[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Qe5uXtAT"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Dean_Alk"] [Black "McNoahE13"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Qe5uXtAT"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "20:20:24"] [WhiteElo "2061"] [BlackElo "1973"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "English Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... b6?! { (0.15 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } { A40 English Defense } (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3) 2. c4 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.26] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... d6?! { (0.16 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (4... Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5) 5. e4 { [%eval 0.95] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.96] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.93] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.89] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.94] } 7... h5 { [%eval 1.49] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 1.62] } 8... h4 { [%eval 1.63] } 9. Bxh4 { [%eval 1.52] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 1.55] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.58] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 1.59] } 11. d5 { [%eval 1.03] } 11... e5 { [%eval 1.52] } 12. b4 { [%eval 1.22] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 1.41] } 13. a4?! { (1.41 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (13. g3 g5) 13... g5?! { (0.43 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (13... a5) 14. a5? { (1.14 → -0.49) Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (14. g3) 14... O-O-O?? { (-0.49 → 2.56) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (14... g4 15. Nb5) 15. axb6 { [%eval 3.02] } 15... axb6 { [%eval 3.15] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval 3.13] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval 3.38] } 17. Qa4? { (3.38 → 1.63) Mistake. Na7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (17. Na7+ Kb8 18. c5 g4 19. c6 gxf3 20. cxb7 c5 21. Qa4 Rdg8 22. Nc6+ Kc7) 17... Qh6?? { (1.63 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rdg8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (17... Rdg8 18. c5 g4 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. c6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Kd8 22. Qa7 Nf3+ 23. gxf3) 18. Na7+ { [%eval #4] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval #4] } 19. Nc6+ { [%eval #3] } 19... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 20. Ne7+ { [%eval #1] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 21. Qa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0