[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QZio1NcM"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "EclecticStrongTal"] [Black "stephen_lukoyanov"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "QZio1NcM"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "07:44:45"] [WhiteElo "812"] [BlackElo "744"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.01] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.02] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.03] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.24] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. a3?! { (0.21 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (7. Ne2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Bd6 9. Kh1 Qd7 10. Rg1 O-O-O 11. Bxc6 Qxc6) 7... Bd6 { [%eval -0.22] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval -0.23] } 9. g4?! { (-0.23 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (9. Be2 a6 10. Nd2 Bg6 11. b4 Qd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nf3 Rfe8 14. Nb1 e5) 9... Bg6 { [%eval -0.8] } 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval -0.78] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval -0.99] } 11. Ng5? { (-0.99 → -2.66) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -2.66] } (11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. f3 Qh4 14. Kg2 f6 15. fxe4 fxe5 16. Bd2 h5) 11... h5 { [%eval -2.85] } 12. gxh5 { [%eval -3.25] } 12... Rxh5 { [%eval -3.16] } 13. Bd2?? { (-3.16 → -7.18) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -7.18] } (13. f4 Ke7 14. Kf2 Qh8 15. Rg1 Bf5 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Ke1 Bxc2 18. Qe2 Bf5) 13... Rxg5+ { [%eval -7.35] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval -7.04] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval -6.56] } 15. e4 { [%eval -6.58] } 15... Rh5?! { (-6.58 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. Qh8 was best. } { [%eval -4.63] } (15... Qh8 16. Qf3 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qb3 Rh5 19. Kg2 Rb8 20. Bb4 Rg5+ 21. Kh1) 16. e5 { [%eval -4.38] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval -3.94] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval -3.87] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval -3.69] } 18. Qg4 { [%eval -4.3] } 18... Qh8 { [%eval -4.24] } 19. Kh2?! { (-4.24 → -5.78) Inaccuracy. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.78] } (19. Bg5+ Ke8 20. h4 Bf5 21. Qg3 f6 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Kg2 d4 24. Qxc7 dxc3) 19... Bf5 { [%eval -5.89] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval -6.73] } 20... Rxh3+ { [%eval -7.0] } 21. Qxh3?? { (-7.00 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (21. Kg1 Nxe5 22. Na4 f6 23. Rae1 Nf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rxf3 25. Nc5 Kf7 26. Nxe6 Bxe6) 21... Bxh3? { (Mate in 4 → -7.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.31] } (21... Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Rh8+ 24. Bh6 Rxh6#) 22. Kg3 { [%eval -7.81] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval -7.53] } 23. Rh1? { (-7.53 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (23. f4 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Ng4 25. Kxg4 Qh2 26. Kf3 Qxd2 27. Ne2 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qe4+) 23... f5?? { (Mate in 7 → -3.98) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (23... Qh5 24. Nxd5+ exd5 25. Bb4+ Kd7 26. Rxh3 Qg4+ 27. Kh2 Nf3+ 28. Rxf3 Rh8+ 29. Rh3) 24. Rxh3 { [%eval -3.89] } 24... Qg8 { [%eval -3.36] } 25. Bg5+ { [%eval -3.74] } 25... Kd6 { [%eval -3.77] } 26. Bf4 { [%eval -4.29] } 26... g5 { [%eval -4.03] } 27. Bd2?! { (-4.03 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. Bxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (27. Bxe5+ Kxe5 28. Na4 f4+ 29. Kg2 Kd6 30. Rc3 Rf8 31. Nc5 f3+ 32. Kg1 Qg6) 27... f4+ { [%eval -5.28] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -6.43] } 28... g4 { [%eval -6.52] } 29. Rh4 { [%eval -8.02] } 29... Nf3+ { [%eval -7.85] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -8.08] } 30... Nxh4+ { [%eval -7.77] } { White resigns. } 0-1