[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cQ3mRaBr"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "puzzelonly"] [Black "anzo23"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cQ3mRaBr"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "11:09:47"] [WhiteElo "2268"] [BlackElo "2489"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-46"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.21] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] } { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. d4?! { (0.09 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (6. O-O O-O 7. d3 a5 8. e3 d6 9. a3 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5) 6... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.54] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.52] } 7... exd4 { [%eval -0.5] } 8. Nd5?! { (-0.50 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (8. Nb5 d5 9. Bf4 O-O 10. c5 Bd7 11. Nxd4 c6 12. O-O Re8) 8... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.11] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval -1.1] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.99] } 10. h4 { [%eval -1.07] } 10... h6 { [%eval -0.68] } 11. e3 { [%eval -1.05] } 11... dxe3?! { (-1.05 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (11... c5 12. d6 Qf6 13. O-O Qxd6 14. exd4 cxd4 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Qd2 h5 17. Rfe1) 12. Bxe3 { [%eval -0.56] } 12... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.18] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.15] } 13... d6 { [%eval -0.17] } 14. Bxh6 { [%eval -0.17] } 14... Bg7 { [%eval 0.18] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -0.04] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval -0.03] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.05] } 16... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.06] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.05] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] } 18. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.13] } 18... Qb2 { [%eval 0.23] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.12] } 19... Bc8? { (0.12 → 1.26) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (19... Rac8 20. Re7 Bc2 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Rxb7 Qxh4 23. Rc1 Rfe8 24. Qf4 Bf5 25. Rxc8) 20. h5?! { (1.26 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (20. Re1 Qf6 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Bxf3 b5 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. Re7 a5 25. Kg2 Kg7) 20... g5?? { (0.37 → 2.40) Blunder. gxh5 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (20... gxh5 21. gxh5 Qg7 22. Qf3 Bg4 23. Qf4 Bxh5 24. Qxd6 Bf3 25. Qg3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2) 21. Re1 { [%eval 2.1] } 21... Qb4?? { (2.10 → 5.01) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (21... Qf6 22. Ree7 b6 23. Bf1 a5 24. Kg2 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. a4 Raa8 27. Qe2) 22. Qa1 { [%eval 5.04] } 22... Kh7?! { (5.04 → 7.37) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 7.37] } (22... Bxg4 23. h6 f6 24. Re4 Qd2 25. Rxg4 Rae8 26. Re4 Re5 27. Qb1 f5 28. Rxe5) 23. Ree7 { [%eval 9.06] } 23... Qf4 { [%eval 8.09] } 24. Re4 { [%eval 7.75] } 24... Qd2 { [%eval 8.61] } 25. Qf6 { [%eval 8.46] } 25... Qc1+? { (8.46 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd1+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (25... Qd1+ 26. Kh2 Bxg4 27. h6 Qa1 28. Qxa1 Rg8 29. Rxf7+ Kg6 30. Ree7 Rh8 31. Rg7+) 26. Kh2?? { (Mate in 6 → 5.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc1 was best. } { [%eval 5.9] } (26. Rxc1 Bxg4 27. Rxg4 Rg8 28. Be4+ Rg6 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh7#) 26... Qxc7 { [%eval 5.66] } 27. Re7 { [%eval 6.02] } 27... Qxe7 { [%eval 5.97] } 28. Qxe7 { [%eval 5.82] } 28... Bxg4?? { (5.82 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (28... Bf5 29. gxf5 Rac8 30. Qxd6 f6 31. Qe7+ Kh6 32. d6 Rce8 33. Qc7 Rc8 34. Qxb7) 29. Be4+ { [%eval #7] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval #7] } 30. Qf6+ { [%eval #6] } 30... Kxh5 { [%eval #6] } 31. f3 { [%eval #5] } 31... Bd7 { [%eval #4] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 32... Rh8 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qxf7+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 34. Qg6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0