[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gCVrpWg5"] [Date "2025.09.10"] [White "smallrocks"] [Black "benschem"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gCVrpWg5"] [UTCDate "2025.09.10"] [UTCTime "02:29:32"] [WhiteElo "1081"] [BlackElo "1065"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nc6 { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 e5? { (0.14 → 1.33) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } (4... Nh5 5. Bg3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. d5 exd5 9. Qxd5) 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Nxd8 7. Nxe5?! { (1.59 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (7. Bxe5 Ne6 8. a3 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Be2 O-O) 7... Bb4+ 8. c3 Bc5?! { (1.52 → 2.13) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (8... Bd6 9. Nd3 Bxf4 10. Nxf4 Ne6 11. Nd3 Ke7 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Na3 N4c5 14. O-O-O) 9. Nd2 Be6 10. b4?! { (2.23 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } (10. Bg3 h5 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. h4 Ke7 14. Nb3 Bc4 15. Nf4 Bxf1) 10... Bd6 11. a3?! { (1.31 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } (11. Nd3 a5 12. b5 b6 13. Be2 Nb7 14. Be5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 O-O-O 16. Nc6 Rd6) 11... Nc6? { (0.59 → 1.79) Mistake. a5 was best. } (11... a5 12. bxa5) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bg3?! { (1.61 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (13. Ba6 Bxf4 14. exf4 O-O 15. O-O-O Nd5 16. Ne4 Nxf4 17. g3 Nh3 18. Rhf1 Bd5) 13... Ng4? { (0.77 → 2.42) Mistake. a5 was best. } (13... a5) 14. Nc4 O-O? { (1.90 → 3.41) Mistake. Bxc4 was best. } (14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4 a5 16. Ke2 Nf6 17. f3 h5 18. Rhd1 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Ke7 20. e4) 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Bxd6 Rfd8 17. Bc5 Nxf2?! { (3.44 → 4.82) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (17... Ne5 18. Bd4 Nc4 19. f3 a5 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Kf2 f6 22. h4 h5 23. Rhd1) 18. Kxf2 Rd2+ 19. Kf3 Rc2?! { (4.09 → 5.32) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (19... f5 20. e4 g5 21. Re1 Re8 22. h4 h6 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Ke3 Rc2 25. Bd4) 20. Bd4?! { (5.32 → 4.22) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (20. Bd3 Rxc3 21. Ke2 Rd8 22. Bd4 Rb3 23. Bc2 c5 24. bxc5 Rbb8 25. Rhb1 Rbc8) 20... Bd5+?! { (4.22 → 5.58) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (20... f5 21. e4 Rf8 22. h4 h5 23. exf5 Bd5+ 24. Kf4 Re8 25. Bd3 Rd2 26. Rae1) 21. e4 Be6 22. Bd3 Rd2 23. Rad1 Ra2 24. Bc5 Rxa3 25. e5 Bd5+ 26. Ke3 Rxc3 27. Kd4 Ra3 28. Ra1 Rb3 29. Rxa7?! { (5.60 → 3.74) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } (29. Bc2 Rb2 30. Kc3 Ra2 31. Rxa2 Bxa2 32. Ra1 Bd5 33. g4 Be6 34. h3 g6) 29... Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Rxb4+ 31. Kc3 Ra4 32. Bc5 Bxg2 33. Rb1 Ra3+?? { (3.47 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } (33... Ra8 34. Bc4 Bh3 35. Rb7 Be6 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Bxa7 Kf7 39. Kc4) 34. Kd4?? { (Mate in 10 → 3.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxa3 was best. } (34. Bxa3 f5 35. e6 g6 36. e7 Kf7 37. Rb8 Kf6 38. e8=Q Kg5 39. Bc1+ Kg4) 34... Ra4+ 35. Bc4 Bd5?? { (3.42 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } (35... h6 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. Kc3 Kg6 38. Rg8 Kf5 39. Bxf7 Kxe5 40. Bb3 Rh4 41. Bf2) 36. Rb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0