[Event "≤2000 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZvyIadHo"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Popkov1969"] [Black "L3g3nda_1"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZvyIadHo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "02:17:12"] [WhiteElo "1817"] [BlackElo "1545"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+2"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.13] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval -0.5] } 5... e5 { [%eval -0.63] } 6. Bg3 { [%eval -0.89] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval -0.8] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval -0.86] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.62] } 8. Qe2?! { (-0.62 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (8. Nf3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Na4 b6 12. Qd3 O-O) 8... d6 { [%eval -1.33] } 9. h3?! { (-1.33 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qd3 Nh5 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 Rc8 13. h3 Be6 14. Bh2 Nf6) 9... Nd4 { [%eval -1.83] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval -2.22] } 10... O-O { [%eval -1.85] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval -2.23] } 11... b5 { [%eval -2.35] } 12. Nxb5?! { (-2.35 → -3.50) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nh5 14. Nh4 Be6 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Bd4 17. Rfd1 Nxg3) 12... Nxb5 { [%eval -3.46] } 13. Bxb5 { [%eval -3.37] } 13... Qa5+ { [%eval -3.4] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -3.72] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.71] } 15. Rd1?! { (-3.71 → -5.18) Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.18] } (15. Qxe4 Qxb5 16. a4 Qa6 17. b4 Bb7 18. Qb1 Bd4 19. b5 Qa5 20. O-O Qxd2) 15... Nxg3 { [%eval -5.07] } 16. fxg3 { [%eval -4.82] } 16... e4 { [%eval -4.79] } 17. Qc4 { [%eval -5.27] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval -5.08] } 18. a4 { [%eval -5.13] } 18... a6 { [%eval -5.08] } 19. Bc6 { [%eval -5.01] } 19... e3 { [%eval -5.3] } 20. O-O { [%eval -5.08] } 20... exd2+ { [%eval -4.91] } 21. Kh1 { [%eval -5.12] } 21... Rxb2 { [%eval -4.2] } 22. Bd5 { [%eval -4.53] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -4.64] } 23. Qc3 { [%eval -4.54] } 23... Rb4 { [%eval -4.36] } 24. Rxd2 { [%eval -4.59] } 24... Bb7 { [%eval -4.13] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval -4.57] } 25... Bxf3 { [%eval -4.4] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval -4.66] } 26... f6 { [%eval -3.97] } 27. Rc2 { [%eval -4.49] } 27... Qb7 { [%eval -4.38] } 28. Qe2 { [%eval -4.48] } 28... Rxa4 { [%eval -4.38] } 29. Qe6+ { [%eval -4.44] } 29... Qf7 { [%eval -4.69] } 30. Qf5 { [%eval -4.55] } 30... g6 { [%eval -4.64] } 31. Qf3 { [%eval -4.37] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval -4.16] } 32. Re2 { [%eval -4.48] } 32... Ra2 { [%eval -4.37] } 33. Re4 { [%eval -4.72] } 33... Qb7 { [%eval -4.76] } 34. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.89] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval -4.98] } 35. Qf1 { [%eval -6.13] } 35... Bf2 { [%eval -6.03] } 36. R1e2 { [%eval -6.75] } 36... Bxg3 { [%eval -6.55] } 37. Rxa2 { [%eval -7.75] } 37... Qxe4 { [%eval -7.26] } 38. Rxa6 { [%eval -8.8] } 38... Re7 { [%eval -8.67] } 39. Ra1 { [%eval -8.36] } 39... d5 { [%eval -8.39] } 40. Rd1 { [%eval -9.89] } 40... d4 { [%eval -9.18] } 41. Rd3? { (-9.18 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kh1 d3 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. Rf1+ Bf4 45. h4 d2 46. h5 gxh5) 41... Qxd3 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1