[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/esfeR0vd"] [Date "2026.06.05"] [Round "-"] [White "JoshBETtle"] [Black "birds23"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "esfeR0vd"] [UTCDate "2026.06.05"] [UTCTime "00:18:29"] [WhiteElo "1146"] [BlackElo "1130"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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 0.22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... d6?! { (0.07 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. d5 { [%eval 0.9] } 4... Nd4?! { (0.90 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (4... Nb8 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h3) 5. Be3?! { (1.66 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. f3 Be7) 5... Nf6?! { (0.62 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (5... Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Bg5) 6. Nc3?! { (1.67 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. a4 Bf6) 6... Ng4? { (0.54 → 1.90) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (6... Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Be7 8. h3 a6 9. Bd3 h6 10. a4 O-O 11. a5) 7. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.96] } 7... exd4 { [%eval 1.79] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.77] } 8... g6?! { (1.77 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (8... a6 9. f4 g6 10. Qf3 Bg7 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. h3 Nd7 13. g4 Nc5 14. Bg2) 9. h3?! { (2.42 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (9. Bb5+ Ke7 10. f4 Bg7 11. Qd2 a6 12. Ba4 Kf8 13. O-O-O Qf6 14. h3 Qxd4) 9... Nxf2? { (1.52 → 3.10) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (9... Nf6 10. Qd2 Bg7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bc4 a6 13. Rhe1 Nd7 14. a3 Nc5 15. f4) 10. Kxf2 { [%eval 3.06] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 3.08] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 2.57] } 11... Qf6+?! { (2.57 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (11... O-O 12. Nf3 c6 13. Qe3 f5 14. Bd3 c5 15. exf5 Qb6 16. Kg3 Qxb2 17. Ne2) 12. Nf3 { [%eval 3.44] } 12... O-O { [%eval 3.48] } 13. Ke2 { [%eval 2.75] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 3.02] } 14. Kd2 { [%eval 2.42] } 14... Bxc3+? { (2.42 → 4.10) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.1] } (14... Bd7 15. a4 Bh6+ 16. Ke2 a6 17. Re1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Kf2 b4 20. Nd1) 15. Qxc3 { [%eval 4.23] } 15... Qxe4 { [%eval 4.24] } 16. Re1?! { (4.24 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (16. Qc4 Qf5 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Rae1 c5 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 b5 21. Bxb5 Rb8) 16... Qf4+?! { (3.19 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Qxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (16... Qxd5+ 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. a3 Rfe8 19. Qd4 Be6 20. c4 Qa5+ 21. Kc1 Bd7 22. Qh4) 17. Re3 { [%eval 4.03] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval 4.29] } 18. Nd4?! { (4.29 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (18. Qd4 Qg3 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Bd7 21. Rb3 Rab8 22. Bb5 c6 23. Be2 c5) 18... Qf2+? { (2.75 → 4.51) Mistake. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (18... Rae8 19. g3 Qf2+ 20. Be2 Qg2 21. Nxf5 Qxd5+ 22. Bd3 Qg2+ 23. Re2 Rxe2+ 24. Bxe2) 19. Re2 { [%eval 4.49] } 19... Qf4+ { [%eval 4.84] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval 4.91] } 20... Qxe3+ { [%eval 4.76] } 21. Rxe3 { [%eval 4.93] } 21... Rae8 { [%eval 5.23] } 22. g4?! { (5.23 → 3.93) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Rc3 Re5 24. Bd3 Rfe8 25. Rf1 R8e7 26. Rxf5 Rxf5 27. Bxf5 h5) 22... Rxe3 { [%eval 4.11] } 23. Kxe3 { [%eval 4.1] } 23... Re8+ { [%eval 4.11] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval 3.99] } 24... Be4 { [%eval 3.99] } 25. Rh2 { [%eval 3.73] } 25... c5 { [%eval 4.36] } 26. Ne2?! { (4.36 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Rf2 c5 28. Nb5 f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. a4 d5 31. Bd3 Re6) 26... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.07] } 27. Kc1 { [%eval 2.83] } 27... Bxa2?! { (2.83 → 3.97) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (27... Re5 28. Rf2 Bc6 29. Nf4 Re1+ 30. Kd2 Ra1 31. a3 Kg7 32. Be2 Rh1 33. Bf3) 28. Nc3?? { (3.97 → 1.21) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (28. b3 c4 29. Kb2 cxb3 30. cxb3 Bxb3 31. Kxb3 h5 32. Nc3 hxg4 33. hxg4 Kg7) 28... Re1+ { [%eval 1.23] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval 1.07] } 29... Rxf1 { [%eval 1.19] } 30. Nxa2 { [%eval 1.24] } 30... Rb1 { [%eval 1.65] } 31. b3 { [%eval 1.71] } 31... c4?! { (1.71 → 2.89) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (31... Kf8 32. Nc3 Rf1 33. Ke2 Rc1 34. Kd3 Rf1 35. Nb5 Ke7 36. Nxa7 d5 37. Ke2) 32. bxc4 { [%eval 2.81] } 32... Rb2 { [%eval 3.4] } 33. Nc3 { [%eval 3.45] } 33... Rb4 { [%eval 3.73] } 34. Kd3 { [%eval 3.72] } 34... a6 { [%eval 3.66] } 35. Nd5 { [%eval 3.53] } 35... Kg7? { (3.53 → 6.99) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 6.99] } (35... Rb1 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kf8 38. Nxd6 Ke7 39. c5 Ke6 40. c4 f5 41. Kc2) 36. Nxb4 { [%eval 7.05] } 36... a5 { [%eval 7.11] } 37. Nd5 { [%eval 7.52] } 37... a4 { [%eval 7.79] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval 7.52] } 38... a3 { [%eval 7.79] } 39. Kb3 { [%eval 7.76] } 39... a2 { [%eval 8.03] } 40. Kxa2 { [%eval 7.55] } 40... h5? { (7.55 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #17] } (40... Kh6 41. Rf2 Kg5 42. Rxf7 h6 43. Rf3 Kh4 44. Rd3 Kg5 45. Ka3 Kh4 46. Rb3) 41. g5 { [%eval #16] } 41... f6 { [%eval #14] } 42. Nxf6 { [%eval #11] } 42... d5 { [%eval #7] } 43. cxd5 { [%eval #6] } 43... b5 { [%eval #6] } 44. d6 { [%eval #5] } 44... b4 { [%eval #5] } 45. d7 { [%eval #4] } 45... Kf7 { [%eval #4] } 46. d8=Q { [%eval #4] } 46... b3+ { [%eval #4] } 47. cxb3 { [%eval #3] } 47... h4 { [%eval #2] } 48. Qe8+ { [%eval #1] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 49. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0