[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XqZlBIKq"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "lucanwic"] [Black "noodleschess76"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XqZlBIKq"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "18:49:58"] [WhiteElo "774"] [BlackElo "852"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.55] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation } 3... Nce7 { [%eval 0.64] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.61] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.77] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] } 5... b5?? { (0.58 → 2.89) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (5... d6 6. a4 cxd5 7. Nxd5 a6 8. c4 Nxd5 9. cxd5 f5 10. Nd2) 6. dxc6 { [%eval 2.9] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 3.48] } 7. Qxd8+ { [%eval 3.4] } 7... Kxd8 { [%eval 3.45] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.54] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 3.28] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 3.32] } 9... c5?! { (3.32 → 4.70) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.7] } (9... Nf6 10. Nf4 Ke8 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. f3 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Nxd7) 10. Nf4 { [%eval 4.74] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 4.67] } 11. Nxe6+ { [%eval 4.66] } 11... fxe6 { [%eval 4.79] } 12. Nf7+ { [%eval 4.48] } 12... Kc7?! { (4.48 → 5.80) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 5.8] } (12... Ke8 13. Nxh8 c4 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. O-O-O Nxa2+ 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. c3) 13. Nxh8 { [%eval 5.64] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 5.71] } 14. Nf7 { [%eval 5.46] } 14... c4 { [%eval 5.47] } 15. f3 { [%eval 5.54] } 15... Nd6 { [%eval 5.96] } 16. Nxd6 { [%eval 6.01] } 16... Kxd6 { [%eval 5.8] } 17. a4 { [%eval 5.85] } 17... b4 { [%eval 6.79] } 18. Bxc4 { [%eval 6.47] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 6.94] } 19. Bf4+ { [%eval 6.82] } 19... Kd7 { [%eval 7.14] } 20. Bb5+ { [%eval 7.13] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval 8.77] } 21. Kd1?! { (8.77 → 5.93) Inaccuracy. O-O-O+ was best. } { [%eval 5.93] } (21. O-O-O+ Nd5 22. Rhe1 Ke7 23. Rxd5 Kf7 24. Rd7+ Kg8 25. Rxe6 a5 26. Re4 Kh8) 21... Nd5 { [%eval 5.95] } 22. Be5 { [%eval 5.7] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval 6.16] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 6.22] } 23... g6 { [%eval 6.26] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 6.93] } 24... a5 { [%eval 7.69] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.52] } 25... Nf4 { [%eval 9.18] } 26. Re8+ { [%eval 9.31] } 26... Kc7 { [%eval 9.26] } 27. Rxa8 { [%eval 9.01] } 27... Nxg2 { [%eval 10.56] } 28. Rxf8 { [%eval 10.37] } 28... Kd6 { [%eval 9.8] } 29. Bb6 { [%eval 9.81] } 29... Kd5? { (9.81 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (29... b3 30. Rd8+ Ke5 31. cxb3 g5 32. Rd2 g4 33. fxg4 Nf4 34. Ra3 Nh3 35. Bc4) 30. Ke2 { [%eval #5] } 30... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval #4] } 31... Nf4 { [%eval #3] } 32. Re1+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 33. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0