[Event "Thursday 5:00 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PzRjXxLt"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "-"] [White "markzhang1"] [Black "oscar_cui"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "PzRjXxLt"] [UTCDate "2026.02.12"] [UTCTime "04:50:08"] [WhiteElo "1279"] [BlackElo "1940"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.02] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.2] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. Bh6 { [%eval 0.11] } 9... Bh8 { [%eval 0.51] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval 0.32] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.36] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval -0.18] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.17] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.23] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.17] } 13. d4?! { (0.17 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (13. Qf4 Nd4) 13... b5 { [%eval -0.89] } 14. d5 { [%eval -0.99] } 14... bxc4?! { (-0.99 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (14... Na5 15. Bd3) 15. dxc6 { [%eval -0.27] } 15... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.29] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval -0.32] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.07] } 17. Qxd6 { [%eval -0.51] } 17... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.05] } 18. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Bb5?? { (0.00 → 3.39) Blunder. Rec8 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (18... Rec8 19. Ne5 Nxe4 20. Rxc6 Nxg5 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. f4 h6 23. Na4 Bxe5 24. fxe5) 19. Nxb5?? { (3.39 → -0.26) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (19. a4 Ng4 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd1 h6 22. h3 Ne5 23. Be3 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Ra1) 19... axb5 { [%eval -0.25] } 20. Rfd1?? { (-0.25 → -3.12) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (20. Bxf6) 20... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.25] } 21. Bh6? { (-3.25 → -5.73) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -5.73] } (21. Rd7 Bxb2 22. h4 Bg7 23. Rb7 Reb8 24. Rc7 Rc8 25. Rb7 Rab8 26. Rdd7 Rxb7) 21... Nxd6 { [%eval -5.62] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval -5.42] } 22... Rxa2 { [%eval -4.38] } 23. Rc6?? { (-4.38 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (23. g4 Rea8 24. Rc6 b4 25. Ng5 Ra1+ 26. Kg2 R1a6 27. Rc7 R6a7) 23... Rxb2?? { (Mate in 3 → -4.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra1+ was best. } { [%eval -4.94] } (23... Ra1+ 24. Bc1 Rxc1+ 25. Ne1 Rxe1#) 24. Rxc5?? { (-4.94 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (24. g4 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rc7 Rxc2 27. Ng5 Rf8 28. Nxe6+ Kg8 29. Nxc5 b4) 24... Rb1+ { [%eval #-2] } 25. Bc1 { [%eval #-2] } 25... Rxc1+ { [%eval #-1] } 26. Ne1 { [%eval #-1] } 26... Rxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1