[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ebqJk52i"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Kthulhuz"] [Black "Jozhi123"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ebqJk52i"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "01:02:39"] [WhiteElo "933"] [BlackElo "880"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+35"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... f6?? { (0.07 → 1.94) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Be2?! { (1.94 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (4. Bc4 d6 5. h3 Na5 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4 Nac6) 4... d6 { [%eval 1.49] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.94] } 5... Be6?? { (0.94 → 4.66) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (5... g6 6. Nc3 Bh6 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. dxe5 fxe5 9. Bg5 Nce7 10. Nh4) 6. h3?? { (4.66 → 1.31) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (6. d5 Bf7 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Ne7 9. Nc3 a5 10. Ne1 g6 11. f4 exf4) 6... Nge7?? { (1.31 → 4.68) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (6... Nxd4) 7. Re1?? { (4.68 → 1.02) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (7. d5 Bd7 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Rb1 g6 11. b4 Qc8 12. Kh2 Bg7) 7... f5?? { (1.02 → 2.98) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (7... Nxd4 8. Nxd4) 8. Bd3? { (2.98 → 1.57) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (8. Nc3 fxe4 9. Nxe4 Qd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Bf5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5) 8... g6?? { (1.57 → 3.79) Blunder. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (8... fxe4 9. Rxe4 Qd7 10. dxe5 Bf5 11. e6 Bxe6 12. Bb5 Bf5 13. Ra4 g6 14. Nc3) 9. Be3?? { (3.79 → -0.24) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (9. d5 Nxd5 10. Ng5 Bg8 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Qxd5 Qf6 14. Nc3 Qg6) 9... Nb4?? { (-0.24 → 2.31) Blunder. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (9... fxe4 10. Bxe4) 10. Bb5+?! { (2.31 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. exf5 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Nxf5 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Ne4 Qd5) 10... c6 { [%eval 1.74] } 11. Ba4 { [%eval 1.48] } 11... b5?! { (1.48 → 2.13) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (11... fxe4 12. Ng5) 12. Bb3?? { (2.13 → 0.20) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (12. Ng5 Bg8 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. axb3 fxe4 15. Bd2 Nf5 16. Ne6 Qe7 17. Nxf8 c5) 12... d5?? { (0.20 → 3.92) Blunder. Bxb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (12... Bxb3 13. axb3) 13. c3? { (3.92 → 2.22) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (13. exd5 Nbxd5 14. Nxe5 c5 15. dxc5 Nxe3 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Qxe3 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Bxe5) 13... fxe4?! { (2.22 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (13... Nd3) 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.52] } 14... Na6 { [%eval 3.62] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 3.39] } 15... Qd6 { [%eval 3.35] } 16. f3 { [%eval 2.82] } 16... O-O-O?! { (2.82 → 3.93) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (16... Bg7 17. fxe4 O-O 18. Nd2 Nc7 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Ndf3 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Rc1) 17. fxe4 { [%eval 3.88] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval 4.24] } 18. Rxe4 { [%eval 3.65] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 4.43] } 19. Bf6?? { (4.43 → -1.81) Blunder. Bxd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (19. Bxd8 Nc5 20. dxc5 Qxd8 21. Kh1 Bxc5 22. Nxc6 Qg5 23. Rxe6 Nf4 24. Qf3 Nxg2) 19... Bf5?? { (-1.81 → 4.09) Blunder. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.09] } (19... Nxf6) 20. Bxh8 { [%eval 3.95] } 20... Bxe4 { [%eval 4.13] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 4.25] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 4.38] } 22. Qe2? { (4.38 → 2.67) Mistake. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (22. Nf7 Qf4 23. Nxd8 Nc5 24. Qf3 Qxd2 25. dxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Kh1 Ne3 27. Qxc6+ Kxd8) 22... Nf4?! { (2.67 → 4.22) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 4.22] } (22... Re8 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Nac7 25. Kh1 Qe6 26. Qh4 h5 27. Qg5 Bd6 28. Bg7) 23. Qe3?! { (4.22 → 3.11) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (23. Qf3 Bh6 24. Nf7 Qe7 25. Nxh6 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Rxh8 27. Nxf5 gxf5 28. Bc2 Kd8) 23... g5?! { (3.11 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (23... Nd5 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. c4 bxc4 26. Nexc4 Nc5 27. Be5 Nxb3 28. axb3 Kb7 29. Na5+) 24. Nf7 { [%eval 4.18] } 24... Rd7?! { (4.18 → 5.96) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (24... Qg6 25. Nxd8 Kxd8 26. Nf3 Bxh3 27. Ne5 Qh5 28. gxh3 Bd6 29. Qf3 Nxh3+ 30. Kf1) 25. Nxd6+ { [%eval 5.84] } 25... Rxd6 { [%eval 7.32] } 26. Qe8+ { [%eval 7.19] } 26... Rd8 { [%eval 8.3] } 27. Qxc6+ { [%eval 7.81] } 27... Nc7 { [%eval 7.86] } 28. Be5 { [%eval 7.62] } 28... Ne6? { (7.62 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (28... Bd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 Kb7 31. Qe7 h5 32. Kh2 g4 33. Ne4 Bxe4 34. Qxe4+) 29. Qf3?? { (Mate in 2 → 6.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (29. Bxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxc7#) 29... g4 { [%eval 9.09] } 30. Qxf5 { [%eval 8.87] } 30... Bh6 { [%eval 10.23] } 31. Qxe6+ { [%eval 7.88] } 31... Nxe6 { [%eval 7.86] } 32. hxg4 { [%eval 6.42] } 32... Bxd2 { [%eval 6.97] } 33. Rf1?! { (6.97 → 5.02) Inaccuracy. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.02] } (33. Bxe6+ Kb7 34. Rf1 b4 35. Rf7+ Kb6 36. cxb4 Be3+ 37. Kh2 Rxd4 38. Bxd4+ Bxd4) 33... Be3+ { [%eval 5.03] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 5.15] } 34... Ng5 { [%eval 5.13] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 5.31] } 35... Bc1?! { (5.31 → 7.66) Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 7.66] } (35... Kb7 36. Kh4 Bd2 37. Kh5 a5 38. Rf5 a4 39. Bc2 Rg8 40. Bf6 Nf7 41. g5) 36. Rxc1 { [%eval 7.32] } 36... Ne4+ { [%eval 7.67] } 37. Kf4 { [%eval 7.88] } 37... Ng3 { [%eval 9.02] } 38. Kxg3 { [%eval 8.89] } 38... Rg8 { [%eval 10.3] } 39. d5 { [%eval 8.51] } 39... Rf8 { [%eval 9.25] } 40. d6 { [%eval 8.99] } 40... a5 { [%eval 9.17] } 41. Rd1 { [%eval 8.93] } 41... a4 { [%eval 9.66] } 42. Be6+ { [%eval 9.6] } 42... Kd8? { (9.60 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (42... Kb7 43. d7 a3 44. bxa3 Kc6 45. Kh4 Kb7 46. d8=N+ Rxd8 47. Rxd8 Kb6 48. Kh5) 43. d7?! { (Mate in 5 → 13.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 13.51] } (43. Rd5 Rf3+ 44. gxf3 h5 45. Rxb5 h4+ 46. Kxh4 Ke8 47. Rb8#) 43... Rf3+?! { (13.51 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (43... h5 44. Kh4) 44. Kxf3 { [%eval #4] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 45. Rd6 { [%eval #3] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 46. d8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0