[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/b5fC7xzz"] [Date "2026.05.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Balboo007"] [Black "stephenhawkingschair"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "b5fC7xzz"] [UTCDate "2026.05.25"] [UTCTime "16:31:58"] [WhiteElo "1858"] [BlackElo "1961"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] } { B15 Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.01] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... Bc7 { [%eval 0.6] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.48] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.29] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.38] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.36] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 11... b6? { (-0.05 → 1.10) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (11... Qd5 12. h4 Qxa2 13. h5 g5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Bf5 Bb3 17. Qb1) 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.89] } 12... Bb7?! { (0.89 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (12... Kg7 13. Rhe1 Be6 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bb5 Re7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qd2) 13. Rhe1?! { (1.89 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (13. h4 Ba6 14. c4 Nd7 15. h5 Nf8 16. Kb1 Qd7 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nf3 b5) 13... Nd7 { [%eval 1.4] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.42] } 14... Kg7?! { (1.42 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (14... Nf8 15. h5 Qd5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Nd2 Kg7 18. Rh1 Rxe3 19. fxe3 Qxa2 20. Bc4) 15. Qd2 { [%eval 1.57] } 15... c5?! { (1.57 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (15... Nf8 16. h5 Ne6 17. Rh1 Qd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. c4 Qd7 20. Ka1 b5 21. Qc1) 16. Bh6+?! { (2.21 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (16. Bb5 a6 17. dxc5 axb5 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qxd7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qxd7) 16... Kg8 { [%eval 1.51] } 17. Rxe8+ { [%eval 1.51] } 17... Qxe8 { [%eval 1.48] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 0.96] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval 0.98] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval 0.67] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval 0.69] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.77] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 0.72] } 21. f3?! { (0.72 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (21. Be2 Bd6 22. Rd1 Qd7 23. Qg3 Bc5 24. Nb3 Bd6 25. h5 Rd8 26. hxg6 fxg6) 21... Nxd3+ { [%eval -0.23] } 22. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.08] } 22... Bg3 { [%eval -0.12] } 23. Rh1 { [%eval -0.19] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval 0.03] } 24. Bd2? { (0.03 → -1.24) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (24. Qe3 Qe5 25. Ne2 Qxe3+ 26. Bxe3 Be5 27. b3 Re8 28. Kd2 Ba6 29. Re1 Kg7) 24... Re8?! { (-1.24 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (24... h5 25. b3 Re8 26. Kb2 a6 27. a4 Qe5 28. Bh6 Kh7 29. Bc1 Kg7 30. Qf1) 25. Qb5?! { (-0.36 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (25. h5 Bc8 26. Qc4 Bd7 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Nc2 Bf5 29. Nd4 Bf4 30. g4 Bxd2+) 25... Qe5?! { (-1.16 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (25... Rc8 26. Be3 h5 27. Qa4 Qe7 28. Nc2 Bd5 29. Rd1 Be6 30. Rd2) 26. h5 { [%eval -0.2] } 26... Qxb5 { [%eval -0.1] } 27. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.15] } 27... a6 { [%eval -0.13] } 28. Nd4 { [%eval -0.1] } 28... b5 { [%eval -0.02] } 29. a3 { [%eval -0.16] } 29... Bd5 { [%eval 0.03] } 30. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kg7?! { (0.00 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (30... Bb7 31. h6 Bc8 32. b3 Bd7 33. Kd3 Rd8 34. Be3 Be5 35. Rd1 Kf8 36. c4) 31. hxg6? { (0.65 → -0.53) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (31. a4 bxa4 32. h6+ Kf8 33. Ra1 Bb3+ 34. Nxb3 axb3+ 35. Kxb3 Re2 36. Bc1 Ke7) 31... hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. f4?? { (0.00 → -1.97) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (32. a4 bxa4 33. Ra1 Bb3+ 34. Nxb3 axb3+ 35. Kd3 Rd8+ 36. Ke2 Re8+ 37. Kd3) 32... Rh8?! { (-1.97 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Bxg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (32... Bxg2 33. Rg1 Be4+ 34. Kb3 Bf2 35. Rd1 Bh4 36. Kb4 g5 37. Ka5 g4 38. Kxa6) 33. Rxh8 { [%eval -1.0] } 33... Kxh8 { [%eval -0.9] } 34. Ne2 { [%eval -1.11] } 34... Bf2 { [%eval -1.17] } 35. g3 { [%eval -1.44] } 35... Be4+?! { (-1.44 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (35... Kg7 36. a4 Bc4 37. Nd4 bxa4 38. g4 Kf8 39. f5 Ke7 40. g5 Bg3 41. Be3) 36. Kb3 { [%eval -0.86] } 36... Bd3 { [%eval -0.85] } 37. Nd4 { [%eval -1.39] } 37... Bxg3 { [%eval -1.37] } 38. Kb4 { [%eval -1.46] } 38... f5?! { (-1.46 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (38... Kg7 39. b3 Bf2 40. Nc6 Kh6 41. c4 Kh5 42. c5 g5 43. fxg5 fxg5 44. Ne5) 39. Ka5 { [%eval -1.29] } 39... Bh4? { (-1.29 → -0.02) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (39... Kg7 40. Nb3 Kh6 41. Nc5 Be2 42. b4 Kh5 43. Nd7 g5 44. Nf6+ Kg6 45. fxg5) 40. b4 { [%eval -0.27] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval -0.16] } 41. Kxa6 { [%eval -0.13] } 41... Bd8?? { (-0.13 → 1.63) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (41... Bg3 42. Nxb5 g5 43. fxg5 f4 44. Kb6 Kg6 45. Nd4 Kxg5 46. Nf3+ Kf5 47. a4) 42. Nc6? { (1.63 → 0.10) Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (42. Nxb5 g5 43. fxg5 Bc7 44. a4 Bg3 45. Ka7 f4 46. Nd4 Be4 47. a5 f3) 42... Bc7?! { (0.10 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (42... Bh4 43. Ne5 Be2 44. c4 bxc4 45. b5 f6 46. Nc6 g5 47. Nd4 Bd3 48. Bc3) 43. Kb7 { [%eval 0.68] } 43... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] } 44. Kb6 { [%eval 0.07] } 44... g5 { [%eval 0.11] } 45. fxg5 { [%eval 0.13] } 45... f4? { (0.13 → 1.60) Mistake. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (45... Bg3 46. Be3 Kg6 47. Ne7+ Kh5 48. Nxf5 Bxf5 49. Kxb5 Bh4 50. c4 Bxg5 51. Bd4) 46. Nd4 { [%eval 1.6] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval 1.58] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1