[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VEBbCVt2"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabriele_fazio"] [Black "NicoEsponda"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VEBbCVt2"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "14:25:06"] [WhiteElo "775"] [BlackElo "711"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Mieses Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d3 { [%eval -0.15] } { A00 Mieses Opening } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.09] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... f6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval -0.54] } 6... Qa5+?! { (-0.54 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (6... h5 7. Bg3 g5 8. h3 Nh6 9. Qe2+ Kf7 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. O-O-O) 7. c3 { [%eval 0.34] } 7... Qa6?! { (0.34 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (7... Qb6 8. Qc2 Ne7 9. Bg3 h5 10. Be2 g5 11. h3 Nf5 12. d4 Nxg3 13. fxg3) 8. b4?! { (1.46 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (8. d4 Qa5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Re1 Nf8 13. Bg3 Bxg3) 8... b5?! { (0.61 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (8... Qb6 9. d4 a5 10. Bd3 axb4 11. O-O Nh6 12. Re1+ Kf7 13. c4 Qd8 14. Nbd2) 9. c4?? { (1.52 → -0.98) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (9. a4 Qb7 10. axb5 cxb5 11. d4 a5 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O axb4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8) 9... Bf5?? { (-0.98 → 1.00) Blunder. Bxb4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (9... Bxb4+ 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Bg3 Qa4 12. a3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bc3 14. Ra2 Kf7 15. Rc2) 10. Nc3?? { (1.00 → -2.47) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (10. c5 Qb7 11. d4 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O Nh6 15. Re1 O-O) 10... Bxb4 { [%eval -2.52] } 11. cxb5?! { (-2.52 → -4.02) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (11. Rc1 Qa3 12. Qd2 c5 13. g4 Ne7 14. gxf5 d4 15. Bg2 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 dxc3) 11... cxb5?! { (-4.02 → -2.86) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (11... Bxc3+ 12. Nd2 cxb5 13. Rc1 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Ne7 15. Be2 Nbc6 16. Bg3 Nd4 17. O-O) 12. Qe2+ { [%eval -3.62] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval -3.45] } 13. O-O-O? { (-3.45 → -5.98) Mistake. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.98] } (13. Qb2 Qa5 14. Kd2 Nbc6 15. a3 Bc5 16. d4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bg3 Kf7) 13... Qc6?! { (-5.98 → -4.47) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.47] } (13... Bxc3 14. Qc2 Qa3+ 15. Kb1 Nbc6 16. Qb3 Qxb3+ 17. axb3 g5 18. Rc1 Bb4 19. Bg3) 14. Qc2 { [%eval -5.51] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval -5.12] } 15. Nd4?! { (-5.12 → -7.51) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -7.51] } (15. g4 Bxg4 16. Be2 Bb4 17. Rdg1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Kf7 19. Bg4 Ba3+ 20. Kb1 Qxc2+) 15... Qc7? { (-7.51 → -4.41) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (15... Bxd4 16. Re1 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Nc6 18. Be2 h5 19. h3 g5 20. Bg3 Rd8 21. Kd1) 16. Re1?! { (-4.41 → -6.85) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -6.85] } (16. Kb1 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qb4 18. g4 Qxg4 19. Bg3 Nbc6 20. Rc1 Be5 21. Be2 Qg6) 16... Kd8? { (-6.85 → -4.15) Mistake. Qf4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.15] } (16... Qf4+ 17. Kb1 Qxd4 18. Rc1 Qb4+ 19. Qb3 Qxb3+ 20. axb3 Bb4 21. g4 Bd7 22. g5) 17. Nxb5 { [%eval -4.24] } 17... Qc5?! { (-4.24 → -3.22) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (17... Qa5 18. Qxc3 Qxb5 19. Qa3 Nbc6 20. Bg3 Bd7 21. Kd2 Nf5 22. Be2 Nxg3 23. hxg3) 18. Nxc3 { [%eval -3.26] } 18... a5? { (-3.26 → -1.58) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (18... Qa5 19. g4 Nbc6 20. gxf5 Nd4 21. Qb2 Rc8 22. Kd2 Nf3+ 23. Ke2 Nxe1 24. Bh3) 19. Be2? { (-1.58 → -3.00) Mistake. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (19. Bg3 Na6 20. Kd2 d4 21. Ne4 Qb4+ 22. Kd1 Nd5 23. Bd6 Qb6 24. Qb3 Qc6) 19... g5?? { (-3.00 → -0.80) Blunder. Nbc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (19... Nbc6 20. Kd2 Qb4 21. Rb1 Qf4+ 22. Kd1 Qxh4 23. g3 Qd4 24. Nb5 Qxf2 25. Rf1) 20. Bg3 { [%eval -1.1] } 20... Nbc6 { [%eval -1.27] } 21. f4?? { (-1.27 → -4.57) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (21. Kd2 d4 22. Ne4 Qb4+ 23. Kd1 Ne5 24. Qb3 Bxe4 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. dxe4 Rf8) 21... Qe3+?? { (-4.57 → -0.71) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (21... Nb4 22. Qb2 d4 23. Bf2 Rc8 24. Kb1 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 dxc3 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Bb6+) 22. Kd1?! { (-0.71 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (22. Qd2 Qc5 23. Kb1 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 d4 25. Nb1 g4 26. Rc1 h5 27. Rc4 Qd6) 22... gxf4?! { (-1.70 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (22... Nb4 23. Qd2 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Qb6 25. g4 d4 26. Bf3 dxc3 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. Bxe3) 23. Bh4?! { (-0.59 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (23. Bf3 Bxd3 24. Qa4 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxf4 Nxf3 27. gxf3 Rc8 28. Kd2 Bf5) 23... Nd4?! { (-1.47 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (23... Nb4 24. Qd2 Rf8 25. a3 Rc8 26. axb4 axb4 27. Nb5 b3 28. Rhf1 Qb6 29. Qxf4) 24. Rhf1?? { (-0.36 → -6.78) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -6.78] } (24. Qd2 Nxe2 25. Bxf6 Rf8 26. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Rxf6 28. Nxf6 f3 29. gxf3 Nd4) 24... Nxc2 { [%eval -7.42] } 25. Kxc2 { [%eval -8.25] } 25... Bxd3+?? { (-8.25 → -2.34) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (25... Rc8 26. Bxf6 d4 27. Kb1 dxc3 28. Ka1 Qb6 29. Bxe7+ Kxe7 30. Bd1+ Kd8 31. Re2) 26. Bxd3 { [%eval -2.44] } 26... Qd4 { [%eval -2.16] } 27. Bxf6?? { (-2.16 → -5.65) Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval -5.65] } (27. Bf2 Qb4 28. Rb1 Qd6 29. Rb6 Nc6 30. Nb5 Qd7 31. Kd2 Rg8 32. g3 Rb8) 27... Rg8?? { (-5.65 → 6.22) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (27... Qxf6 28. Nb5 Rc8+ 29. Kb1 Nc6 30. Rc1 Nb4 31. Rxc8+ Kxc8 32. Rc1+ Kd8 33. Bf1) 28. Bxd4 { [%eval 6.29] } 28... Rxg2+ { [%eval 6.34] } 29. Re2 { [%eval 6.25] } 29... Rg3?! { (6.25 → 8.63) Inaccuracy. Rxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 8.63] } (29... Rxe2+ 30. Nxe2 Ng6 31. Nc3 Kd7 32. Rb1 Nh4 33. Kd1 Rf8 34. Rb7+ Kc8 35. Rxh7) 30. Rxf4 { [%eval 8.4] } 30... Rg4? { (8.40 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd3 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (30... Rxd3 31. Kxd3 Kd7 32. Rf7 Re8 33. Bf6 a4 34. Nb5 Kc6 35. Nd4+ Kc5 36. Bxe7+) 31. Rf8+ { [%eval #10] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval #13] } 32. Rxa8 { [%eval #12] } 32... Nc6 { [%eval #9] } 33. Rxa5?? { (Mate in 9 → 6.