[Event "≤1500 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/edbfg5Nv"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "rangamadhavb"] [Black "July77777"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "edbfg5Nv"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "00:01:13"] [WhiteElo "1384"] [BlackElo "1388"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... g6?! { (0.06 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (4... Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Be2 Ng6 7. d3 d5 8. g3 Be7 9. Be3) 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.87] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.89] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.9] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.88] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.54] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.98] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.26] } 8... d4?! { (1.26 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (8... Nh6 9. Be3) 9. c3 { [%eval 1.89] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 2.35] } 10. cxd4? { (2.35 → 0.74) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (10. c4 Ng8 11. Nbd2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Ndf3 Nd7) 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.86] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.42] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.64] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.26] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.39] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 0.41] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.53] } 14. Ne1?! { (0.53 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (14. Nc4) 14... Bh6 { [%eval 0.35] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 0.33] } 15... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.67] } 16. dxc4 { [%eval 0.67] } 16... Ne3 { [%eval 0.74] } 17. Bxe3 { [%eval 0.73] } 17... dxe3 { [%eval 0.8] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 0.79] } 18... O-O { [%eval 1.03] } 19. Qxe3 { [%eval 1.05] } 19... Qd4? { (1.05 → 2.85) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (19... Qb6) 20. Nc2?? { (2.85 → 0.69) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. h4 Rfc8 22. Nd3 Bf8 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Kf2 a5 25. Rc2) 20... Qd8? { (0.69 → 2.06) Mistake. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (20... Qb2 21. Qc1) 21. Qxc5 { [%eval 1.99] } 21... Bg7 { [%eval 2.51] } 22. Qf2 { [%eval 2.26] } 22... g5 { [%eval 2.46] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 2.71] } 23... gxf4 { [%eval 2.72] } 24. Qxf4 { [%eval 2.71] } 24... f6 { [%eval 3.15] } 25. Ng4? { (3.15 → 1.32) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (25. Rad1 fxe5 26. Rxd8 exf4 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxf4 Rd8 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. Ke2 Bb4) 25... fxe5 { [%eval 1.28] } 26. Nh6+?! { (1.28 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (26. Qe3 Qd4 27. Qxd4 exd4 28. g3 e5 29. Nf2 Kf7 30. Rfe1 Ke6 31. Kg2 Kd6) 26... Bxh6?? { (0.68 → 3.58) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.58] } (26... Kh8) 27. Qxh6 { [%eval 3.53] } 27... Qd4+ { [%eval 3.68] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 3.45] } 28... Rxf1+?! { (3.45 → 4.84) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (28... Rf2 29. Rae1 Raf8 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. h3 Qf4 34. Qc7+) 29. Rxf1 { [%eval 4.86] } 29... Qd3 { [%eval 5.75] } 30. Qxe6+ { [%eval 6.02] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 6.01] } 31. Qf6+ { [%eval 5.89] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 5.72] } 32. Qf7+ { [%eval 5.6] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval 5.73] } 33. Qf6+ { [%eval 5.64] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval 5.99] } 34. Rf3?? { (5.99 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qxe5+ Kg8 36. Qg5+ Kh8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. h3 Qe2 39. Rf4 Re8) 34... Qb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qxa2?? { (0.00 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (35... Qd3) 36. Qf7+ { [%eval #9] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval #9] } 37. Qf6+ { [%eval #8] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } 38. Qf7+ { [%eval #9] } 38... Kh8 { [%eval #9] } 39. Qf6+?? { (Mate in 9 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. Qe7 Kg8 40. Qg5+ Kh8 41. Qxe5+ Kg8 42. Qd5+ Kh8 43. Qxa8+ Kg7 44. Qf8+ Kg6) 39... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2