[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VGTeCugG"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "whas"] [Black "ByronBanton62"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "VGTeCugG"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "09:05:34"] [WhiteElo "1301"] [BlackElo "1323"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... f6?? { (0.07 → 1.94) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. d5?! { (1.94 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (4. Bc4 d6 5. h3 Na5 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4 Nac6) 4... Nce7 { [%eval 0.96] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.82] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.95] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.8] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.94] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.72] } 7... Ng6?! { (0.72 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (7... g6 8. a4 Bg7 9. a5 a6 10. Ra3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f4) 8. Bb5?! { (1.74 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (8. a4 a5 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Nd2 Bg7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Ne3 Kh8) 8... c6?! { (1.06 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (8... Bxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. a4 Be7 12. Ne2 Bd8 13. c4 N8e7 14. Ra3) 9. dxc6 { [%eval 1.47] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 1.5] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval 1.51] } 10... N8e7 { [%eval 1.7] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 1.7] } 11... Qb8?! { (1.70 → 2.41) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (11... Nc8 12. Bb3 Be7 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 Nb6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Nc4 Nc8 17. Rd2) 12. b3?! { (2.41 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (12. Qd3 Nc8 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Bd8 15. Rab1 Bb6 16. b5 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bxe3) 12... Qb4 { [%eval 2.05] } 13. Bd2?! { (2.05 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (13. Qd3 d5 14. Rfd1 d4 15. Na4 Qd6 16. c3 c5 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Bd2 Nd8) 13... Nf4?? { (1.23 → 3.84) Blunder. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (13... Qb7) 14. Nd5?! { (3.84 → 2.96) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (14. Nb5 cxb5 15. Bxb4 bxc4 16. Bd2 Neg6 17. bxc4 h5 18. Ne1 h4 19. h3 Be7) 14... cxd5 { [%eval 3.68] } 15. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.53] } 15... dxc4 { [%eval 3.55] } 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 3.39] } 16... cxb3 { [%eval 3.87] } 17. axb3 { [%eval 3.81] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 4.72] } 18. Rxa7?! { (4.72 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (18. Bc7 Rc8 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Rd8 21. Rxa7 Bb5 22. Qa1 Nc8 23. Rf7 Ne2+) 18... Bg4 { [%eval 4.2] } 19. h3 { [%eval 4.06] } 19... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.34] } 20. gxf3?! { (4.34 → 2.96) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (20. Qxf3 Rxd6 21. Rd1 Rc6 22. c4 Nc8 23. Rb7 h5 24. b4 Bxb4 25. Rxb4 Rh6) 20... Nxh3+?! { (2.96 → 4.50) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.5] } (20... Nc8 21. Qa1 Bxd6 22. Qa4+ Kf8 23. Rd7 Re8 24. Qc6 Be7 25. c4 Nxh3+ 26. Kh2) 21. Kg2?! { (4.50 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (21. Kh2 Ng5 22. Bxe7 Bxe7 23. Qe2 O-O 24. Rxe7 h6 25. Rd1 Ra8 26. Kg3 Kh7) 21... Nf4+ { [%eval 3.07] } 22. Kg3 { [%eval 2.44] } 22... Neg6?! { (2.44 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (22... Rg8 23. Qa1 Rxd6 24. Rd1 Re6 25. b4 Kf7 26. Rd8 Kg6 27. b5 Kg5 28. Ra6) 23. Ra6?! { (3.65 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (23. Qa1 Bxd6 24. Qa4+ Kf8 25. Rd1 Ne7 26. Rd7 Kf7 27. R1xd6 Rde8 28. Ra7 h5) 23... Nh5+?! { (2.79 → 3.68) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (23... Ne6 