[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Y0qhHn7z"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "sonnygriffis"] [Black "justplaincory"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Y0qhHn7z"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "20:25:54"] [WhiteElo "1278"] [BlackElo "1264"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.42] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval -0.33] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.84] } 8... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.52] } 9. g3 { [%eval -0.44] } 9... Qh3? { (-0.44 → 0.72) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (9... Qe7 10. Nc3 e5 11. exd5 Nf6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Be3 cxd5 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Bd4) 10. e5 { [%eval 0.23] } 10... Bc5 { [%eval 0.71] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 0.87] } 11... Qf5 { [%eval 0.81] } 12. Qe2?? { (0.81 → -1.19) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (12. Bd3 Qh3 13. Qe2 Bb6 14. a4 Nh6 15. a5 Bc5 16. Be3 Be7 17. Nd2 Nf5) 12... a5 { [%eval -0.8] } 13. Be3?! { (-0.80 → -1.66) Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (13. Qg2 f6 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. g4 Qh4+ 16. Qg3 Qxg3+ 17. hxg3 fxe5 18. fxe5 Bd4) 13... Bxe3 { [%eval -1.19] } 14. Qxe3 { [%eval -1.18] } 14... Qxc2 { [%eval -1.13] } 15. b3 { [%eval -1.27] } 15... Qb2 { [%eval -0.98] } 16. Qc3 { [%eval -1.04] } 16... Qxc3+ { [%eval -1.06] } 17. Nxc3 { [%eval -1.17] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval -1.11] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval -1.25] } 18... O-O { [%eval -0.79] } 19. Na4 { [%eval -0.87] } 19... Rb8?! { (-0.87 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (19... Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Nc5 Raa8 22. Kb2 Rfb8 23. Rd4 h5 24. Rc1 Kh7 25. Ra4) 20. Bh3 { [%eval -0.36] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval -0.13] } 21. Nc5 { [%eval -0.21] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.24] } 22. Nxd7?? { (-0.24 → -2.43) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (22. Kd2 Be8 23. Rc1 Ra8 24. Rc2 Kf8 25. Bf1 Rdb8 26. Na6 Rb7 27. Nc5 Rb4) 22... Rxd7 { [%eval -2.54] } 23. f5?! { (-2.54 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (23. Rd4 Ra7 24. Ra4 Rb4 25. Rxb4 axb4 26. Kb2 h5 27. Rc1 Kf8 28. a4 bxa3+) 23... Nxf5 { [%eval -3.41] } 24. Bxf5 { [%eval -3.4] } 24... exf5 { [%eval -3.43] } 25. Rhf1 { [%eval -3.59] } 25... g6 { [%eval -3.81] } 26. Rde1 { [%eval -3.75] } 26... Re8 { [%eval -3.61] } 27. h3 { [%eval -4.07] } 27... Rde7 { [%eval -3.93] } 28. b4?! { (-3.93 → -5.21) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (28. Rf4 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Ra4 Re3 31. Rxa5 Rxg3 32. Rc5 f4 33. Rxc6 f3) 28... axb4 { [%eval -5.23] } 29. a4 { [%eval -5.63] } 29... Rxe5 { [%eval -4.96] } 30. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.95] } 30... Rxe5 { [%eval -4.8] } 31. Kd1 { [%eval -5.4] } 31... d4 { [%eval -5.09] } 32. Re1 { [%eval -5.56] } 32... Ra5 { [%eval -5.48] } 33. Re8+ { [%eval -6.11] } 33... Kg7 { [%eval -6.09] } 34. Rc8 { [%eval -5.93] } 34... Rxa4 { [%eval -5.69] } 35. Rxc6 { [%eval -5.67] } 35... Ra1+ { [%eval -6.39] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval -6.28] } 36... Rh1 { [%eval -6.05] } 37. h4 { [%eval -7.09] } 37... Rh2+ { [%eval -5.59] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval -5.91] } 38... b3 { [%eval -5.48] } 39. Kxd4 { [%eval -5.3] } 39... b2 { [%eval -5.09] } 40. Rb6 { [%eval -5.09] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval -5.03] } 41. Kc3 { [%eval -6.28] } 41... Kh5 { [%eval -6.07] } 42. Rxb2?! { (-6.07 → -10.59) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval -10.59] } (42. Rb4 Rg2 43. Kc4 Kg4 44. Rb3 f6 45. Kd5 Re2 46. Kd4 g5 47. hxg5 fxg5) 42... Rxb2 { [%eval -10.08] } 43. Kxb2 { [%eval -13.4] } 43... Kg4 { [%eval -11.04] } 44. Kc2?! { (-11.04 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #-19] } (44. Kc3 Kxg3 45. Kd4 f4 46. Ke5 f3 47. Kf6 h5 48. Kxf7 Kxh4 49. Ke8 Kg4) 44... Kxg3 { [%eval -16.89] } 45. Kd2 { [%eval -16.89] } 45... f4 { [%eval #-15] } 46. Ke2 { [%eval #-15] } 46... Kg2?! { (Mate in 15 → -14.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f3+ was best. } { [%eval -14.91] } (46... f3+ 47. Kf1 f2 48. Ke2 h5 49. Kf1 f5 50. Ke2 Kg2 51. Ke3 f1=Q 52. Kd4) 47. Ke1 { [%eval -15.7] } 47... f3 { [%eval -12.24] } 48. h5?! { (-12.24 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (48. Kd2 f2 49. Kd3 f1=Q+ 50. Kc3 f5 51. Kd4 h5 52. Kc5 Kg3 53. Kc6 f4) 48... gxh5 { [%eval #-10] } 49. Kd1 { [%eval #-9] } 49... h4 { [%eval #-9] } 50. Ke1 { [%eval #-9] } 50... h3 { [%eval #-8] } 51. Kd1 { [%eval #-7] } 51... h2 { [%eval #-6] } 52. Ke1 { [%eval #-6] } 52... h1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } { White resigns. } 0-1