[Event "WR Chess Marathon 2026 - Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eTRXhfL8"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "joseph_mati"] [Black "noesolis"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eTRXhfL8"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "22:46:55"] [WhiteElo "1190"] [BlackElo "1673"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+96"] [BlackRatingDiff "-54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. Nd5 { [%eval -0.09] } 4... e6 { [%eval -0.14] } 5. Nf4 { [%eval -0.52] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.46] } 6. Bc4?! { (-0.46 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (6. d3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. g3 Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O h6) 6... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.57] } 7. d3 { [%eval -1.84] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -1.83] } 8. d4?! { (-1.83 → -2.56) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (8. O-O d5 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 12. g3 Bd7 13. d4 cxd4) 8... cxd4 { [%eval -2.12] } 9. c3?! { (-2.12 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (9. Nxd4 d5 10. Bb3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. g3 a5 14. a4 Re8) 9... dxc3 { [%eval -2.78] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval -2.86] } 10... d5 { [%eval -2.91] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval -3.05] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval -3.0] } 12. Nd3 { [%eval -3.43] } 12... e5 { [%eval -2.74] } 13. Nfxe5 { [%eval -2.79] } 13... Qe7?! { (-2.79 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (13... O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bf4 Re8 16. O-O Qc7 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bg3 Ne4 19. Nf3) 14. O-O { [%eval -1.8] } 14... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.34] } 15. Bf4?? { (-1.34 → -4.57) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Ba3 Qxc3 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Rac1 Qe5) 15... Bxf4 { [%eval -4.5] } 16. Nxf4 { [%eval -4.5] } 16... O-O { [%eval -4.38] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval -4.87] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval -4.94] } 18. Qxd5 { [%eval -4.99] } 18... Be6 { [%eval -5.04] } 19. Rfe1?! { (-5.04 → -7.31) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -7.31] } (19. Qf3 Ne5 20. Qe3 Ng6 21. Rfe1 Rfd8 22. Rad1) 19... Bxd5 { [%eval -7.31] } 20. Rxe7 { [%eval -7.3] } 20... Nxe7 { [%eval -7.36] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -7.36] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval -7.19] } 22. f3 { [%eval -7.4] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval -7.29] } 23. g4 { [%eval -8.73] } 23... Bxb5 { [%eval -8.73] } 24. c4 { [%eval -8.65] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -8.03] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval -8.97] } 25... Bxc4 { [%eval -8.85] } 26. f4 { [%eval -9.15] } 26... Ba6 { [%eval -9.13] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -9.51] } 27... Nxf4 { [%eval -9.38] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval -9.56] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval -9.48] } 29. Rd6 { [%eval -9.44] } 29... Rfd8 { [%eval -9.05] } 30. Rxe6? { (-9.05 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. h4 f6 32. g5 fxg5 33. a4 b6 34. Kg3) 30... fxe6 { [%eval #-6] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval #-6] } 31... Rc2 { [%eval #-6] } 32. Kf4 { [%eval #-5] } 32... Rxa2 { [%eval #-5] } 33. Kg5 { [%eval #-5] } 33... Rf2 { [%eval #-4] } 34. Kh4 { [%eval #-5] } 34... b5 { [%eval #-8] } 35. Kg5 { [%eval #-4] } 35... b4 { [%eval #-4] } 36. Kh4 { [%eval #-4] } 36... b3 { [%eval #-5] } 37. Kg5 { [%eval #-4] } 37... Rdd2 { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kh4 { [%eval #-5] } 38... b2 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Kg5 { [%eval #-4] } 39... b1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 40. Kh4 { [%eval #-3] } 40... Qg6 { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Qh6 { [%eval #-2] } 42. h4 { [%eval #-1] } 42... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval #-1] } 43... Qe3+ { [%eval #-5] } 44. Kxe3 { [%eval #-5] } { White wins on time. } 1-0