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Lichess Game of the Month May - Contest

[Event "rated rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/eY0vCoID"]
[Date "2025.05.03"]
[White "rehaan22"]
[Black "barthebarbarian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1638"]
[BlackElo "1636"]
[TimeControl "600+5"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[GameId "eY0vCoID"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[StudyName "Game study"]
[ChapterName "rehaan22 (1638) - barthebarbarian (1636)"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/rehaan22"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/KpjC1Vc3/7m83eMtA"]

  1. e4 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2... g6 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 3. f4 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 4. Bc4 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 4... a6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 5. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 6. Bf1 { [%clk 0:10:08] } (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bf3 Ne7 10. e5 Nbc6) 6... Ne7 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 7. g3 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 7... Nbc6 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 8. Bg2 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 8... b5 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:10:17] } (9. e5) 9... Bb7 { [%clk 0:10:13] } 10. h3 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 10... O-O { [%clk 0:10:08] } 11. g4 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 12. d3 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 13... d5 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 14. Ne2 { [%clk 0:09:32] } (14. Bf2 d4) 14... Bxb2 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 15. Rb1 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 15... Bg7 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 16. Qe1 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 17. dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:14] } 17... Nd8 { [%clk 0:09:23] } (17... Rfd8 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Ng3 Qc7 20. Nh2 b4 21. g5 Nc8 22. Rbd1 Nd6 23. Ng4) 18. Qh4 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 18... Re8 { [%clk 0:09:00] } (18... Qc7) 19. Rbd1 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 19... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 20. Ng5 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 20... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 21. Qxh7+ { [%clk 0:06:52] } 21... Kf8 { [%clk 0:08:23] } 22. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 22... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:08:07] } 23. Kg1 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 23... Ng8 { [%clk 0:08:01] } (23... Nd5 24. Bc1) 24. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:05:39] } (24. Ng3) 24... Rexd8 { [%clk 0:07:32] } 25. f5 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 25... exf5 { [%clk 0:07:04] } (25... Nf6 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Qxg6 Qe8 28. Bg5 exf5 29. Qxf5 Rd6 30. Qf4 Re6 31. Ng3) 26. gxf5 { [%clk 0:05:42] } (26. Nf4 Rd6) 26... gxf5 { [%clk 0:06:59] } (26... Nf6) 27. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:05:26] } (27. Ng3) 27... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:06:44] } 28. Kf2 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 28... Rd7 { [%clk 0:06:12] } (28... Nf6 29. Qh4 (29. Rxf6) 29... Re8 (29... Qc8 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Nh7+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kxh7 33. Qxf6 Qg8) 30. Ng3 Kg8 31. Rf3 Qd6 32. a3 Rd5 33. Bf4 Qc6 34. Be3) 29. Bxc5+ { [%clk 0:04:24] } 29... Ke8 { [%clk 0:06:06] } (29... Ne7 30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Qxg7+ Ke8 34. Qf7+ Kd8 35. Nd4) 30. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:04:23] } 30... Bf8 { [%clk 0:06:07] } 31. Qxf8# { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 1-0

This is my game. Stockfish does not find the idea of Rxd1

[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eY0vCoID"] [Date "2025.05.03"] [White "rehaan22"] [Black "barthebarbarian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1636"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "Normal"] [GameId "eY0vCoID"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [StudyName "Game study"] [ChapterName "rehaan22 (1638) - barthebarbarian (1636)"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/rehaan22"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/KpjC1Vc3/7m83eMtA"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2... g6 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 3. f4 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 4. Bc4 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 4... a6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 5. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 6. Bf1 { [%clk 0:10:08] } (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bf3 Ne7 10. e5 Nbc6) 6... Ne7 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 7. g3 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 7... Nbc6 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 8. Bg2 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 8... b5 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:10:17] } (9. e5) 9... Bb7 { [%clk 0:10:13] } 10. h3 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 10... O-O { [%clk 0:10:08] } 11. g4 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 12. d3 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 13... d5 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 14. Ne2 { [%clk 0:09:32] } (14. Bf2 d4) 14... Bxb2 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 15. Rb1 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 15... Bg7 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 16. Qe1 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 17. dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:14] } 17... Nd8 { [%clk 0:09:23] } (17... Rfd8 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Ng3 Qc7 20. Nh2 b4 21. g5 Nc8 22. Rbd1 Nd6 23. Ng4) 18. Qh4 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 18... Re8 { [%clk 0:09:00] } (18... Qc7) 19. Rbd1 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 19... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 20. Ng5 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 20... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 21. Qxh7+ { [%clk 0:06:52] } 21... Kf8 { [%clk 0:08:23] } 22. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 22... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:08:07] } 23. Kg1 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 23... Ng8 { [%clk 0:08:01] } (23... Nd5 24. Bc1) 24. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:05:39] } (24. Ng3) 24... Rexd8 { [%clk 0:07:32] } 25. f5 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 25... exf5 { [%clk 0:07:04] } (25... Nf6 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Qxg6 Qe8 28. Bg5 exf5 29. Qxf5 Rd6 30. Qf4 Re6 31. Ng3) 26. gxf5 { [%clk 0:05:42] } (26. Nf4 Rd6) 26... gxf5 { [%clk 0:06:59] } (26... Nf6) 27. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:05:26] } (27. Ng3) 27... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:06:44] } 28. Kf2 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 28... Rd7 { [%clk 0:06:12] } (28... Nf6 29. Qh4 (29. Rxf6) 29... Re8 (29... Qc8 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Nh7+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kxh7 33. Qxf6 Qg8) 30. Ng3 Kg8 31. Rf3 Qd6 32. a3 Rd5 33. Bf4 Qc6 34. Be3) 29. Bxc5+ { [%clk 0:04:24] } 29... Ke8 { [%clk 0:06:06] } (29... Ne7 30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Qxg7+ Ke8 34. Qf7+ Kd8 35. Nd4) 30. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:04:23] } 30... Bf8 { [%clk 0:06:07] } 31. Qxf8# { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { 1-0 White wins by checkmate. } { [%clk 0:04:20] } 1-0 This is my game. Stockfish does not find the idea of Rxd1

The Game of 2200 :

6k1/5pp1/1p2p2p/pP6/P2Q4/5r2/4nP1P/6K1 w - - 1 30

The Game of 2200 : 6k1/5pp1/1p2p2p/pP6/P2Q4/5r2/4nP1P/6K1 w - - 1 30

Not the most accurate moves 19 and 28...Rooks ftw ^_^

https://lichess.org/ZMsRaaA8

Not the most accurate moves 19 and 28...Rooks ftw ^_^ https://lichess.org/ZMsRaaA8

https://lichess.org/5cXp6soE/black

https://lichess.org/5cXp6soE/black

https://lichess.org/kJQmSIbH/black

https://lichess.org/kJQmSIbH/black

Congrats @ILikeBlitz on winning the Lichess Game of the Month May 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Replay the Lichess Game of the Month May 2025:

https://lichess.org/9nNkP5iz

Congrats @ILikeBlitz on winning the Lichess Game of the Month May 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions! Replay the Lichess Game of the Month May 2025: https://lichess.org/9nNkP5iz

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