[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZTxj1jNO"] [Date "2026.05.15"] [Round "-"] [White "espnjosh"] [Black "aguayo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZTxj1jNO"] [UTCDate "2026.05.15"] [UTCTime "17:29:35"] [WhiteElo "2122"] [BlackElo "1984"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.15] } 3. b4 { [%eval -0.27] } 3... cxb4 { [%eval -0.25] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.28] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 5. axb4 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... Bxb4+ { [%eval 0.11] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Be7?! { (0.14 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (6... Bf8 7. Bd3 d6 8. f4 d5 9. e5 Nge7 10. Nh3 Bd7 11. O-O) 7. e5? { (0.90 → -0.60) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Na5 9. d6 Bg5 10. Bxg5 Qxg5 11. Nf3 Qf5) 7... d6 { [%eval -0.52] } 8. f4 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 9. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 9... g6? { (0.00 → 1.22) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (9... f6 10. Bd3 fxe5 11. Qh5+ Kf8 12. Nh3 Nf6 13. O-O Kg8 14. Rxf6 gxf6 15. Qg4+) 10. Nf3 { [%eval 1.28] } 10... Kf8 { [%eval 1.67] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 1.61] } 11... Kg7 { [%eval 1.64] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.51] } 12... h5 { [%eval 1.89] } 13. Ra2 { [%eval 2.19] } 13... Nh6 { [%eval 2.57] } 14. Bxh6+ { [%eval 2.43] } 14... Rxh6 { [%eval 2.41] } 15. Raf2 { [%eval 2.41] } 15... Rh8 { [%eval 2.9] } 16. Nbd2 { [%eval 2.76] } 16... Rf8 { [%eval 3.2] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 3.09] } 17... a6?! { (3.09 → 4.48) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (17... Bd7 18. Nf6 Be8 19. Ng5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Qe2 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qe7 23. Qe3) 18. Qd2 { [%eval 4.39] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 4.37] } 19. Nfg5 { [%eval 4.31] } 19... Be8 { [%eval 4.22] } 20. Nf6 { [%eval 4.16] } 20... Bxf6?! { (4.16 → 5.38) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bc5 22. Nge4 Ba7 23. Nd6 Bc6 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Rxf2 Rh8 26. Qg5) 21. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.92] } 21... Nxd4 { [%eval 5.74] } 22. cxd4 { [%eval 5.44] } 22... Qxd4+ { [%eval 5.54] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval 5.76] } 23... Bb5?! { (5.76 → 8.60) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 8.6] } (23... Qd7 24. Nxe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Rxf8 Kxf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Qg7+ Kd8 29. h4) 24. Rxf7+?! { (8.60 → 5.67) Inaccuracy. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (24. Nxe6+ Kg8 25. Nxd4 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 b5 27. h4 Rfb8 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8) 24... Kg8?! { (5.67 → 8.49) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 8.49] } (24... Rxf7 25. Nxe6+ Kg8 26. Nxd4 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Bxf1 28. h4 Rd8 29. e6 Rd5 30. e7) 25. Rxf8+ { [%eval 9.07] } 25... Rxf8 { [%eval 9.1] } 26. Rxf8+ { [%eval 8.68] } 26... Kxf8 { [%eval 8.86] } 27. Nxe6+ { [%eval 8.63] } { Black resigns. } 1-0