[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dneqcXfH"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "scott_walton"] [Black "samuel1988dmontijo"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dneqcXfH"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "07:51:38"] [WhiteElo "1604"] [BlackElo "1533"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.15] } 3. b4 { [%eval -0.27] } 3... Qc7 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. b5?! { (0.18 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (4. Nf3 cxb4 5. axb4 Bxb4 6. Bb2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Ne7) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.58] } 5. Nc3?! { (-0.58 → -1.24) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Be7 7. dxe6 Bxe6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. g3 Nd5 10. c4 O-O) 5... d5 { [%eval -1.05] } 6. exd5 { [%eval -1.19] } 6... exd5 { [%eval -1.14] } 7. Qe2+?! { (-1.14 → -1.84) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (7. Nf3 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Be2 Rxe3 11. fxe3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Be6) 7... Be7 { [%eval -1.85] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -2.01] } 8... O-O { [%eval -2.17] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval -2.55] } 9... Re8 { [%eval -2.6] } 10. Qd1 { [%eval -2.92] } 10... d4 { [%eval -3.1] } 11. Na4?! { (-3.10 → -4.47) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.47] } (11. Nb1 Bd6+ 12. Be2 Bg4 13. Kf1 Nbd7 14. h3 Bh5 15. d3 Re7 16. g4 Bg6) 11... Nbd7?! { (-4.47 → -3.23) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (11... Qa5 12. c4 a6 13. Be2 axb5 14. Nc3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Qc7 16. cxb5 Ne4 17. O-O) 12. Bc4 { [%eval -3.75] } 12... Bd6+ { [%eval -3.95] } 13. Be2 { [%eval -4.2] } 13... Nf8 { [%eval -3.56] } 14. O-O { [%eval -3.66] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval -3.61] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -3.71] } 15... Ng4?! { (-3.71 → -2.72) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (15... Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Nf4 18. gxh5 Qd7 19. Bf1 Nxh3+ 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 21. Rxe8+) 16. g3 { [%eval -2.44] } 16... b6 { [%eval -2.08] } 17. c3 { [%eval -2.06] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval -1.48] } 18. cxd4 { [%eval -1.48] } 18... c4 { [%eval -1.07] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -1.31] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval -1.16] } 20. Rxc4?! { (-1.16 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (20. Bxc4 Qf5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. d5 Nf4 23. Bd4 Nxd5 24. h3 Nf4 25. gxf4 Qxf4) 20... Qxb5? { (-2.00 → -0.31) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (20... Qf5 21. d5 Bxd5 22. Rd4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qxf3 25. Rxd6 Nf4 26. gxf4) 21. Rb4?? { (-0.31 → -3.38) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (21. Rc5 Qd7 22. Bb5 Bxf3 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qxf3 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Bxc5 26. Qxa8+ Bf8) 21... Qf5?? { (-3.38 → -0.79) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (21... Qh5 22. h4 Bxb4 23. Ne5 Nxf2 24. Qc2 Be4 25. Bxh5 Bxc2 26. axb4 Nxe5 27. Nc3) 22. Rb3?? { (-0.79 → -3.65) Blunder. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.65] } (22. Rb5 Qd7 23. Nc3 Rad8 24. d5 Bf8 25. Rb3 h5 26. d4 Nf6 27. Bb5) 22... Rac8?? { (-3.65 → -1.10) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (22... Nh4 23. h3 Bxf3 24. hxg4 Qxg4 25. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxf3 28. Nc3) 23. h3?! { (-1.10 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (23. Rb5 Qf6 24. d5 N6e5 25. Rf1 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Ne5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Rb3 Ba6) 23... Nxf2 { [%eval -1.25] } 24. Kxf2 { [%eval -1.46] } 24... Qxh3?! { (-1.46 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (24... h5 25. h4 Bxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Re4 27. Kf2 Rg4) 25. Rg1 { [%eval -1.15] } 25... Qe6?? { (-1.15 → 1.47) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (25... h5 26. Qf1 Rxe2+ 27. Qxe2 h4 28. gxh4 Nxh4 29. d5 Bxd5 30. Re3 Bxf3 31. Rxg7+) 26. Re3 { [%eval 1.43] } 26... Qf5 { [%eval 1.85] } 27. Rxe8+?? { (1.85 → 0.04) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (27. Nc3 Rxe3 28. dxe3 Bxa3 29. Qb3 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 h6 31. Qd2 Ne7 32. g4) 27... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.18] } 28. Rf1?? { (-0.18 → -4.14) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -4.14] } (28. Qb3 h5 29. Qd3 Rxe2+ 30. Qxe2 h4 31. g4 Bg3+ 32. Rxg3 hxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qf4+) 28... Ne7?? { (-4.14 → -0.60) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (28... Bxf3 29. Bxf3 Qh3 30. Rg1 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Bxg3 32. Rxg3 Qxg3 33. Nc3 Nh4 34. Bd5) 29. Kg2?? { (-0.60 → -4.64) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -4.64] } (29. Qb3 Bc6 30. Nc3 Qg6 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. dxe5) 29... Nd5?? { (-4.64 → -2.21) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (29... Qg4 30. Rg1 Nf5 31. d5 Qxg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Kf2 Bg3+ 34. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kf1) 30. Kh2?? { (-2.21 → -6.26) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (30. Rg1 Nf6 31. d5 Nxd5 32. Kf2 h5 33. Bb5 Re7 34. Qb1 Qg4 35. Qd3 Ne3) 30... Qh5+ { [%eval -6.29] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval -7.55] } 31... Qg6?! { (-7.55 → -5.02) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -5.02] } (31... Qg4 32. Rf2 Nf4+ 33. Kg1 Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Rxe2 36. Qxe2 Qg4+ 37. Kf1) 32. Nc3?? { (-5.02 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (32. Rf2 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Nf4 34. Bc4 Nh3 35. Rg2 Qxf3+ 36. Qxf3 Bxf3 37. Nc3 Bxg2+) 32... Nf4+?? { (Mate in 5 → -5.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.78] } (32... Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Ne3 34. Rf2 Qxf2 35. Qg1 Qh4+ 36. Qh2 Qxh2#) 33. Kf2?? { (-5.78 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (33. Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg1 Nxe2+ 35. Nxe2 Bxf3 36. Nf4 Bxd1 37. Nxh5 Bxh5 38. Bc3 Bxg3) 33... Nh3+ { [%eval #-2] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval #-2] } 34... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Nf2+? { (Mate in 1 → -7.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh2# was best. } { [%eval -7.38] } (35... Qh2#) 36. Rxf2 { [%eval -6.99] } 36... Qxf2 { [%eval -6.83] } 37. Qf1?? { (-6.83 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (37. d5 Bxd5 38. Nxd5 Rxe2 39. Nf6+ Kh8 40. Qxe2 Qxe2 41. Ne8 Qxf3+ 42. Kg1 Bc5+) 37... Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1