[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ezxC4zee"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "marcelgoesWorldchamp"] [Black "sako444"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ezxC4zee"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "11:08:30"] [WhiteElo "1508"] [BlackElo "1388"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.26] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.01] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... d5?! { (0.25 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (6... e4 7. Nh3 d6 8. Nf4 O-O 9. dxe4 Re8 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. c5) 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.75] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.7] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.8] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.81] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 1.03] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.49] } 10... Bh5?! { (0.49 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (10... Qd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Rfd8 13. Nf1 Bg6 14. h4 h5 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3) 11. Nc4?! { (1.16 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (11. Qb3 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. Ne4 Rb8 14. Nc5 Qc8 15. Qa2 Re8 16. Be3 Kh8) 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 12... Bg4?! { (0.37 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (12... Rad8 13. Rb1 b6 14. Rb5 Qe6 15. e4 Nde7 16. Ba3 f6 17. Rd5 Rfe8 18. Ne3) 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] } 13... Bh3 { [%eval 0.41] } 14. Bf3 { [%eval 0.32] } 14... f5?! { (0.32 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (14... Rad8 15. a4 Rfe8 16. a5 h6 17. Bh1 b5 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ba3 Kh8 20. Nd6) 15. Nd2?! { (1.39 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxd5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 c5 19. Qf4 Rae8 20. Bd2 Bg4) 15... e4?! { (0.49 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (15... Rad8 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Qxb7 e4 18. dxe4 Nxc3 19. Qb2 Na4 20. Qb5 Nd4 21. Qxd7) 16. Bh1? { (1.50 → 0.20) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (16. dxe4 Nb6 17. a4 a5 18. Bh1 f4 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rd1 Qg4 21. Rb1 Kh8) 16... f4?? { (0.20 → 2.00) Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (16... e3 17. fxe3 Nxe3 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nf3 Rae8 20. Bxe3 Rxe3 21. Qxb7 f4 22. Ng5) 17. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.52] } 17... fxg3 { [%eval 1.82] } 18. hxg3 { [%eval 1.67] } 18... Qf7?! { (1.67 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (18... Kh8 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Bh1 Ng4 21. Nf3 b6 22. d4 Rf6 23. Bg5 Rff8 24. e4) 19. Bf3 { [%eval 1.77] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 2.13] } 20. Qb3?! { (2.13 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qb3 Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Rxf7 23. f3 Bf5 24. Nf1 Re8 25. Kf2 Be6) 20... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.45] } 21. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.95] } 21... Ne5?! { (0.95 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (21... b6 22. Ba3 Na5 23. Qa4 c5 24. Rac1 Rae8 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Qxa5 Nf4 27. gxf4) 22. Be3?? { (2.09 → -0.04) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (22. Ba3 Nxf3+ 23. exf3 Qxf3 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qc2 b5 26. Qe2 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Nxc3) 22... Nxe3? { (-0.04 → 1.39) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (22... Nxf3+ 23. exf3 Qxf3 24. Qxb7 Rab8 25. Qxa7 Nxc3 26. Bd4 Ne2+ 27. Rxe2 Qxe2 28. Qxc7) 23. Qxf7+ { [%eval 1.42] } 23... Rxf7 { [%eval 1.4] } 24. