[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WlnLpAVs"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "LoganStar4"] [Black "Victor_Merlin"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WlnLpAVs"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "20:50:16"] [WhiteElo "1082"] [BlackElo "1103"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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 0.22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... d5?! { (0.07 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. exd5?! { (0.91 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (4. Nxe5 dxe4 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Nxd7 Qxd7 7. c3 Nf6 8. Ba4 Qf5) 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Qd8? { (0.22 → 1.75) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (5... Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 e4 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ne7 10. Qd4) 6. d5 { [%eval 1.75] } 6... Nce7?! { (1.75 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (6... Nb8 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. Qd4 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Nxd7) 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.5] } 7... f6?! { (2.50 → 3.29) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (7... a6 8. Qe2 g6 9. Bf4 Bh6 10. Qd2 Bg7 11. Bc4 Nf5 12. Qe2) 8. Nf3 { [%eval 2.77] } 8... Ng6 { [%eval 2.67] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 2.04] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval 1.99] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.58] } 10... Bd6? { (1.58 → 2.88) Mistake. N8e7 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (10... N8e7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bc4 Kh8 13. h3 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Qe2) 11. Re1 { [%eval 2.67] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 3.39] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 2.93] } 12... Bd7?! { (2.93 → 3.88) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.88] } (12... Ne7 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. f4 Nf7 15. Be3 Bb4 16. Qe2 Nd6 17. Bf2 h5 18. Bd3) 13. Ne4 { [%eval 3.82] } 13... Bf8?! { (3.82 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (13... Ne7 14. c4 Bb4 15. Bh5+ N7g6 16. f4 O-O 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Ne6) 14. c4 { [%eval 4.78] } 14... f5?! { (4.78 → 6.12) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.12] } (14... Be7 15. Bf4 b6 16. Rc1 Bb4 17. Bh5+ Kf8 18. Re3 g6 19. a3 Be7) 15. Bh5+ { [%eval 5.83] } 15... g6 { [%eval 5.75] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 4.86] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 4.98] } 17. Bxe7 { [%eval 4.77] } 17... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.6] } 18. d6 { [%eval 4.83] } 18... cxd6 { [%eval 4.78] } 19. Nxd6+?? { (4.78 → 1.54) Blunder. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Nxd6+ Kf8 21. Nxf5 Qf6 22. Qd4 Nc6 23. Qc5+ Nge7 24. Nxe7 Nxe7) 19... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.63] } 20. c5? { (1.63 → 0.39) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (20. Nb5 Qxd1 21. Bxd1 O-O-O 22. Rxe5 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nf6 24. Rc1+ Kb8 25. Bf3 Rhe8) 20... Qxc5?? { (0.39 → 2.73) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (20... Qc7 21. c6 bxc6 22. Rc1 Kf8 23. Nb5 Qd8 24. Rxe5 gxh5 25. Nd6 Qf6 26. Qd4) 21. Rc1? { (2.73 → 1.31) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (21. Nf3 O-O-O 22. Nxe5 Bc6 23. Qe2 gxh5 24. Rac1 Qb6 25. b4 a6 26. Nxc6 bxc6) 21... Qb6? { (1.31 → 3.21) Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (21... Qd6 22. Nb5 Qxd1 23. Bxd1 Nh6 24. Rxe5+ Kf8 25. Nc7 Rc8 26. Bf3 Nf7 27. Re3) 22. Rxe5+ { [%eval 2.73] } 22... Ne7?! { (2.73 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (22... Kf8 23. Nb3 Nf6 24. Nc5 Rd8 25. Bf3 Rg8 26. Nxb7 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qd2) 23. Bf3 { [%eval 3.91] } 23... Bc6? { (3.91 → 6.90) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.9] } (23... h6 24. Nb3 Rc8 25. Nc5 Bc6 26. Qd4 Rh7 27. Rce1 Qd8 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5) 24. Bxc6+ { [%eval 6.62] } 24... bxc6 { [%eval 6.57] } 25. Nxc6 { [%eval 6.55] } 25... Qc7?! { (6.55 → 10.61) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 10.61] } (25... O-O 26. Rxe7 Qxb2 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Rce1 Qf6 29. Ne5 Rad8 30. Nf7+ Qxf7 31. Qxf7) 26. Rxe7+ { [%eval 9.96] } 26... Qxe7 { [%eval 9.28] } 27. Nxe7 { [%eval 8.61] } 27... Kxe7? { (8.61 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Rb8 28. Nc6 Rc8 29. Qe1+ Kf7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. f3 h5 32. h4 f4 33. Kh1) 28. Rc7+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kf6 { [%eval #4] } 29. Qd6+ { [%eval #4] } 29... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 30. Qg3+ { [%eval #4] } 30... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qh4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0