[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dFLFTPqF"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "The-Duke-of-Cork"] [Black "Aethiope"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dFLFTPqF"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "17:35:47"] [WhiteElo "1318"] [BlackElo "1330"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } { A40 Queen's Pawn Game } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... c5? { (0.00 → 1.11) Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (4... Nbd7 5. a3 Qb6 6. Rb1 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6) 5. e3?! { (1.11 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (5. dxc5 e6 6. b4 Nc6 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 Bxc5 9. Nxc6 bxc6) 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.66] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. Qa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bb5?! { (0.00 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (8. O-O-O e6 9. e4 a6 10. exd5 b5 11. Qxb5 axb5 12. dxc6 b4) 8... e6 { [%eval -0.62] } 9. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.66] } 9... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.74] } 10. Qd4 { [%eval -0.77] } 10... Bd6?! { (-0.77 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (10... Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. a4 Be8 15. a5 Qc5 16. Be5) 11. Ne5 { [%eval -0.52] } 11... O-O { [%eval -0.46] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.47] } 12... Qb6?? { (-0.47 → 2.06) Blunder. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (12... Be8) 13. Qd1?? { (2.06 → -1.29) Blunder. Qxb6 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (13. Qxb6) 13... Qc7?! { (-1.29 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (13... Qxb2 14. Nd3 Qxc3 15. Bxd6 Rfc8 16. Be5 Qc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rb1 Qe4 19. Re1) 14. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.48] } 14... Qxc6 { [%eval -0.28] } 15. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.34] } 15... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.25] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval -0.58] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.52] } 17. Nb5?! { (-0.52 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (17. Rfc1) 17... Qb6 { [%eval -1.32] } 18. a4? { (-1.32 → -2.71) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (18. Qe2 a6 19. Nd4 Qxb2 20. Rab1 Qxa2 21. Rxb7 Rb8 22. Rb3 e5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8) 18... a5?? { (-2.71 → -0.13) Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (18... Rxc2 19. b3 Rfc8 20. Nd4 R2c5 21. h3 h6 22. Qf4 Qd8 23. b4 Rc4 24. b5) 19. c3 { [%eval -0.14] } 19... Rc5 { [%eval -0.02] } 20. h3 { [%eval -0.06] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval -0.04] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval -0.15] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.01] } 22. b4? { (-0.01 → -1.48) Mistake. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (22. Rfd1 g6 23. Qf3 h5 24. Qe2 Kg7 25. Qc2 Rec8 26. Rd4 Rc4 27. Rdd1 Nd6) 22... Rc4 { [%eval -1.47] } 23. Qf4 { [%eval -1.54] } 23... axb4 { [%eval -1.45] } 24. Nd6?? { (-1.45 → -6.26) Blunder. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } { White resigns. } (24. cxb4 h6 25. Rfd1 Rxb4 26. Rdc1 Qa5 27. Qc7 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Ra8 29. Rxb7 Rbxa4) 0-1