[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OnV5LlOb"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "PaulLaba"] [Black "MikeSantinous"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OnV5LlOb"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "01:10:12"] [WhiteElo "1417"] [BlackElo "1430"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Bb4+?! { (0.08 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (2... d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2) 3. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.57] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.6] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.37] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.01] } 5... Nc6?! { (0.01 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (5... Bc3 6. Rb1 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O Nxc5 10. a3) 6. a3?! { (0.86 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (6. Bb2 f5 7. a3 Be7 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 Ne4 11. b4 Qe8) 6... Bd6? { (-0.13 → 1.03) Mistake. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (6... Bc3 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. O-O a5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5) 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.57] } 7... Nf6?! { (0.57 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (7... e5 8. c4 exd4 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qe7 13. b4) 8. Bb2 { [%eval 1.14] } 8... O-O { [%eval 1.19] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.1] } 9... e5?? { (1.10 → 4.59) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (9... b5 10. c4 dxc4 11. bxc4 Na5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. Nxc4 bxc4 15. Bxc4) 10. Nxe5?? { (4.59 → 1.31) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Re8 13. f4 c5 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qe1 Be6) 10... Ng4?? { (1.31 → 4.32) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (10... Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. h3 Ngxe5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qxe5) 11. Nxg4 { [%eval 4.46] } 11... Bxg4 { [%eval 5.26] } 12. Qxg4 { [%eval 5.31] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 5.43] } 13. e4 { [%eval 4.5] } 13... c6?! { (4.50 → 5.82) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.82] } (13... dxe4 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qf3 b5 16. g3 Ng6 17. Qg2 Bf4 18. gxf4 Nh4 19. Qh3) 14. exd5 { [%eval 4.76] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 5.23] } 15. f4 { [%eval 5.24] } 15... Qe8 { [%eval 5.57] } 16. Rae1 { [%eval 5.48] } 16... f6?! { (5.48 → 7.30) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 7.3] } (16... f5 17. Qd1 Qg6 18. Bc1 Rae8 19. g3 Nc6 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bd2) 17. Rf3?! { (7.30 → 4.82) Inaccuracy. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (17. Qe6+ Qf7 18. Qxd6 Rae8 19. Qd7 b6 20. f5 Qh5 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Qe2 Qxe2) 17... Qd8 { [%eval 5.36] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval 5.14] } 18... Rf7 { [%eval 5.13] } 19. Rh3 { [%eval 4.91] } 19... h6 { [%eval 5.53] } 20. Rxh6 { [%eval 5.52] } 20... Qc7?! { (5.52 → 8.15) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 8.15] } (20... f5 21. Qg3 Rc8 22. Nf3 Bb8 23. Rh3 Rc6 24. Kf1 Rg6) 21. Bh7+?! { (8.15 → 5.63) Inaccuracy. Rh8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.63] } (21. Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ng8 25. Bh7 Be5 26. Qxg8+ Ke7) 21... Kf8 { [%eval 5.5] } 22. Bg6? { (5.50 → 3.32) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (22. Rh4 Re8 23. Bd3 Qc6 24. Qe2 Ng8 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Rh3 Rc7) 22... Nxg6 { [%eval 2.91] } 23. Qxg6?? { (2.91 → 0.79) Blunder. Rxg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (23. Rxg6 Bxf4 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Nf3 Re7 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 27. Qh5 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Be3+) 23... Bxf4?? { (0.79 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxh6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (23... gxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Rg7 26. Qf5 Bxf4 27. Nf3 Rd8 28. a4 Rh7 29. Qg6+) 24. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0