[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bW1wJcRF"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "MaxPopenko"] [Black "USD4"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bW1wJcRF"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "17:00:32"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "1182"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Pirc Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } { B00 Pirc Defense } 3. e5? { (0.43 → -1.20) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 Be7) 3... dxe5 { [%eval -1.09] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval -1.4] } 4... Qxd1+ { [%eval -1.12] } 5. Kxd1 { [%eval -1.14] } 5... Ng4 { [%eval -1.17] } 6. Nh3?! { (-1.17 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (6. Ke1 Nxe5 7. Nc3 Nbc6 8. f4 Ng6 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. Be3 a6) 6... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.95] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval -2.32] } 7... Nbc6 { [%eval -2.31] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -2.99] } 8... Bxh3 { [%eval -2.94] } 9. gxh3 { [%eval -3.0] } 9... O-O-O+ { [%eval -2.89] } 10. Ke1? { (-2.89 → -5.50) Mistake. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -5.5] } (10. Kc1 e6 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Bc5 13. Ne4 Rd4 14. Bxe5 Rxe4 15. Bxg7 Rg8) 10... f6? { (-5.50 → -2.86) Mistake. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (10... Nf3+ 11. Ke2 Nfd4+ 12. Kd1 Nb3+ 13. Bd3 Nxa1 14. Kc1 Nxc2 15. Bxc2 e5 16. Be3) 11. Bb5 { [%eval -3.35] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval -2.95] } 12. Rd1?! { (-2.95 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (12. Rc1 Nf3+ 13. Kf1 a6 14. Bc4 e5 15. Be3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4 17. Be6+ Kb8) 12... Nxc2+ { [%eval -4.02] } 13. Kf1 { [%eval -4.05] } 13... Nd4?! { (-4.05 → -3.10) Inaccuracy. Rxd1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (13... Rxd1+ 14. Nxd1 Nd4 15. Bxe5 Nxb5 16. a4 Nd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rg1 d5 19. Rg3) 14. Bxe5 { [%eval -3.16] } 14... Nxb5 { [%eval -2.66] } 15. Rxd8+ { [%eval -2.74] } 15... Kxd8 { [%eval -2.55] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval -2.65] } 16... fxe5 { [%eval -2.71] } 17. Nxa7?! { (-2.71 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (17. Ke2 a6 18. Nc3 Kc8 19. Ne4 g6 20. Rd1 Bg7 21. b3 b6 22. Ng5 Bf6) 17... c6 { [%eval -4.31] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval -4.38] } 18... e6 { [%eval -4.24] } 19. Rd1+ { [%eval -4.79] } 19... Kc7 { [%eval -4.54] } 20. b4 { [%eval -5.2] } 20... Bxb4 { [%eval -5.03] } 21. a4 { [%eval -6.17] } 21... Ra8 { [%eval -6.44] } 22. Rb1 { [%eval -6.38] } 22... Bc5 { [%eval -6.3] } 23. a5 { [%eval -6.9] } { White resigns. } 0-1