[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gZUwpYDM"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "MATIMBASON"] [Black "arush123a9"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "gZUwpYDM"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "15:25:11"] [WhiteElo "1997"] [BlackElo "1877"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-155"] [BlackRatingDiff "+62"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation } 2... d6?! { (0.00 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (2... Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4) 3. d4 { [%eval 0.52] } 3... c4? { (0.52 → 1.99) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (3... Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 e5 6. d5 Be7 7. h3 a5 8. Be3) 4. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.86] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 2.02] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 2.36] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 2.37] } 6. f4 { [%eval 2.04] } 6... e5 { [%eval 2.08] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 1.89] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 2.05] } 8. fxe5 { [%eval 1.9] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 1.87] } 9. d5 { [%eval 1.95] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 2.34] } 10. O-O { [%eval 1.85] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 1.82] } 11. Qa4+ { [%eval 1.51] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 1.55] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval 1.13] } 12... Bc5+ { [%eval 1.2] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval 1.13] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 1.3] } 14. h3? { (1.30 → 0.05) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (14. a4 Ng4 15. Na3 O-O 16. Qc2 Be3 17. h3 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Nf6 19. Nb5 Bxb5) 14... Qc8?! { (0.05 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (14... Nh5 15. Kh2 O-O 16. Bb5 Bc8 17. Ba4 a6 18. c4 f5) 15. Na3 { [%eval 0.19] } 15... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.26] } 16. Bb5+? { (0.26 → -1.29) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (16. Qc2 Bg4 17. b4 Be7 18. Bg5 O-O 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc4 Bd7 21. a4 Qc7) 16... Bd7 { [%eval -1.24] } 17. Bxd7+ { [%eval -1.71] } 17... Qxd7 { [%eval -1.66] } 18. Qb5?! { (-1.66 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (18. Qc2 O-O 19. b4 Bb6 20. Nc4 Nh5 21. Nxb6 Ng3+ 22. Kg1 axb6 23. Re1 f5) 18... Qxb5 { [%eval -1.91] } 19. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.95] } 19... O-O? { (-1.95 → -0.75) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (19... Nxe4 20. Re1 Nf2+ 21. Kh2 O-O 22. b4 Be7 23. d6 Bd8 24. c4 f5 25. Kg1) 20. Kh2? { (-0.75 → -2.46) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -2.46] } (20. b4 Be7 21. d6 Bd8 22. Re1 Rc8 23. Bg5 Ng4 24. Nxa7 Rxc3 25. Rac1 Rd3) 20... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.98] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -2.47] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval -2.44] } 22. Nxe5?? { (-2.44 → -5.03) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -5.03] } (22. b4 Bf2 23. Re2 e4 24. Rxf2 Ng4+ 25. Kg1 Nxf2 26. Nfd4 Nd3 27. Nf5 h5) 22... Nxe5 { [%eval -4.95] } 23. Rxe5 { [%eval -5.12] } 23... Ng4+ { [%eval -5.02] } { White resigns. } 0-1