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval 6.79] } (33. Bf5+ Kc7 34. Nb5+ Kb7 35. Bxg4 Nxd4+ 36. Nxd4 h5 37. Re7+ Kb6 38. Kc3 hxg4) 33... Nxa5 { [%eval 8.5] } 34. Bb5+ { [%eval 6.26] } 34... Kd6 { [%eval 6.3] } 35. Be5+ { [%eval 6.2] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval 7.9] } 36. Bc7+ { [%eval 8.3] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval 8.31] } 37. Bd3+ { [%eval 8.13] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 8.16] } 38. Bd8+ { [%eval 7.62] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 8.13] } 39. Rf2 { [%eval 6.76] } 39... Rg1 { [%eval 8.07] } 40. Bf6+ { [%eval 7.32] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 7.73] } 41. Bxh7 { [%eval 6.74] } 41... Ra1 { [%eval 7.96] } 42. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.69] } 42... Rxa2+ { [%eval 8.34] } 43. Bb2+ { [%eval 7.4] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval 7.36] } 44. Nc7+ { [%eval 5.93] } 44... Kd6 { [%eval 5.88] } 45. Rf7?! { (5.88 → 4.55) Inaccuracy. Nb5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (45. Nb5+ Kd7 46. Nc3 Rxb2+ 47. Kxb2 Nc4+ 48. Ka2 Kd6 49. Re2 Na5 50. h4 Kc5) 45... Nc4 { [%eval 4.42] } 46. Nb5+ { [%eval 3.88] } 46... Kc5 { [%eval 3.66] } 47. Nc3?? { (3.66 → 0.59) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (47. Bd3 Rxb2+ 48. Kc3 Rxh2 49. Rf5+ Kc6 50. Bxc4 Rh6 51. Nd4+ Kb6 52. Re5 Rh2) 47... Nxb2?? { (0.59 → 7.64) Blunder. Rxb2+ was best. } { [%eval 7.64] } (47... Rxb2+ 48. Kc1 Kd4 49. Nd1 Rxh2 50. Rd7+ Kc5 51. Be4 Nd6 52. Bd3 Rh3 53. Be2) 48. Nxa2 { [%eval 7.08] } 48... Nc4 { [%eval 7.11] } 49. Rc7+ { [%eval 6.31] } 49... Kd4 { [%eval 5.87] } 50. Bg8 { [%eval 5.59] } 50... Ke3?? { (5.59 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (50... Ne3+ 51. Kd2 Nf1+ 52. Ke2 Nxh2 53. Rc4+ Ke5 54. Rh4 Ng4 55. Rxg4 Kf5 56. Rc4) 51. Rxc4 { [%eval #6] } 51... Kf2 { [%eval #6] } 52. Bh7 { [%eval #6] } 52... Kg2 { [%eval #6] } 53. Be4+ { [%eval #6] } 53... Kxh2 { [%eval #6] } 54. Bh1 { [%eval #7] } 54... Kg3 { [%eval #5] } 55. Bg2 { [%eval #8] } 55... Kf2 { [%eval #6] } 56. Bf3 { [%eval #7] } 56... Kxf3 { [%eval #7] } 57. Nc3 { [%eval #8] } 57... Kg3 { [%eval #7] } 58. Ne2+ { [%eval #6] } 58... Kf2 { [%eval #6] } 59. Ng1 { [%eval #7] } 59... Kxg1 { [%eval #7] } 60. Rf4 { [%eval #7] } 60... Kg2 { [%eval #7] } 61. Kd2 { [%eval #6] } 61... Kg3 { [%eval #6] } 62. Rf8 { [%eval #10] } 62... Kg4 { [%eval #10] } 63. Ke3 { [%eval #9] } 63... Kg5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval #9] } 64. Ke4 { [%eval #8] } 64... Kg4 { [%eval #7] } 65. Rg8+ { [%eval #6] } 65... Kh4 { [%eval #5] } 66. Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 66... Kh3 { [%eval #4] } 67. Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 67... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 68. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0