[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/V0arGnXi"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Melanch-ton"] [Black "EestiMalets"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "V0arGnXi"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "14:12:38"] [WhiteElo "2224"] [BlackElo "2154"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.26] } { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.38] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.57] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.61] } 9... Nh7 { [%eval 0.87] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 0.91] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval 0.89] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.9] } 11... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.91] } 12. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.86] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.93] } 13. f3 { [%eval 0.75] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.92] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 14... a6 { [%eval 1.19] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 1.05] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 1.19] } 16. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.16] } 16... Nb4 { [%eval 1.63] } 17. Bb1 { [%eval 1.74] } 17... a5 { [%eval 1.92] } 18. a3 { [%eval 2.01] } 18... Na6 { [%eval 2.34] } 19. e4 { [%eval 2.27] } 19... Qd8?! { (2.27 → 3.26) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (19... dxe4 20. Qc2 g6 21. fxe4 Bg4 22. Rc1 Rad8 23. e5 Nh7 24. Qf2 Be6 25. Nge4) 20. e5 { [%eval 3.19] } 20... Nh7 { [%eval 3.22] } 21. f4 { [%eval 3.21] } 21... Bg4 { [%eval 3.44] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 3.44] } 22... c6 { [%eval 3.42] } 23. f5 { [%eval 3.28] } 23... h5 { [%eval 3.84] } 24. h3 { [%eval 3.54] } 24... h4 { [%eval 3.46] } 25. hxg4 { [%eval 3.41] } 25... hxg3 { [%eval 3.02] } 26. Qf4 { [%eval 2.66] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval 3.21] } 27. Qxg3 { [%eval 3.49] } 27... Nc7 { [%eval 3.56] } 28. Ne2 { [%eval 3.47] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval 4.03] } 29. Nf4 { [%eval 3.99] } 29... Ng5 { [%eval 4.28] } 30. Nh5 { [%eval 4.06] } 30... Nb5?! { (4.06 → 6.01) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (30... Qd8 31. f6 Nce6 32. Qh4 gxf6 33. exf6 Ne4 34. Rcd1 Qd6 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Ng3) 31. f6 { [%eval 5.96] } 31... Qc7 { [%eval 6.26] } 32. Qf4 { [%eval 6.37] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval 6.28] } 33. Qh2 { [%eval 5.9] } 33... g6 { [%eval 6.34] } 34. Nf4 { [%eval 6.24] } 34... Nxf4 { [%eval 7.03] } 35. Qxf4 { [%eval 6.95] } 35... Nxd4 { [%eval 7.06] } 36. Qxd4 { [%eval 6.54] } 36... Qb8 { [%eval 7.61] } 37. Qf4 { [%eval 8.12] } 37... Re6 { [%eval 8.16] } 38. Rc3 { [%eval 8.1] } 38... Qa7+ { [%eval 8.81] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 9.49] } 39... Kf8 { [%eval 8.95] } 40. Rh3 { [%eval 9.33] } 40... Ke8 { [%eval 8.63] } 41. Rh8+ { [%eval 7.04] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval 7.78] } 42. Rh7 { [%eval 8.01] } 42... Rg8 { [%eval 7.55] } 43. Rxf7+ { [%eval 7.68] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval 8.05] } 44. Rg7 { [%eval 7.86] } 44... Rh8+ { [%eval 8.79] } 45. Kg3 { [%eval 8.46] } 45... Qb6 { [%eval 9.5] } 46. f7 { [%eval 8.71] } 46... Rf8 { [%eval 8.76] } 47. Rg8 { [%eval 8.72] } 47... Qc5 { [%eval 8.58] } 48. Bxg6 { [%eval 8.42] } 48... Kc7 { [%eval 8.21] } 49. Bf5 { [%eval 7.15] } 49... Rxf7 { [%eval 6.98] } 50. Qg5 { [%eval 6.75] } 50... Kb6 { [%eval 6.63] } 51. Qd8+ { [%eval 5.56] } 51... Ka6 { [%eval 5.95] } 52. Bxe6?? { (5.95 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa5+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (52. Qxa5+ Qxa5 53. Ra8+ Kb6 54. Rxa5 Rxe5 55. Rxe5 Kxa5 56. g5 Ka4 57. Bc2+ Kb5) 52... Qf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 53. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 53... Rh7+ { [%eval #-1] } { White resigns. } 0-1