[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gA5kBpMd"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "takunam-ah"] [Black "VIRAJ_RAINA"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gA5kBpMd"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "16:00:07"] [WhiteElo "1150"] [BlackElo "1138"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+29"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.25] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.75] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.52] } 3... Bb4+?? { (0.52 → 3.26) Blunder. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (3... Nb8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. dxe6 dxe6 6. Bd3 Nfd7 7. Qe2 e5 8. Nc3) 4. Bd2?? { (3.26 → 0.60) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (4. c3 exd5 5. exd5 Qe7+ 6. Be2 Bc5 7. dxc6 Nf6 8. Nf3 dxc6) 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.67] } 5. exd5?! { (0.67 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (5. Bxb4 Nxb4 6. a3 Nc6 7. exd5 Nce7 8. d6 cxd6 9. Qxd6 Nf5) 5... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bxd2+? { (0.00 → 1.23) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (6... Ne5 7. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. a3 Qb6 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. Nc3) 7. Nxd2?! { (1.23 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (7. Qxd2 Ne5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. Re1 Qb4) 7... Nd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval 0.18] } 8... Nxe2 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. Nxe2 { [%eval 0.15] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval -0.02] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.33] } 11. O-O-O?! { (0.33 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (11. d6) 11... d6 { [%eval -0.08] } 12. h3? { (-0.08 → -1.20) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (12. Nc3 Re8) 12... Ne4? { (-1.20 → 0.17) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (12... Nxd5 13. g4 Re8 14. Ng3 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Nd4 Qf4 17. Nh5 Qxf2 18. Rhf1) 13. Rhf1 { [%eval -0.16] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.03] } 14. Ng3 { [%eval -0.27] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. Rde1?! { (0.20 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (15. Nxe4 Bxe4) 15... f5 { [%eval 0.11] } 16. f3?? { (0.11 → -4.53) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (16. Nd4) 16... Nxg3?? { (-4.53 → 5.07) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.07] } (16... Qg5+ 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18. Rxe3 Nxg3 19. Rfe1 f4 20. Rc3 Nf5 21. Rxc7 Rf7 22. Rxf7) 17. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.85] } 17... Nxf1 { [%eval 5.03] } 18. Qxf1 { [%eval 5.16] } 18... f4 { [%eval 5.58] } 19. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.56] } 19... b5 { [%eval 6.35] } 20. Qe1?! { (6.35 → 4.76) Inaccuracy. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 4.76] } (20. Qxb5 Be8 21. Qa5 Rf5 22. Nd4 Rg5 23. b3 Bf7 24. Kb2 Rxd5 25. Qc3 Re5) 20... a6?! { (4.76 → 7.10) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval 7.1] } (20... Rae8 21. Qf2 Bf7 22. Kd2 Re5 23. Qxa7 b4 24. Nd4 Rg5 25. Re7 Rxg2+ 26. Re2) 21. Qe7 { [%eval 6.66] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval 7.23] } 22. Qxd6 { [%eval 7.23] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 6.96] } 23. Rxf7 { [%eval 7.33] } 23... Bxf7 { [%eval 7.15] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval 7.15] } 24... a5 { [%eval 7.76] } 25. Nxa5 { [%eval 7.81] } 25... b4 { [%eval 8.22] } 26. Nc6 { [%eval 7.98] } 26... b3 { [%eval 8.33] } 27. cxb3 { [%eval 7.95] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval 8.68] } 28. a4 { [%eval 8.32] } 28... Ra6? { (8.32 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (28... Re8 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nf5 Rg8 31. Qe5 Bg6 32. d6 Bf7 33. d7 h6 34. Kc3) 29. Ne7+ { [%eval #2] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 30. Qxa6 { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0