[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OwgQMjuJ"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "VincentCrawford"] [Black "r45neils"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "OwgQMjuJ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "13:55:00"] [WhiteElo "1564"] [BlackElo "1495"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-38"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Potter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] } { C45 Scotch Game: Potter Variation } 5... Qe7?! { (0.21 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (5... Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a5 10. a4) 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.66] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.9] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.8] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.77] } 8. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.44] } 8... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.45] } 9. Be3?? { (0.45 → -3.39) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. O-O Be6 12. Ng5 O-O-O 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Re1 Qd7) 9... d4 { [%eval -3.29] } 10. Na4 { [%eval -3.29] } 10... Qb4+?? { (-3.29 → 0.29) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa4 12. O-O Bd7 13. b3 Qa3 14. b4 Nxb4 15. Qf3 Nxd3 16. cxd3) 11. Nc3?? { (0.29 → -4.74) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -4.74] } (11. c3 dxc3) 11... dxe3 { [%eval -4.79] } 12. a3 { [%eval -5.97] } 12... Qxb2 { [%eval -6.04] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -6.04] } 13... exf2+ { [%eval -5.95] } 14. Kxf2 { [%eval -5.92] } 14... Ng4+ { [%eval -5.9] } 15. Kg3?! { (-5.90 → -8.30) Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -8.3] } (15. Ke1 Qf6 16. Qc1 Qf2+ 17. Kd2 Be6 18. Rf1 Qe3+ 19. Ke1 O-O-O 20. Qxe3 Nxe3) 15... h5 { [%eval -6.72] } 16. Bc4?? { (-6.72 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (16. h4 Qe5+ 17. Kf3 Be6 18. Rb1 O-O-O 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Nf4 Nd4+ 21. Kg3 g5) 16... h4+ { [%eval #-4] } 17. Kf3 { [%eval #-4] } 17... Nce5+ { [%eval #-3] } 18. Kf4 { [%eval #-3] } 18... Nxc4? { (Mate in 3 → -8.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.92] } { White resigns. } (18... g5+ 19. Kxg5 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Qf6#) 0-1