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.36] } 24... Nc2?! { (1.36 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (24... Re7 25. fxe3 Rxe5 26. e4 Rg5 27. Kg2 Rf8 28. c4 a6 29. a4 Rf6 30. Rf1) 25. Nxf7 { [%eval 2.3] } 25... Kxf7 { [%eval 2.33] } 26. Rec1 { [%eval 1.93] } 26... Nxa1 { [%eval 1.85] } 27. Rxa1 { [%eval 1.9] } 27... h5 { [%eval 2.29] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 1.98] } 28... Kf6 { [%eval 2.31] } 29. Kh3 { [%eval 1.69] } 29... Kg5?! { (1.69 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (29... Re8 30. e4 g5 31. Kg2 c5 32. Kf3 h4 33. gxh4 gxh4 34. a4 Rh8 35. Rh1) 30. Rb1 { [%eval 3.11] } 30... b6 { [%eval 3.14] } 31. Rb5+ { [%eval 3.13] } 31... c5 { [%eval 3.07] } 32. d4 { [%eval 2.91] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 3.12] } 33. dxc5 { [%eval 2.82] } 33... Rxc5?! { (2.82 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (33... bxc5 34. e4 Kh6 35. Ra5 Re8 36. f3 g5 37. Ra6+ Kg7 38. Rxa7+ Kg6 39. Ra6+) 34. Rxc5+ { [%eval 4.07] } 34... bxc5 { [%eval 4.11] } 35. f4+ { [%eval 4.23] } 35... Kf5 { [%eval 4.69] } 36. Kh4 { [%eval 4.38] } 36... g6 { [%eval 4.83] } 37. Kh3?! { (4.83 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (37. c4 a6 38. a3 Ke4 39. Kg5 Kd4 40. Kxg6 Kxc4 41. f5 Kb3 42. f6 c4) 37... g5?! { (3.13 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (37... Ke4 38. Kh4 Ke3 39. Kg5 Kf2 40. e4 Kxg3 41. f5 h4 42. fxg6 h3 43. g7) 38. fxg5 { [%eval 5.02] } 38... Kxg5 { [%eval 5.02] } 39. Kg2?! { (5.02 → 3.52) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (39. e4 Kh6 40. Kg2 Kg6 41. Kf3 Kf7 42. Kf4 Ke8 43. Ke5 Kd7 44. Kd5 Kc7) 39... h4? { (3.52 → 6.40) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.4] } (39... Kf6 40. Kf3 Kf5 41. e4+ Kg5 42. a4 a6 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Kf2 Kg5 45. Kf3) 40. gxh4+ { [%eval 6.78] } 40... Kxh4 { [%eval 6.43] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval 6.43] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval 6.49] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval 5.86] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 6.54] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval 6.52] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 6.28] } 44. Kc4 { [%eval 6.01] } 44... Kd6 { [%eval 6.01] } 45. e3 { [%eval 7.03] } 45... Kc6 { [%eval 7.08] } 46. e4 { [%eval 6.89] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval 7.87] } 47. Kd5 { [%eval 7.95] } 47... Kb6 { [%eval 9.55] } 48. e5 { [%eval 9.4] } 48... Kc7 { [%eval 8.95] } 49. Kxc5 { [%eval 8.4] } 49... a5? { (8.40 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (49... Kd7 50. Kd5 Ke7 51. a4 Kd7 52. c4 Ke7 53. c5 Kd7 54. e6+ Ke8) 50. Kd5 { [%eval #13] } 50... a4 { [%eval #12] } 51. c4 { [%eval #12] } 51... a3 { [%eval #11] } 52. c5 { [%eval #10] } 52... Kd7 { [%eval #9] } 53. e6+ { [%eval #8] } 53... Ke7 { [%eval #8] } 54. c6 { [%eval #7] } 54... Kd8 { [%eval #7] } 55. Kd6 { [%eval #6] } 55... Ke8 { [%eval #6] } 56. Kc7?! { (Mate in 6 → 13.29) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c7 was best. } { [%eval 13.29] } (56. c7 Kf8 57. c8=Q+ Kg7 58. Ke5 Kg6 59. Qg8+ Kh6 60. Kf6 Kh5 61. Qg5#) 56... Ke7 { [%eval 46.62] } 57. Kb8 { [%eval 74.87] } 57... Kxe6 { [%eval 81.11] } 58. c7 { [%eval 81.15] } 58... Kd5 { [%eval 81.15] } 59. c8=Q { [%eval 81.15] } 59... Kd4 { [%eval 81.15] } 60. Qc1 { [%eval 11.98] } 60... Ke4?! { (11.98 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (60... Kd5 61. Qxa3 Ke6 62. Qb4 Kf7 63. Qf4+ Kg6 64. a4 Kg7 65. a5 Kh7) 61. Qxa3 { [%eval #9] } 61... Ke5 { [%eval #9] } 62. Qb4 { [%eval #8] } 62... Kd5 { [%eval #8] } 63. a3 { [%eval #8] } 63... Ke6 { [%eval #8] } 64. a4 { [%eval #7] } 64... Kf7 { [%eval #7] } 65. a5 { [%eval #6] } 65... Kg8 { [%eval #5] } 66. a6 { [%eval #5] } 66... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 67. a7 { [%eval #4] } 67... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 68. a8=Q { [%eval #3] } 68... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 69. Qa1+ { [%eval #2] } 69... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 70. Qbb2 { [%eval #2] } 70... Kh6 { [%eval #2] } 71. Qg1 { [%eval #1] } 71... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 72. Qbh2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0