[Event "ChessMood 20-20 Grand Prix 2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QVG2dtzO"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexSteinegg"] [Black "INFINITY_CHES2025"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QVG2dtzO"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "20:00:00"] [WhiteElo "826"] [BlackElo "993"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } { B02 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. c4? { (0.13 → -1.26) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (5. Ne3 Nbc6 6. Ne2 Ng4 7. d4 e5 8. d5 Nxe3 9. Bxe3 Ne7) 5... Nxc4?? { (-1.26 → 3.34) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (5... e6 6. Ne3 Nbc6 7. a3 a5 8. d3 Nd4 9. Nc2 Nb3 10. Rb1) 6. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.19] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 3.25] } 7. d4?! { (3.25 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (7. Ne2 e5 8. Ndc3 Bg4 9. O-O h5 10. f3 Bf5 11. d3 Qd7 12. Be3 O-O-O) 7... Nxd4? { (2.51 → 4.35) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (7... Be6 8. Ne3 Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rb1 Nc2+ 12. Ke2 Nd4+ 13. Kf1) 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.49] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 5.4] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 4.95] } 9... Qxd5?! { (4.95 → 7.60) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 7.6] } (9... c6 10. Nc7+ Qxc7 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. a3 Rg8 14. Qd7+ Kf7 15. Nf3) 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 7.5] } 10... Bxd5 { [%eval 7.52] } 11. Qxd5 { [%eval 7.74] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 10.29] } 12. Qxb7 { [%eval 9.95] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 10.77] } 13. Qxc7 { [%eval 8.35] } 13... Ra8? { (8.35 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (13... f6 14. Qc6+ Kf7 15. Qb7 Rd3 16. Nf3 Rd8 17. Qb3+ e6 18. Qb7+ Ke8) 14. Bxa7? { (Mate in 2 → 9.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.65] } (14. Qc6+ Kd8 15. Rd1#) 14... e5? { (9.65 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (14... f5 15. Qc6+ Kf7 16. Qxa8 e6 17. Qb7+ Ke8 18. f4 Be7 19. Nf3 Bd6 20. Qb3) 15. Bc5? { (Mate in 5 → 9.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.13] } (15. Qc6+ Kd8 16. Rd1+ Bd6 17. Qxd6+ Ke8 18. Bc5 Rxa2 19. Qc6#) 15... e4? { (9.13 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (15... Bxc5 16. Qc6+ Ke7 17. Qxc5+ Kf6 18. Qd6+ Kf5 19. f3 Rhd8 20. g4+ Kf4 21. Ne2+) 16. Bxf8? { (Mate in 4 → 8.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.76] } (16. Qc6+ Kd8 17. Rd1+ Bd6 18. Rxd6+ Ke7 19. Rd1#) 16... Kxf8 { [%eval 9.0] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval 8.26] } 17... Rxa2? { (8.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (17... h6 18. Nh3 Kg8 19. Qe5 Rd8 20. b4 h5 21. Qb2 Rh6 22. O-O Rg6 23. Kh1) 18. Qc8+ { [%eval #5] } 18... Ke7 { [%eval #5] } 19. Qxh8? { (Mate in 5 → 9.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.52] } (19. Qc7+ Kf6 20. Rc6+ Kg5 21. Qe5+ Kg4 22. f3+ exf3 23. Rc4#) 19... Rxb2? { (9.52 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (19... h5 20. Qxg7 Ra5 21. Rd1 Rb5 22. Nh3 Rc5 23. Nf4 Ra5 24. Ng6+ Ke6) 20. Rc7+ { [%eval #13] } 20... Kf6 { [%eval #13] } 21. Qd8+ { [%eval 13.41] } 21... Kg6 { [%eval 11.36] } 22. Qd6+ { [%eval 11.0] } 22... Kg5?! { (11.00 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... Kh5 23. Qe5+ Kg6 24. Qxb2 Kh6 25. Qb3 e3 26. fxe3 f6 27. Qf7 f5 28. Qxg7+) 23. Rc5+ { [%eval #3] } 23... Kg4 { [%eval #1] } 24. Qd7+ { [%eval #2] } 24... Kf4 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qxf7+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qf5+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0