24. Qd5) 24. Kg4?! { (3.68 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (24. Kh2 Nhf4 25. Rg1 Rg8 26. Rg4 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Ke7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qc1 Kf7) 24... Nhf4 { [%eval 2.95] } 25. c4 { [%eval 2.87] } 25... h5+ { [%eval 3.31] } 26. Kg3 { [%eval 3.32] } 26... h4+ { [%eval 4.07] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval 3.81] } 27... h3 { [%eval 4.22] } 28. b4 { [%eval 4.15] } 28... Nh4 { [%eval 3.79] } 29. Qa4+ { [%eval 3.67] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 3.64] } 30. Ra7+ { [%eval 3.48] } 30... Kg6 { [%eval 3.45] } 31. Bxf8 { [%eval 3.43] } 31... Rdxf8 { [%eval 3.98] } 32. Rg1+ { [%eval 3.61] } 32... Nfg2?! { (3.61 → 5.08) Inaccuracy. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (32... Kh6 33. Qd7 g5 34. Qg7+ Kh5 35. Rg3 Ne6 36. Qd7 Nd4 37. Rxh3 Nxf3+ 38. Rxf3) 33. Qd7 { [%eval 4.82] } 33... Nxf3+ { [%eval 5.12] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval 4.53] } 34... Rh7?! { (4.53 → 6.21) Inaccuracy. Nxg1 was best. } { [%eval 6.21] } (34... Nxg1 35. Kxg1 Nf4 36. Qg4+ Kh6 37. Qxg7+ Kh5 38. Kh2 Ne6 39. Qd7 Nf4 40. Qf5+) 35. Qg4+ { [%eval 5.41] } 35... Ng5 { [%eval 5.37] } 36. Qf5+ { [%eval 5.04] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 5.14] } 37. c5 { [%eval 5.02] } 37... g6 { [%eval 5.01] } 38. Rxh7+ { [%eval 4.91] } 38... Kxh7 { [%eval 5.03] } 39. Qd7+ { [%eval 4.91] } 39... Rf7 { [%eval 4.74] } 40. Qc8 { [%eval 4.68] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval 5.69] } 41. c6 { [%eval 5.43] } 41... Kh5 { [%eval 6.57] } 42. c7 { [%eval 5.94] } 42... Nf3?? { (5.94 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (42... Rh7 43. Rxg2 hxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Ne6 45. Qxe6 Rxc7 46. Qxf6 Rb7 47. Qh8+ Kg5 48. Qxe5+) 43. Qxh3+ { [%eval #6] } 43... Ngh4 { [%eval #6] } 44. Rg4?? { (Mate in 6 → 2.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c8=Q was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (44. c8=Q g5 45. Qh8+ Kg6 46. Q3c8 Rg7 47. Qce8+ Rf7 48. Qeg8+ Rg7 49. Qgxg7#) 44... Rxc7 { [%eval 2.27] } 45. Rxh4+ { [%eval 2.58] } 45... Nxh4 { [%eval 2.34] } 46. b5 { [%eval 2.52] } 46... Rc1+ { [%eval 2.53] } 47. Kh2 { [%eval 2.37] } 47... Rc2 { [%eval 2.98] } 48. Kg3?? { (2.98 → -5.70) Blunder. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval -5.7] } (48. Qf1 Rd2 49. b6 g5 50. Qc1 Rxf2+ 51. Kg1 Rg2+ 52. Kf1 Rh2 53. Qc7 Kg4) 48... Rc3+ { [%eval -6.07] } 49. Kh2 { [%eval -6.57] } 49... Rxh3+ { [%eval -6.01] } 50. Kxh3 { [%eval -6.01] } 50... g5?? { (-6.01 → 5.21) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (50... Nf3 51. b6 Nd4 52. Kg3 Kg5 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. b7 Nc6 55. f3+ Kf4 56. Kf2) 51. b6 { [%eval 5.4] } 51... g4+ { [%eval 5.12] } 52. Kg3 { [%eval 5.2] } 52... f5 { [%eval 5.48] } 53. exf5?? { (5.48 → -6.61) Blunder. b7 was best. } { [%eval -6.61] } (53. b7 f4+ 54. Kh2 Nf3+ 55. Kh1 g3 56. fxg3 Kg4 57. b8=Q Kxg3 58. Qb2 Ng5) 53... Nxf5+ { [%eval -78.06] } 54. Kg2 { [%eval -39.02] } 54... Nd6 { [%eval -10.26] } 55. Kg3 { [%eval -83.08] } 55... Kg5 { [%eval -9.62] } 56. f3 { [%eval -83.08] } 56... gxf3 { [%eval #-20] } 57. Kxf3 { [%eval #-20] } 57... Kf5 { [%eval #-24] } 58. Ke3 { [%eval -8.77] } 58... e4 { [%eval #-16] } 59. Kd4 { [%eval #-16] } 59... Nb7 { [%eval #-15] } 60. Ke3 { [%eval #-15] } 60... Ke5 { [%eval #-14] } 61. Ke2 { [%eval #-15] } 61... Kf4 { [%eval #-14] } 62. Kd2 { [%eval #-14] } 62... Kf3 { [%eval #-13] } 63. Ke1 { [%eval #-14] } 63... Ke3 { [%eval #-12] } 64. Kf1 { [%eval #-12] } 64... Kf3 { [%eval #-11] } 65. Ke1 { [%eval #-11] } 65... e3 { [%eval #-10] } 66. Kf1 { [%eval #-10] } 66... Kg3 { [%eval #-12] } 67. Ke2 { [%eval #-12] } 67... Kf4 { [%eval #-11] } 68. Ke1 { [%eval #-11] } 68... Kf3 { [%eval #-10] } 69. Kf1 { [%eval #-12] } 69... e2+ { [%eval #-11] } 70. Ke1 { [%eval #-12] } 70... Ke3?? { (Mate in 12 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (70... Nc5 71. Kd2 Kf2 72. Kc3 e1=Q+ 73. Kd4 Nb7 74. Kd5 Kf3 75. Kd4 Qe4+ 76. Kc3) 1/2-1/2