[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/W9ybVGZU"] [Date "2026.06.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Endgamea"] [Black "NicoEsponda"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "W9ybVGZU"] [UTCDate "2026.06.08"] [UTCTime "02:07:03"] [WhiteElo "655"] [BlackElo "763"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Bb4+?! { (0.08 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (2... d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2) 3. c3 { [%eval 0.84] } 3... Bd6?! { (0.84 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (3... Be7 4. e4 d5 5. e5 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O c4 8. Bc2) 4. e3?! { (1.53 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (4. e4 Be7 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nbd2 f5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Qc2 Nf6) 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.88] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.92] } 5... h5 { [%eval 1.4] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 1.13] } 6... Rh6?? { (1.13 → 3.37) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (6... Be7 7. e4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Be3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 a5 12. Qc2) 7. g3? { (3.37 → 1.87) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (7. e4 Ng8 8. Bxh6 Nxh6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Qe2 Kf8 11. h3 d5 12. Ne5 Nd7) 7... Rg6? { (1.87 → 3.58) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.58] } (7... Be7 8. e4 Rh8 9. e5 Nd5 10. Qe2 d6 11. O-O dxe5 12. dxe5 g5 13. Rd1) 8. O-O { [%eval 3.45] } 8... h4 { [%eval 3.94] } 9. Nxh4 { [%eval 3.83] } 9... Nd5? { (3.83 → 6.35) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 6.35] } (9... Rh6 10. e4 Rxh4 11. gxh4 Be7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qg4 d6 14. c4 Nb6 15. exd6) 10. Bxg6 { [%eval 5.6] } 10... fxg6 { [%eval 5.68] } 11. Nxg6 { [%eval 4.7] } 11... Qf6 { [%eval 4.86] } 12. Nf4?! { (4.86 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (12. Nh4 g5 13. Qh5+ Qf7 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7 15. Nf3 Nc6 16. Nxg5+ Kg7 17. e4 Nb6) 12... b5 { [%eval 4.15] } 13. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.22] } 13... Ke7?! { (4.22 → 5.51) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.51] } (13... Qf7 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Re1 Be7 17. Na3 Bxa3 18. bxa3 d6 19. e4) 14. Qh8?! { (5.51 → 3.52) Inaccuracy. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (14. Nxd5+ exd5 15. e4 Qf7 16. Qh8 Qg6 17. Qxc8 dxe4 18. Qb7 Nc6 19. Qxa8 Qg4) 14... Qf8? { (3.52 → 7.17) Mistake. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 7.17] } (14... Nxf4 15. exf4 Bb7 16. Qh5 Nc6 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nd2 Ne7 20. f3) 15. Qh4+?! { (7.17 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. Ng6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (15. Ng6+ Kf7 16. Nxf8 Bxf8 17. e4 Nf6 18. e5 Nd5 19. f4 d6 20. f5 exf5) 15... Qf6 { [%eval 4.5] } 16. b4?! { (4.50 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (16. Nxd5+ exd5 17. Qh5 Qf7 18. Qh7 Bb7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bg5+ Kf8 21. Nd2 Qd5) 16... Bb7 { [%eval 4.13] } 17. Na3 { [%eval 3.38] } 17... a5?! { (3.38 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (17... Bxf4 18. Qxf6+ gxf6 19. exf4 a5 20. Nxb5 c6 21. Na3 axb4 22. c4 Nc3 23. Nc2) 18. Nxb5?! { (4.44 → 3.34) Inaccuracy. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (18. Nxd5+ Bxd5 19. Qxf6+ gxf6 20. Nxb5 Bf3 21. Rfe1 axb4 22. cxb4 f5 23. Nxd6 cxd6) 18... c6? { (3.34 → 6.72) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.72] } (18... Bxf4 19. Qxf6+ gxf6 20. exf4 c6 21. Na3 axb4 22. c4 Nc3 23. Nc2 Ne2+ 24. Kg2) 19. Nxd6 { [%eval 5.32] } 19... Kxd6 { [%eval 5.47] } 20. e4 { [%eval 5.24] } 20... Ne7?! { (5.24 → 8.85) Inaccuracy. Qxh4 was best. } { [%eval 8.85] } (20... Qxh4 21. gxh4 Nb6 22. Ng6 axb4 23. cxb4 Kc7 24. Rfc1 Ba6 25. f3 d6 26. Kf2) 21. e5+ { [%eval 9.08] } 21... Kc7 { [%eval 9.05] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 9.15] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval 9.97] } 23. Qg5 { [%eval 9.11] } 23... Nxf4 { [%eval 11.28] } 24. Qxf4+ { [%eval 9.29] } 24... Kb6 { [%eval 10.58] } 25. c4 { [%eval 10.05] } 25... axb4?! { (10.05 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (25... e5 26. Qxe5 Na6 27. fxg7 Ka7 28. f3 c5 29. d5 Rc8 30. b5 Nb4 31. Bxb4) 26. Bxb4 { [%eval 14.45] } 26... Ra4?! { (14.45 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (26... Ba6 27. Rfb1 Bb5 28. Bc5+ Kb7 29. fxg7 Ra4 30. cxb5 Rxd4 31. bxc6+ Kxc6 32. Bxd4) 27. Bc5+ { [%eval #4] } 27... Ka6 { [%eval #4] } 28. Qxb8 { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0