[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/g5yqkoHa"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "yvesjustgeeves"] [Black "Ice_Sky"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "g5yqkoHa"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "05:24:56"] [WhiteElo "2132"] [BlackElo "2116"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 3. b4 { [%eval -0.36] } 3... cxb4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval -0.16] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.38] } 8... e5?! { (0.38 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (8... Qa5 9. Nf3 e6 10. Bb5 Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. c4 O-O 14. Ne5) 9. Nb5 { [%eval 1.36] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 1.93] } 10. Nf3?! { (1.93 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (10. Bc4 Qe4+ 11. Ne2 Bb8 12. Qb3 Qg6 13. O-O a6 14. dxe5 axb5 15. Rxa8 bxc4) 10... a6? { (1.03 → 2.49) Mistake. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (10... Bb8 11. c4 Qd8 12. d5 Nce7 13. d6 Nc6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nc3 a6 16. Bg5) 11. Bc4 { [%eval 2.54] } 11... Qe4+ { [%eval 2.6] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 2.57] } 12... axb5?! { (2.57 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.87] } (12... Qg6 13. O-O e4 14. Ng5 Nh6 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Re1 Qg6 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Bf4) 13. Bxf7+?! { (3.87 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. Rxa8 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (13. Rxa8 Nge7 14. Bxf7+ Kd7 15. O-O exd4 16. cxd4 Nd5 17. Re1 Qf5 18. Ne5+ Bxe5) 13... Kd8?! { (2.93 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (13... Kd7 14. Rxa8 exd4 15. cxd4 Nh6 16. Be6+ Qxe6 17. d5 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Qe4 19. dxc6+) 14. Rxa8 { [%eval 4.26] } 14... exd4 { [%eval 4.14] } 15. cxd4 { [%eval 3.41] } 15... Bb4+ { [%eval 4.24] } 16. Ke2?! { (4.24 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (16. Kf1 h6 17. d5 Nf6 18. dxc6+ Ke7 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Rxh8 Kxf7 21. h4 Nd5) 16... Nh6 { [%eval 3.45] } 17. Bb3 { [%eval 3.17] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval 2.87] } 18. Qc2?? { (2.87 → -6.62) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -6.62] } (18. Qd3 Qxd3+ 19. Kxd3 Kc7 20. Be6 Bxe6 21. Rxh8 Bc4+ 22. Kc2 Bd5 23. Rb1 Be4+) 18... Nfxd4+ { [%eval -5.48] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval -6.63] } 19... Nxd4+ { [%eval -6.3] } 20. Kd1 { [%eval -6.04] } 20... Nxc2 { [%eval -6.83] } 21. Bxc2 { [%eval -6.42] } 21... Qg4+ { [%eval -5.39] } 22. Kc1 { [%eval -5.34] } 22... Kc7 { [%eval -5.57] } 23. f3 { [%eval -6.01] } 23... Qxg2 { [%eval -5.62] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval -6.6] } 24... Qxf3 { [%eval -6.32] } 25. Rd3 { [%eval -6.83] } 25... Qf1+ { [%eval -6.82] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval -6.45] } 26... Qc4 { [%eval -6.28] } 27. Kb1 { [%eval -6.17] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval -6.59] } 28. Bb6+ { [%eval -8.18] } 28... Kxb6 { [%eval -7.51] } 29. Rxd8 { [%eval -6.87] } 29... Bc3 { [%eval -5.98] } 30. Raxc8 { [%eval -6.58] } 30... Qb4+ { [%eval -6.39] } 31. Kc1 { [%eval -6.38] } 31... Qf4+ { [%eval -6.1] } 32. Kb1 { [%eval -6.26] } 32... Qb4+ { [%eval -5.55] } 33. Kc1 { [%eval -5.51] } 33... Qf4+ { [%eval -5.32] } 34. Kb1 { [%eval -4.98] } 34... Qb4+?? { (-4.98 → 0.00) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (34... Bf6 35. h4 Bxd8 36. Rxd8 Qb4+ 37. Kc1 Qxh4 38. Re8 h5) 1/2-1/2