[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RnKyuW1G"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [Round "-"] [White "victorbrosalin"] [Black "gmgothamchess1"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "RnKyuW1G"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "10:50:20"] [WhiteElo "1725"] [BlackElo "1720"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+88"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "English Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.66] } { A40 English Defense } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... g6?! { (0.23 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (3... Nf6 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e6 8. e4) 4. e4 { [%eval 0.87] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.76] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.68] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.82] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.81] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.65] } 7... Na6 { [%eval 1.08] } 8. a3?! { (1.08 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (8. f3 d6 9. Qd2 e6 10. Bg5 Nb4 11. Bb1 Ba6 12. a3 Nc6 13. Ba2 Na5) 8... Rc8?! { (0.44 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (8... e5 9. f3 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. Be2 d5 14. cxd5) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.2] } 9... Ba8 { [%eval 1.57] } 10. Rc1 { [%eval 1.25] } 10... Nb8 { [%eval 1.36] } 11. h3 { [%eval 1.38] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 1.6] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 1.59] } 12... Bh8 { [%eval 1.87] } 13. Bh6 { [%eval 1.71] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 1.85] } 14. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.71] } 14... Nxg7 { [%eval 1.7] } 15. f4 { [%eval 1.63] } 15... f5 { [%eval 1.74] } 16. exf5 { [%eval 1.6] } 16... gxf5 { [%eval 1.53] } 17. d5 { [%eval 1.53] } 17... Na6 { [%eval 1.52] } 18. b4 { [%eval 1.22] } 18... c6 { [%eval 1.29] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 1.03] } 19... Nc7 { [%eval 0.98] } 20. dxc6 { [%eval 0.89] } 20... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.88] } 21. b5?! { (0.88 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (21. Nge2 Ba8 22. Nd4 Nce8 23. Rcd1 Kh8 24. Rf2 a6 25. Qe3 Nd6 26. Nd5 Bxd5) 21... Bb7 { [%eval 0.2] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.47] } 23... Rf6 { [%eval -0.63] } 24. Qe2?! { (-0.63 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (24. Qf2 Rg6 25. Bf1 Nce8 26. Red1 Nf6 27. Na4 Nge8 28. c5 Qe7 29. Rc2 Qg7) 24... Rg6 { [%eval -1.5] } 25. Qe3? { (-1.50 → -2.84) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.84] } (25. Qf2 Qh4 26. Re3 Nh5 27. Nce2 Ne8 28. a4 Nef6 29. a5 Kf7 30. a6 Ba8) 25... Qh4 { [%eval -2.6] } 26. Nce2 { [%eval -2.54] } 26... Nh5 { [%eval -2.24] } 27. Kh2? { (-2.24 → -3.71) Mistake. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Nxf5 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Qf6 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nxc8 Rg7 32. Red1 Qh4) 27... Ne8 { [%eval -3.76] } 28. Rg1?! { (-3.76 → -4.91) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -4.91] } (28. c5 bxc5 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Rxc5 Nxg3 31. Nxg3 Rxg3 32. Qxg3+ Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Rxc5) 28... Nhf6 { [%eval -4.75] } 29. Qf2?? { (-4.75 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Nxf5 Ng4+ 31. Kh1 Qh5 32. Qb3 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Qxf5 34. Ng3 Qc5) 29... Ng4+ { [%eval #-1] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1