[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QRMKkybJ"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Gracestep56"] [Black "Shaantanu2015"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "QRMKkybJ"] [UTCDate "2026.03.22"] [UTCTime "14:28:05"] [WhiteElo "749"] [BlackElo "584"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+251"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. Bb5?! { (0.34 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Nxc6 bxc6) 3... a6 { [%eval -0.33] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval -0.57] } 4... b5 { [%eval -0.56] } 5. Bb3?? { (-0.56 → -2.92) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.92] } (5. Be2 Bb7 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 Qc7 9. O-O h6) 5... c4 { [%eval -2.7] } 6. Bxc4 { [%eval -2.98] } 6... bxc4 { [%eval -2.89] } 7. e5?! { (-2.89 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (7. Nf3 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Qxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O) 7... Nc6 { [%eval -4.17] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval -4.9] } 8... Nxe5?? { (-4.90 → -0.55) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (8... Bb7 9. b3 Qc7 10. bxc4 Nb4 11. Qg3 Qxc4 12. Rb1 Nxc2+ 13. Kd1 Nb4 14. Nge2) 9. Qxa8 { [%eval -0.49] } 9... d5 { [%eval -0.08] } 10. Qb8?? { (-0.08 → -2.52) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (10. Na4 Ne7 11. b3 N7c6 12. Nb6 Qxb6 13. Qxc8+ Nd8 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. Ne2) 10... Bd6 { [%eval -2.54] } 11. Qa7 { [%eval -2.66] } 11... d4?? { (-2.66 → 1.54) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (11... Nc6 12. Qe3 d4 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Qxc4 dxc3 15. Qxc3 Ne7 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. a3) 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.55] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval 1.61] } 13. Nf3?? { (1.61 → -2.95) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. d3 cxd3 17. cxd3 O-O 18. Nf3 Qa5+) 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.7] } 14. gxf3?? { (-2.70 → -7.08) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -7.08] } (14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. b3 Nf4 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qb7 O-O) 14... Nxf3+ { [%eval -7.11] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval -7.68] } 15... Nxd4+ { [%eval -7.45] } 16. Ke3? { (-7.45 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (16. Kf1 Qh4 17. h3 Nxc2 18. b4 Qd8 19. b5 Nxa1 20. bxa6 Qa8 21. Bb2 Qxa6) 16... Nf5+? { (Mate in 4 → -8.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.02] } (16... Qg5+ 17. Kxd4 Qc5+ 18. Ke4 Qxf2 19. d4 f5#) 17. Ke2 { [%eval -7.89] } 17... Qh4 { [%eval -8.1] } 18. Rg1 { [%eval -9.37] } 18... Bc5 { [%eval -7.26] } 19. Rxg7? { (-7.26 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (19. Rg2 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 Qh3 21. d3 Nf3 22. Bf4 Nf6 23. dxc4 Ng4 24. Rd1 Nfxh2+) 19... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-1] } 20. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 20... Qf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1