[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dq9MOpyt"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Youssef_Galall"] [Black "Abu_fares1964"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "dq9MOpyt"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "09:20:38"] [WhiteElo "1723"] [BlackElo "1698"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } 2... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... Qf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.63] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.7] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.82] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.55] } 6... b6?? { (0.55 → 3.14) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (6... Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Bg4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3) 7. e3 { [%eval 2.45] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 2.4] } 8. a3 { [%eval 2.32] } 8... b5 { [%eval 2.35] } 9. b4 { [%eval 2.22] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 2.3] } 10. Nd5?! { (2.30 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (10. Nxb5 Nd7 11. O-O Ne7 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Qe2 Qe6 14. d4 O-O 15. Nc3) 10... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.6] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 1.57] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 1.43] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 0.91] } 12... O-O?! { (0.91 → 1.56) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (12... c6 13. dxc6 Nbxc6 14. a4 Nxb4 15. O-O O-O 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 d5 18. Ba3) 13. O-O?! { (1.56 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (13. d4 Nd7 14. O-O Rad8 15. Qe2 a6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rfd1 Qd6 18. a4 f5) 13... Nxd5? { (0.70 → 1.92) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (13... c6 14. dxc6 Nbxc6 15. Nd2 d5 16. Nb3 a5 17. Nxa5 Bxa5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Qb3) 14. d4 { [%eval 1.52] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 2.11] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.07] } 15... Bxd4?? { (2.07 → 4.49) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (15... c6 16. a4 bxa4 17. b5 Nc7 18. Qc2 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Qe6 20. bxc6 d5 21. Rfc1) 16. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.77] } 16... Qe6 { [%eval 4.64] } 17. Re1?? { (4.64 → 1.32) Blunder. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (17. Bxg7 c6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Qd4 Qf6 20. Rad1 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc3 22. Rd3 Ne2+) 17... c6 { [%eval 1.3] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 1.15] } 18... Rc8?! { (1.15 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (18... Nb6 19. Qh5 N6d7 20. a4 a6 21. a5 Ne5 22. Red1 Nbd7 23. Bh3 Nf6 24. Bxe6) 19. e4 { [%eval 2.01] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 2.1] } 20. Bf3 { [%eval 2.25] } 20... Nd7?? { (2.25 → 4.86) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (20... Rd8 21. Bg4 Qg6 22. h4 Nd7 23. h5 Qh7 24. Qf3 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Red1) 21. Bg4 { [%eval 4.92] } 21... f5 { [%eval 6.05] } 22. exf5 { [%eval 6.07] } 22... Nxf5 { [%eval 7.6] } 23. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.54] } 23... Nxd4 { [%eval 7.77] } 24. Qxd4 { [%eval 7.72] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 9.81] } 25. Rxd6 { [%eval 9.14] } 25... c5? { (9.14 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (25... Rab8 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qxd7 a5 28. bxa5 Rf8 29. Rd1 h5 30. Be6+ Kh7 31. a6) 26. Qd5+ { [%eval 10.36] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 9.45] } 27. Rxd7 { [%eval 9.25] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval 11.82] } 28. Bf5 { [%eval 8.98] } 28... c4? { (8.98 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (28... Rae8 29. Rf7 Rg8 30. Qxc5 Re2 31. Kg2 Ree8 32. Qxa7 Rd8 33. g4 Rge8 34. Rc6) 29. Rd1 { [%eval #7] } 29... a6 { [%eval #4] } 30. Rd8 { [%eval #5] } 30... c3 { [%eval #3] } 31. Rxa8 { [%eval #2] } 31... Rxa8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Qxa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0