30... Qg6 31. Nf5 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Qxf5 33. Bh6 Qh5 34. Bf4 a5 35. Rd1 Ne5 36. Bxe5+) 31. Re8+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Qf8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0